Emissions from crops — Emissions Share in Germany

Germany: Emissions from crops — Emissions Share was 25.27 % in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
25.27 %
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
49th
of 215 countries
All-time high
32.16 %
in 2014
All-time low
16.78 %
in 1992
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Emissions from crops — Emissions Share in Germany, 1990–2023

01020301990200620231990: 17.6 %1991: 16.8 %1992: 16.8 %1993: 17 %1994: 17.5 %1995: 18.5 %1996: 18.1 %1997: 19.3 %1998: 26.2 %1999: 28.3 %2000: 26.5 %2001: 27.5 %2002: 27.4 %2003: 28.2 %2004: 29.3 %2005: 29.4 %2006: 27.5 %2007: 29.6 %2008: 28.5 %2009: 29.2 %2010: 31.2 %2011: 29.7 %2012: 30 %2013: 30.1 %2014: 32.2 %2015: 31 %2016: 30.4 %2017: 29 %2018: 27.1 %2019: 28.7 %2020: 27.1 %2021: 25.4 %2022: 24.9 %2023: 25.3 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2023, emissions from crops — emissions share in Germany stood at 25.27 %.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and down 16.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, emissions from crops — emissions share in Germany peaked at 32.16 % in 2014 and was at its lowest, 16.78 %, in 1992.

Germany ranks 49th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Emissions from crops — Emissions Share in Germany, year by year

Annual values for Emissions from crops — Emissions Share (N2O) in Germany, 1990 to 2023.
Year % Change
1990 17.64 % —
1991 16.79 % -4.8%
1992 16.78 % -0.1%
1993 17.01 % +1.4%
1994 17.54 % +3.1%
1995 18.53 % +5.6%
1996 18.06 % -2.5%
1997 19.34 % +7.1%
1998 26.17 % +35.3%
1999 28.28 % +8.1%
2000 26.54 % -6.2%
2001 27.51 % +3.7%
2002 27.36 % -0.5%
2003 28.18 % +3.0%
2004 29.26 % +3.8%
2005 29.39 % +0.4%
2006 27.49 % -6.5%
2007 29.64 % +7.8%
2008 28.54 % -3.7%
2009 29.16 % +2.2%
2010 31.21 % +7.0%
2011 29.69 % -4.9%
2012 29.96 % +0.9%
2013 30.13 % +0.6%
2014 32.16 % +6.7%
2015 30.98 % -3.7%
2016 30.38 % -1.9%
2017 29.02 % -4.5%
2018 27.09 % -6.7%
2019 28.68 % +5.9%
2020 27.05 % -5.7%
2021 25.38 % -6.2%
2022 24.93 % -1.8%
2023 25.27 % +1.4%

Germany compared with similar countries

  • Germany's 25.27 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 18.29 %, 1.4× the median. (59 countries reporting)
  • Germany's 25.27 % is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 23.9 %, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 19.61 % 16.78 % 28.28 % 10
2000s 28.31 % 26.54 % 29.64 % 10
2010s 29.93 % 27.09 % 32.16 % 10
2020s 25.66 % 24.93 % 27.05 % 4

Countries ranked near Germany

  1. 46 Russian Federation 26.43 % compare
  2. 46 Russia 26.43 % compare
  3. 48 North Macedonia 26.12 % compare
  4. 50 Austria 24.27 % compare
  5. 51 Costa Rica 24.08 % compare
  6. 52 Slovenia 23.9 % compare

See the full ranking of 247 places →

More climate change data for Germany

All data for Germany →

Frequently asked questions

What is emissions from crops — emissions share in Germany?
Emissions from crops — emissions share in Germany was 25.27 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest emissions from crops — emissions share recorded in Germany?
The highest recorded value was 32.16 % in 2014.
What is the lowest emissions from crops — emissions share recorded in Germany?
The lowest recorded value was 16.78 % in 1992.
How does Germany rank for emissions from crops — emissions share?
Germany ranks 49th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
Is emissions from crops — emissions share rising or falling in Germany?
Over the last ten years it is down 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Germany data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Emissions from crops — Emissions Share (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 34 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Emissions from crops — Emissions Share in Germany. Statizoid, drawing on Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Retrieved 30 September 2026, from https://climate.statizoid.com/stat/emissions-from-crops-emissions-share-n2o/germany/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://climate.statizoid.com/stat/emissions-from-crops-emissions-share-n2o/germany/">Emissions from crops — Emissions Share in Germany</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Emissions from crops — Emissions Share (N2O)
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
247 places, 8,079 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.