Germany vs Northern America: Food Retail — Emissions

Germany
9,187 kt
in 2023
Northern America
50,301 kt
in 2023
Germany rank
6th
Northern America rank
6th

Food Retail — Emissions over time

  • Germany
  • Northern America
020.0k40.0k60.0k199020062023

How they compare

Northern America currently reports 50,301 kt against 9,187 kt in Germany, a difference of 41,114 kt.

That makes Northern America's figure about 5.5 times Germany's.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Northern America has been ahead every year.

Germany ranks 6th and Northern America ranks 6th of 190 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany Northern America Difference Ahead
1990s 13,132 kt 54,021 kt 40,889 kt Northern America
2000s 14,403 kt 63,089 kt 48,686 kt Northern America
2010s 13,144 kt 55,634 kt 42,491 kt Northern America
2020s 9,758 kt 49,187 kt 39,429 kt Northern America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food retail — emissions, Germany or Northern America?
Northern America, at 50,301 kt against 9,187 kt in Germany as of 2023.
What is the difference in food retail — emissions between Germany and Northern America?
41,114 kt, with Northern America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Northern America?
33 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2023.
How do Germany and Northern America rank globally for food retail — emissions?
Germany ranks 6th and Northern America ranks 6th of 190 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Food Retail — 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 Retail — Emissions (CO2)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
242 places, 7,490 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