Germany vs Western Europe: Food Processing — Emissions
Food Processing — Emissions over time
- Germany
- Western Europe
How they compare
Western Europe currently reports 36,873 kt against 16,082 kt in Germany, a difference of 20,791 kt.
That makes Western Europe's figure about 2.3 times Germany's.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Western Europe has been ahead every year.
Germany ranks 9th and Western Europe ranks 12th of 103 countries.
Western Europe has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Western Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19,173 kt | 38,555 kt | 19,382 kt | Western Europe |
| 2000s | 18,404 kt | 43,394 kt | 24,990 kt | Western Europe |
| 2010s | 17,890 kt | 41,583 kt | 23,693 kt | Western Europe |
| 2020s | 16,105 kt | 37,796 kt | 21,690 kt | Western Europe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food processing — emissions, Germany or Western Europe?
- Western Europe, at 36,873 kt against 16,082 kt in Germany as of 2023.
- What is the difference in food processing — emissions between Germany and Western Europe?
- 20,791 kt, with Western Europe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Western Europe?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2023.
- How do Germany and Western Europe rank globally for food processing — emissions?
- Germany ranks 9th and Western Europe ranks 12th of 103 countries.
- 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
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.