Germany vs United States of America: Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq)

Germany
11,752 kt
in 2023
United States of America
66,277 kt
in 2023
Germany rank
15th
United States of America rank
11th

Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) over time

  • Germany
  • United States of America
020.0k40.0k60.0k199020062023

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 66,277 kt against 11,752 kt in Germany, a difference of 54,525 kt.

That makes United States of America's figure about 5.6 times Germany's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.

Germany ranks 15th and United States of America ranks 11th of 244 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 11,638 kt 47,941 kt 36,302 kt United States of America
2000s 12,392 kt 57,692 kt 45,300 kt United States of America
2010s 12,749 kt 62,927 kt 50,178 kt United States of America
2020s 11,805 kt 64,523 kt 52,718 kt United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food transport — emissions (co2eq), Germany or United States of America?
United States of America, at 66,277 kt against 11,752 kt in Germany as of 2023.
What is the difference in food transport — emissions (co2eq) between Germany and United States of America?
54,525 kt, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and United States of America?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Germany and United States of America rank globally for food transport — emissions (co2eq)?
Germany ranks 15th and United States of America ranks 11th of 244 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Food Transport — 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 Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
277 places, 9,214 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