Germany vs Republic of Korea: Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq)

Germany
10,555 kt
in 2023
Republic of Korea
19,479 kt
in 2023
Germany rank
11th
Republic of Korea rank
8th

Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) over time

  • Germany
  • Republic of Korea
5.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k199020062023

How they compare

Republic of Korea currently reports 19,479 kt against 10,555 kt in Germany, a difference of 8,924 kt.

That makes Republic of Korea's figure about 1.8 times Germany's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Republic of Korea ahead.

Germany ranks 11th and Republic of Korea ranks 8th of 203 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 2 and Republic of Korea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany Republic of Korea Difference Ahead
1990s 12,951 kt 8,424 kt 4,526 kt Germany
2000s 16,497 kt 12,860 kt 3,637 kt Germany
2010s 15,625 kt 17,696 kt 2,072 kt Republic of Korea
2020s 11,170 kt 19,120 kt 7,951 kt Republic of Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food retail — emissions (co2eq), Germany or Republic of Korea?
Republic of Korea, at 19,479 kt against 10,555 kt in Germany as of 2023.
What is the difference in food retail — emissions (co2eq) between Germany and Republic of Korea?
8,924 kt, with Republic of Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Republic of Korea?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Germany and Republic of Korea rank globally for food retail — emissions (co2eq)?
Germany ranks 11th and Republic of Korea ranks 8th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Food Retail — 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 Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
255 places, 8,407 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