Germany vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Food Retail — Emissions
Food Retail — Emissions over time
- Germany
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 17,520 kt against 9,187 kt in Germany, a difference of 8,333 kt.
That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 1.9 times Germany's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 6th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 17th of 190 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 2 and Sub-Saharan Africa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13,132 kt | 4,839 kt | 8,293 kt | Germany |
| 2000s | 14,403 kt | 7,106 kt | 7,297 kt | Germany |
| 2010s | 13,144 kt | 13,460 kt | 316.58 kt | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2020s | 9,758 kt | 16,752 kt | 6,995 kt | Sub-Saharan Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food retail — emissions, Germany or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Sub-Saharan Africa, at 17,520 kt against 9,187 kt in Germany as of 2023.
- What is the difference in food retail — emissions between Germany and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 8,333 kt, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2023.
- How do Germany and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for food retail — emissions?
- Germany ranks 6th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 17th 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
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.