France vs Germany: Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq)

France
10,076 kt
in 2023
Germany
10,555 kt
in 2023
France rank
12th
Germany rank
11th

Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) over time

  • France
  • Germany
5.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k199020062023

How they compare

Germany currently reports 10,555 kt against 10,076 kt in France, a difference of 479 kt.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was France ahead.

France ranks 12th and Germany ranks 11th of 201 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade France Germany Difference Ahead
1990s 6,311 kt 12,951 kt 6,639 kt Germany
2000s 13,233 kt 16,497 kt 3,263 kt Germany
2010s 13,420 kt 15,625 kt 2,205 kt Germany
2020s 10,075 kt 11,170 kt 1,095 kt Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food retail — emissions (co2eq), France or Germany?
Germany, at 10,555 kt against 10,076 kt in France as of 2023.
What is the difference in food retail — emissions (co2eq) between France and Germany?
479 kt, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Germany?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do France and Germany rank globally for food retail — emissions (co2eq)?
France ranks 12th and Germany ranks 11th of 201 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
256 places, 8,441 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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.