Food Packaging — Emissions in Germany

Germany: Food Packaging — Emissions was 0.3408 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.3408 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
19th
of 133 countries
All-time high
0.6024 kt
in 1992
All-time low
0.3408 kt
in 2022
Years of data
33
1991–2023

Food Packaging — Emissions in Germany, 1991–2023

00.20.40.61991200720231991: 0.581 kt1992: 0.602 kt1993: 0.537 kt1994: 0.5 kt1995: 0.531 kt1996: 0.528 kt1997: 0.52 kt1998: 0.477 kt1999: 0.471 kt2000: 0.428 kt2001: 0.438 kt2002: 0.457 kt2003: 0.524 kt2004: 0.512 kt2005: 0.566 kt2006: 0.569 kt2007: 0.573 kt2008: 0.574 kt2009: 0.543 kt2010: 0.546 kt2011: 0.594 kt2012: 0.495 kt2013: 0.478 kt2014: 0.481 kt2015: 0.53 kt2016: 0.535 kt2017: 0.49 kt2018: 0.415 kt2019: 0.383 kt2020: 0.35 kt2021: 0.377 kt2022: 0.341 kt2023: 0.341 kt

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

Analysis

Germany recorded 0.3408 kt for food packaging — emissions in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 28.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food packaging — emissions in Germany peaked at 0.6024 kt in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.3408 kt, in 2022.

Germany ranks 19th of 133 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.5275 kt 0.4707 kt 0.6024 kt 9
2000s 0.5182 kt 0.4279 kt 0.5735 kt 10
2010s 0.4948 kt 0.3826 kt 0.5942 kt 10
2020s 0.3521 kt 0.3408 kt 0.3771 kt 4

Countries ranked near Germany

  1. 16 Australia and New Zealand 0.379 kt compare
  2. 17 Australia 0.376 kt compare
  3. 18 Canada 0.3463 kt compare
  4. 20 Thailand 0.3328 kt compare
  5. 21 Poland 0.3121 kt compare
  6. 22 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.1591 kt compare

See the full ranking of 167 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food packaging — emissions in Germany?
Food packaging — emissions in Germany was 0.3408 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food packaging — emissions recorded in Germany?
The highest recorded value was 0.6024 kt in 1992.
What is the lowest food packaging — emissions recorded in Germany?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3408 kt in 2022.
How does Germany rank for food packaging — emissions?
Germany ranks 19th out of 133 countries with data for 2023.
Is food packaging — emissions rising or falling in Germany?
Over the last ten years it is down 28.8%. 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 Packaging — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Packaging — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
167 places, 5,005 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood 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). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf