Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita in Germany

Germany: Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita was 0.0003 kt per person in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.0003 kt per person
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
14th
of 195 countries
All-time high
0.0004 kt per person
in 1996
All-time low
0 kt per person
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita in Germany, 1990–2023

000001990200620231990: 0 kt per person1991: 0 kt per person1992: 0 kt per person1993: 0 kt per person1994: 0 kt per person1995: 0 kt per person1996: 0 kt per person1997: 0 kt per person1998: 0 kt per person1999: 0 kt per person2000: 0 kt per person2001: 0 kt per person2002: 0 kt per person2003: 0 kt per person2004: 0 kt per person2005: 0 kt per person2006: 0 kt per person2007: 0 kt per person2008: 0 kt per person2009: 0 kt per person2010: 0 kt per person2011: 0 kt per person2012: 0 kt per person2013: 0 kt per person2014: 0 kt per person2015: 0 kt per person2016: 0 kt per person2017: 0 kt per person2018: 0 kt per person2019: 0 kt per person2020: 0 kt per person2021: 0 kt per person2022: 0 kt per person2023: 0 kt per person

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per person.

Analysis

In 2023, food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita in Germany stood at 0.0003 kt per person.

That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 24.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita in Germany peaked at 0.0004 kt per person in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0 kt per person, in 1990.

Germany ranks 14th of 195 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita in Germany, year by year

Annual values for Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita in Germany, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt per person Change
1990 0 kt per person —
1991 0.0004 kt per person +110557.4%
1992 0.0004 kt per person -2.6%
1993 0.0004 kt per person +3.5%
1994 0.0004 kt per person -1.8%
1995 0.0004 kt per person +1.1%
1996 0.0004 kt per person +6.9%
1997 0.0004 kt per person -6.4%
1998 0.0004 kt per person -1.3%
1999 0.0004 kt per person -3.2%
2000 0.0004 kt per person -0.8%
2001 0.0004 kt per person +6.1%
2002 0.0004 kt per person +2.0%
2003 0.0004 kt per person -3.6%
2004 0.0004 kt per person -0.2%
2005 0.0004 kt per person +0.1%
2006 0.0004 kt per person -1.1%
2007 0.0004 kt per person +2.0%
2008 0.0004 kt per person -1.6%
2009 0.0004 kt per person -2.7%
2010 0.0004 kt per person -3.1%
2011 0.0004 kt per person +3.5%
2012 0.0004 kt per person +2.9%
2013 0.0004 kt per person -1.0%
2014 0.0004 kt per person -9.0%
2015 0.0004 kt per person -3.8%
2016 0.0004 kt per person +3.6%
2017 0.0003 kt per person -6.5%
2018 0.0003 kt per person -3.4%
2019 0.0003 kt per person -10.8%
2020 0.0003 kt per person -0.3%
2021 0.0003 kt per person +5.9%
2022 0.0003 kt per person -1.7%
2023 0.0003 kt per person -0.1%

Germany compared with similar countries

  • Germany's 0.0003 kt per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0001 kt per person, 2.5× the median. (75 countries reporting)
  • Germany's 0.0003 kt per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0001 kt per person, 3.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita in Germany changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1991 +110557.4% 0 kt per person 0.0004 kt per person

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0004 kt per person 0 kt per person 0.0004 kt per person 10
2000s 0.0004 kt per person 0.0004 kt per person 0.0004 kt per person 10
2010s 0.0004 kt per person 0.0003 kt per person 0.0004 kt per person 10
2020s 0.0003 kt per person 0.0003 kt per person 0.0003 kt per person 4

Countries ranked near Germany

  1. 11 Kazakhstan 0.0004 kt per person compare
  2. 12 China 0.0004 kt per person compare
  3. 13 Saudi Arabia 0.0004 kt per person compare
  4. 15 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0003 kt per person compare
  5. 16 Morocco 0.0003 kt per person compare
  6. 17 Puerto Rico 0.0003 kt per person compare

See the full ranking of 196 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita in Germany?
Food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita in Germany was 0.0003 kt per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita recorded in Germany?
The highest recorded value was 0.0004 kt per person in 1996.
What is the lowest food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita recorded in Germany?
The lowest recorded value was 0 kt per person in 1990.
How does Germany rank for food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita?
Germany ranks 14th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
Is food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita rising or falling in Germany?
Over the last ten years it is down 24.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Germany data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) ÷ Population, total

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Indicator
Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita
Unit
kt per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
196 places, 6,515 data points, 1990–2023
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Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.