Czechia vs Germany: Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food
Czechia
20.3%
in 2015
Germany
20.5%
in 2015
Czechia rank
167th
Germany rank
166th
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food over time
- Czechia
- Germany
How they compare
Germany currently reports 20.5% against 20.3% in Czechia, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Germany ahead.
Czechia ranks 167th and Germany ranks 166th of 217 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Czechia | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.3% | 18.7% | 0.4% | Germany |
| 2000s | 17.5% | 19.6% | 2.1% | Germany |
| 2010s | 19.1% | 20.2% | 1.1% | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food, Czechia or Germany?
- Germany, at 20.5% against 20.3% in Czechia as of 2015.
- What is the difference in share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food between Czechia and Germany?
- 0.2%, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and Germany?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.
- How do Czechia and Germany rank globally for share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food?
- Czechia ranks 167th and Germany ranks 166th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Food system emissions include agriculture, land-use change, and supply chain emissions (transport, packaging, food processing, retail, cooking, and waste). Emissions are quantified based on food production, not consumption. This means they do not account for international trade.