Germany vs United States of America: Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq)
Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) over time
- Germany
- United States of America
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 12th and United States of America ranks 10th of 217 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 12th and United States of America ranks 10th of 217 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
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.