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Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre (CO2 square) in Germany

Germany: Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre (CO2 square) was 0.0151 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.0151 kt per square kilometre
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
7th
of 118 countries
All-time high
0.0231 kt per square kilometre
in 2007
All-time low
0.0151 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Years of data
33
1991–2023

Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre in Germany, 1991–2023

00.0050.010.0150.020.0251991200720231991: 0.022 kt per square kilometre1992: 0.022 kt per square kilometre1993: 0.021 kt per square kilometre1994: 0.02 kt per square kilometre1995: 0.022 kt per square kilometre1996: 0.023 kt per square kilometre1997: 0.022 kt per square kilometre1998: 0.023 kt per square kilometre1999: 0.022 kt per square kilometre2000: 0.022 kt per square kilometre2001: 0.022 kt per square kilometre2002: 0.022 kt per square kilometre2003: 0.021 kt per square kilometre2004: 0.021 kt per square kilometre2005: 0.021 kt per square kilometre2006: 0.021 kt per square kilometre2007: 0.023 kt per square kilometre2008: 0.022 kt per square kilometre2009: 0.019 kt per square kilometre2010: 0.021 kt per square kilometre2011: 0.02 kt per square kilometre2012: 0.019 kt per square kilometre2013: 0.019 kt per square kilometre2014: 0.019 kt per square kilometre2015: 0.019 kt per square kilometre2016: 0.019 kt per square kilometre2017: 0.018 kt per square kilometre2018: 0.018 kt per square kilometre2019: 0.016 kt per square kilometre2020: 0.016 kt per square kilometre2021: 0.016 kt per square kilometre2022: 0.015 kt per square kilometre2023: 0.015 kt per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.

Analysis

In 2023, food packaging — emissions (co2), per square kilometre in Germany stood at 0.0151 kt per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food packaging — emissions (co2), per square kilometre in Germany peaked at 0.0231 kt per square kilometre in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.0151 kt per square kilometre, in 2023.

Germany ranks 7th of 118 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre (CO2 square) in Germany, year by year

Year kt per square kilometre Change
1991 0.022 kt per square kilometre —
1992 0.0221 kt per square kilometre +0.5%
1993 0.021 kt per square kilometre -4.9%
1994 0.0197 kt per square kilometre -6.2%
1995 0.0222 kt per square kilometre +12.6%
1996 0.0226 kt per square kilometre +1.7%
1997 0.0223 kt per square kilometre -1.1%
1998 0.0226 kt per square kilometre +1.1%
1999 0.0219 kt per square kilometre -3.2%
2000 0.022 kt per square kilometre +0.7%
2001 0.0223 kt per square kilometre +1.4%
2002 0.0224 kt per square kilometre +0.4%
2003 0.0205 kt per square kilometre -8.3%
2004 0.0209 kt per square kilometre +2.0%
2005 0.0213 kt per square kilometre +1.5%
2006 0.0213 kt per square kilometre +0.2%
2007 0.0231 kt per square kilometre +8.2%
2008 0.0217 kt per square kilometre -6.0%
2009 0.0194 kt per square kilometre -10.6%
2010 0.0205 kt per square kilometre +6.0%
2011 0.02 kt per square kilometre -2.5%
2012 0.0195 kt per square kilometre -2.6%
2013 0.0191 kt per square kilometre -1.9%
2014 0.0189 kt per square kilometre -1.3%
2015 0.0192 kt per square kilometre +1.8%
2016 0.0185 kt per square kilometre -3.5%
2017 0.0183 kt per square kilometre -1.5%
2018 0.0178 kt per square kilometre -2.8%
2019 0.0159 kt per square kilometre -10.5%
2020 0.0157 kt per square kilometre -1.4%
2021 0.016 kt per square kilometre +2.0%
2022 0.0151 kt per square kilometre -5.6%
2023 0.0151 kt per square kilometre -0.0%

Germany compared with similar countries

  • Germany's 0.0151 kt per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0023 kt per square kilometre, 6.4× the median. (53 countries reporting)
  • Germany's 0.0151 kt per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0023 kt per square kilometre, 6.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0218 kt per square kilometre 0.0197 kt per square kilometre 0.0226 kt per square kilometre 9
2000s 0.0215 kt per square kilometre 0.0194 kt per square kilometre 0.0231 kt per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0188 kt per square kilometre 0.0159 kt per square kilometre 0.0205 kt per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.0155 kt per square kilometre 0.0151 kt per square kilometre 0.016 kt per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Germany

  1. 4 Malta 0.0213 kt per square kilometre compare
  2. 5 Japan 0.0198 kt per square kilometre compare
  3. 6 Belgium 0.0167 kt per square kilometre compare
  4. 8 Luxembourg 0.0146 kt per square kilometre compare
  5. 9 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0127 kt per square kilometre compare
  6. 10 Slovakia 0.0117 kt per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is food packaging — emissions (co2), per square kilometre in Germany?
Food packaging — emissions (co2), per square kilometre in Germany was 0.0151 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest food packaging — emissions (co2), per square kilometre recorded in Germany?
The highest recorded value was 0.0231 kt per square kilometre in 2007.
What is the lowest food packaging — emissions (co2), per square kilometre recorded in Germany?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0151 kt per square kilometre in 2023.
How does Germany rank for food packaging — emissions (co2), per square kilometre?
Germany ranks 7th out of 118 countries with data for 2023.
Is food packaging — emissions (co2), per square kilometre rising or falling in Germany?
Over the last ten years it is down 21.1%. 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 Packaging — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2) ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Indicator
Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre
Unit
kt per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
119 places, 3,473 data points, 1990–2023
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Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.