Food Packaging — Emissions in Germany

Germany: Food Packaging — Emissions was 5,271 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
5,271 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
6th
of 120 countries
All-time high
8,037 kt
in 2007
All-time low
5,271 kt
in 2022
Years of data
33
1991–2023

Food Packaging — Emissions in Germany, 1991–2023

02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k1991200720231991: 7.7k kt1992: 7.7k kt1993: 7.3k kt1994: 6.9k kt1995: 7.8k kt1996: 7.9k kt1997: 7.8k kt1998: 7.9k kt1999: 7.6k kt2000: 7.7k kt2001: 7.8k kt2002: 7.8k kt2003: 7.2k kt2004: 7.3k kt2005: 7.4k kt2006: 7.4k kt2007: 8.0k kt2008: 7.6k kt2009: 6.8k kt2010: 7.2k kt2011: 7.0k kt2012: 6.8k kt2013: 6.7k kt2014: 6.6k kt2015: 6.7k kt2016: 6.5k kt2017: 6.4k kt2018: 6.2k kt2019: 5.6k kt2020: 5.5k kt2021: 5.6k kt2022: 5.3k kt2023: 5.3k kt

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

Analysis

Germany recorded 5,271 kt for food packaging — emissions in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.

That represents a change of down 21.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food packaging — emissions in Germany peaked at 8,037 kt in 2007 and was at its lowest, 5,271 kt, in 2022.

That places Germany 6th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 7,619 kt 6,883 kt 7,881 kt 9
2000s 7,491 kt 6,750 kt 8,037 kt 10
2010s 6,550 kt 5,556 kt 7,155 kt 10
2020s 5,400 kt 5,271 kt 5,583 kt 4

Countries ranked near Germany

  1. 3 OECD 69,267 kt compare
  2. 4 Russian Federation 12,362 kt compare
  3. 5 Japan 7,223 kt compare
  4. 7 Brazil 5,251 kt compare
  5. 8 South Africa 4,499 kt compare
  6. 9 Australia and New Zealand 4,281 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 5,271 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 8,037 kt in 2007.
What is the lowest food packaging — emissions recorded in Germany?
The lowest recorded value was 5,271 kt in 2022.
How does Germany rank for food packaging — emissions?
Germany ranks 6th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
Is food packaging — emissions rising or falling in Germany?
Over the last ten years it is down 21.0%. 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 (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2)
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