Germany vs United States of America: Food Retail — Emissions

Germany
9,187 kt
in 2023
United States of America
46,865 kt
in 2023
Germany rank
6th
United States of America rank
7th

Food Retail — Emissions over time

  • Germany
  • United States of America
020.0k40.0k60.0k199020062023

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 46,865 kt against 9,187 kt in Germany, a difference of 37,678 kt.

That makes United States of America's figure about 5.1 times Germany's.

Across all 33 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.

Germany ranks 6th and United States of America ranks 7th of 190 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 13,132 kt 51,057 kt 37,925 kt United States of America
2000s 14,403 kt 59,701 kt 45,298 kt United States of America
2010s 13,144 kt 52,343 kt 39,199 kt United States of America
2020s 9,758 kt 45,796 kt 36,038 kt United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food retail — emissions, Germany or United States of America?
United States of America, at 46,865 kt against 9,187 kt in Germany as of 2023.
What is the difference in food retail — emissions between Germany and United States of America?
37,678 kt, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and United States of America?
33 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2023.
How do Germany and United States of America rank globally for food retail — emissions?
Germany ranks 6th and United States of America ranks 7th 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