Germany vs Japan: Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq)
Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) over time
- Germany
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 19,795 kt against 17,142 kt in Germany, a difference of 2,653 kt.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.2 times Germany's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 8th and Japan ranks 7th of 112 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19,361 kt | 16,830 kt | 2,531 kt | Germany |
| 2000s | 19,071 kt | 21,200 kt | 2,130 kt | Japan |
| 2010s | 18,905 kt | 22,134 kt | 3,230 kt | Japan |
| 2020s | 17,164 kt | 20,024 kt | 2,861 kt | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food processing — emissions (co2eq), Germany or Japan?
- Japan, at 19,795 kt against 17,142 kt in Germany as of 2023.
- What is the difference in food processing — emissions (co2eq) between Germany and Japan?
- 2,653 kt, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Japan?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2023.
- How do Germany and Japan rank globally for food processing — emissions (co2eq)?
- Germany ranks 8th and Japan ranks 7th of 112 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
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.