Germany vs United States of America: Food Transport — Emissions

Germany
11,084 kt
in 2023
United States of America
56,418 kt
in 2023
Germany rank
12th
United States of America rank
10th

Food Transport — Emissions over time

  • Germany
  • United States of America
10.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k50.0k60.0k199020062023

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 56,418 kt against 11,084 kt in Germany, a difference of 45,334 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 12th and United States of America ranks 10th of 207 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 12,417 kt 45,713 kt 33,296 kt United States of America
2000s 11,785 kt 54,139 kt 42,354 kt United States of America
2010s 12,044 kt 56,051 kt 44,008 kt United States of America
2020s 11,136 kt 54,846 kt 43,710 kt United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food transport — emissions, Germany or United States of America?
United States of America, at 56,418 kt against 11,084 kt in Germany as of 2023.
What is the difference in food transport — emissions between Germany and United States of America?
45,334 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 transport — emissions?
Germany ranks 12th and United States of America ranks 10th of 207 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Food Transport — 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 Transport — Emissions (CO2)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
260 places, 8,556 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