Germany vs United States of America: Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq)

Germany
17,142 kt
in 2023
United States of America
119,534 kt
in 2023
Germany rank
8th
United States of America rank
7th

Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) over time

  • Germany
  • United States of America
050.0k100.0k150.0k199020062023

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 119,534 kt against 17,142 kt in Germany, a difference of 102,392 kt.

That makes United States of America's figure about 7.0 times Germany's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.

Germany ranks 8th and United States of America ranks 7th of 107 countries.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany United States of America Difference Ahead
1990s 17,425 kt 82,177 kt 64,753 kt United States of America
2000s 19,071 kt 123,398 kt 104,327 kt United States of America
2010s 18,905 kt 113,071 kt 94,166 kt United States of America
2020s 17,164 kt 117,262 kt 100,099 kt United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food processing — emissions (co2eq), Germany or United States of America?
United States of America, at 119,534 kt against 17,142 kt in Germany as of 2023.
What is the difference in food processing — emissions (co2eq) between Germany and United States of America?
102,392 kt, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and United States of America?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Germany and United States of America rank globally for food processing — emissions (co2eq)?
Germany ranks 8th and United States of America ranks 7th of 107 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). 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 (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
148 places, 4,834 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood 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). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf