How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and United Kingdom?

34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Germany vs United Kingdom: Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre

Germany

0.0336 kt per square kilometre

in 2023

United Kingdom

0.0385 kt per square kilometre

in 2023

Germany rank

32nd

United Kingdom rank

29th

Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre over time

Germany
United Kingdom

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 0.0385 kt per square kilometre against 0.0336 kt per square kilometre in Germany, a difference of 0.0049 kt per square kilometre.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.1 times Germany's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Germany ranks 32nd and United Kingdom ranks 29th of 196 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Germany	United Kingdom	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.0333 kt per square kilometre	0.0392 kt per square kilometre	0.0058 kt per square kilometre	United Kingdom
2000s	0.0355 kt per square kilometre	0.0405 kt per square kilometre	0.005 kt per square kilometre	United Kingdom
2010s	0.0365 kt per square kilometre	0.0406 kt per square kilometre	0.0041 kt per square kilometre	United Kingdom
2020s	0.0338 kt per square kilometre	0.037 kt per square kilometre	0.0032 kt per square kilometre	United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food transport — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre, Germany or United Kingdom?: United Kingdom, at 0.0385 kt per square kilometre against 0.0336 kt per square kilometre in Germany as of 2023.
What is the difference in food transport — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre between Germany and United Kingdom?: 0.0049 kt per square kilometre, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and United Kingdom?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Germany and United Kingdom rank globally for food transport — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre?: Germany ranks 32nd and United Kingdom ranks 29th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Germany vs United Kingdom: Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 11 October 2026, from https://climate.statizoid.com/compare/food-transport-emissions-co2eq-ar5-per-square-kilometre/germany/united-kingdom/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://climate.statizoid.com/compare/food-transport-emissions-co2eq-ar5-per-square-kilometre/germany/united-kingdom/">Germany vs United Kingdom: Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator: Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre
Unit: kt per square kilometre
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 197 places, 6,546 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 09 October 2026

Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.