Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) in Germany

Germany: Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) was 25,784 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
25,784 kt
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
8th
of 213 countries
All-time high
36,807 kt
in 1996
All-time low
30.18 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

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

010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k1990200620231990: 30.2 kt1991: 33.6k kt1992: 33.0k kt1993: 34.4k kt1994: 33.9k kt1995: 34.3k kt1996: 36.8k kt1997: 34.5k kt1998: 34.1k kt1999: 33.0k kt2000: 32.8k kt2001: 34.8k kt2002: 35.6k kt2003: 34.3k kt2004: 34.2k kt2005: 34.2k kt2006: 33.8k kt2007: 34.4k kt2008: 33.8k kt2009: 32.8k kt2010: 31.7k kt2011: 32.2k kt2012: 33.2k kt2013: 33.0k kt2014: 30.1k kt2015: 29.3k kt2016: 30.6k kt2017: 28.7k kt2018: 27.8k kt2019: 24.8k kt2020: 24.8k kt2021: 26.2k kt2022: 25.8k kt2023: 25.8k kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) in Germany stood at 25,784 kt.

That represents a change of down 21.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) in Germany peaked at 36,807 kt in 1996 and was at its lowest, 30.18 kt, in 1990.

Germany ranks 8th of 213 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) in Germany, year by year

Annual values for Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in Germany, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 30.18 kt —
1991 33,636 kt +111366.5%
1992 32,998 kt -1.9%
1993 34,368 kt +4.2%
1994 33,859 kt -1.5%
1995 34,341 kt +1.4%
1996 36,807 kt +7.2%
1997 34,506 kt -6.3%
1998 34,061 kt -1.3%
1999 32,983 kt -3.2%
2000 32,774 kt -0.6%
2001 34,828 kt +6.3%
2002 35,586 kt +2.2%
2003 34,334 kt -3.5%
2004 34,244 kt -0.3%
2005 34,248 kt +0.0%
2006 33,819 kt -1.3%
2007 34,439 kt +1.8%
2008 33,830 kt -1.8%
2009 32,824 kt -3.0%
2010 31,748 kt -3.3%
2011 32,244 kt +1.6%
2012 33,229 kt +3.1%
2013 32,982 kt -0.7%
2014 30,137 kt -8.6%
2015 29,252 kt -2.9%
2016 30,565 kt +4.5%
2017 28,671 kt -6.2%
2018 27,772 kt -3.1%
2019 24,831 kt -10.6%
2020 24,771 kt -0.2%
2021 26,235 kt +5.9%
2022 25,785 kt -1.7%
2023 25,784 kt -0.0%

Germany compared with similar countries

  • Germany's 25,784 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 225.6 kt, 114.3× the median. (73 countries reporting)
  • Germany's 25,784 kt is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 357.31 kt, 72.2× the median. (51 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) 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 +111366.5% 30.18 kt 33,636 kt

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 30,759 kt 30.18 kt 36,807 kt 10
2000s 34,092 kt 32,774 kt 35,586 kt 10
2010s 30,143 kt 24,831 kt 33,229 kt 10
2020s 25,644 kt 24,771 kt 26,235 kt 4

Countries ranked near Germany

  1. 5 Russian Federation 65,027 kt compare
  2. 5 Türkiye 7,546 kt compare
  3. 6 Indonesia 52,577 kt compare
  4. 7 Algeria 26,043 kt compare
  5. 7 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 3,592 kt compare
  6. 8 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 3,087 kt compare
  7. 9 Brazil 21,324 kt compare
  8. 10 Japan 17,777 kt compare
  9. 10 Syrian Arab Republic 1,341 kt compare
  10. 11 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 750.71 kt compare
  11. 11 Malaysia 16,102 kt compare

See the full ranking of 266 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) in Germany?
Food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) in Germany was 25,784 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Germany?
The highest recorded value was 36,807 kt in 1996.
What is the lowest food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Germany?
The lowest recorded value was 30.18 kt in 1990.
How does Germany rank for food household consumption — emissions (co2eq)?
Germany ranks 8th out of 213 countries with data for 2023.
Is food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Germany?
Over the last ten years it is down 21.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Germany data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
266 places, 8,608 data points, 1990–2023
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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.