Which has higher food processing — emissions, European Union (27) or Germany?

European Union (27), at 78,191 kt against 16,082 kt in Germany as of 2023.

What is the difference in food processing — emissions between European Union (27) and Germany?

62,109 kt, with European Union (27) ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for European Union (27) and Germany?

33 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Food Processing — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

European Union (27) vs Germany: Food Processing — Emissions

European Union (27)

78,191 kt

in 2023

Germany

16,082 kt

in 2023

European Union (27) rank

10th

Germany rank

9th

Food Processing — Emissions over time

European Union (27)
Germany

How they compare

European Union (27) currently reports 78,191 kt against 16,082 kt in Germany, a difference of 62,109 kt.

That makes European Union (27)'s figure about 4.9 times Germany's.

Across all 33 years both countries report, European Union (27) has been ahead every year.

European Union (27) ranks 10th and Germany ranks 9th of 36 groups.

European Union (27) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	European Union (27)	Germany	Difference	Ahead
1990s	98,752 kt	19,173 kt	79,579 kt	European Union (27)
2000s	97,975 kt	18,404 kt	79,571 kt	European Union (27)
2010s	84,209 kt	17,890 kt	66,319 kt	European Union (27)
2020s	78,719 kt	16,105 kt	62,613 kt	European Union (27)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food processing — emissions, European Union (27) or Germany?: European Union (27), at 78,191 kt against 16,082 kt in Germany as of 2023.
What is the difference in food processing — emissions between European Union (27) and Germany?: 62,109 kt, with European Union (27) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for European Union (27) and Germany?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2023.
How do European Union (27) and Germany rank globally for food processing — emissions?: European Union (27) ranks 10th and Germany ranks 9th of 36 groups.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Food Processing — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Food Processing — Emissions (CO2)
Unit: kt
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 139 places, 3,693 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 13 August 2026

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2) and CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions from the above activities as well as the aggregate fluorinated gases (F-gases) emissions. Estimates are available by country, with global coverage and are updated annually.The FAOSTAT domain disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O, CO2 emissions, F-gases, their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 10^6 kg), and the underlying activity data. CO2eq emissions are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014). Data are available for most countries and territories, for standard FAOSTAT regional aggregations, and for Annex I and non-Annex I country groups.