Food Packaging — Emissions (N2O) in Germany
Germany: Food Packaging — Emissions (N2O) was 0.0477 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling
Food Packaging — Emissions in Germany, 1991–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Germany recorded 0.0477 kt for food packaging — emissions in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of down 31.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food packaging — emissions in Germany peaked at 0.0849 kt in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.0477 kt, in 2022.
Germany ranks 7th of 134 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 (N2O) in Germany, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.08 kt | — |
| 1992 | 0.0802 kt | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.073 kt | -9.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0643 kt | -12.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0758 kt | +18.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0786 kt | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0779 kt | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0782 kt | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.075 kt | -4.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0758 kt | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0802 kt | +5.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0806 kt | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0717 kt | -11.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0708 kt | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0747 kt | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0724 kt | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0849 kt | +17.3% |
| 2008 | 0.076 kt | -10.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0683 kt | -10.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0719 kt | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 0.071 kt | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0711 kt | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0699 kt | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0697 kt | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0679 kt | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0674 kt | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0618 kt | -8.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0601 kt | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0498 kt | -17.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0488 kt | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0502 kt | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0477 kt | -5.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0477 kt | +0.0% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 0.0477 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0015 kt, 32.1× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Germany's 0.0477 kt is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.002 kt, 23.7× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0759 kt | 0.0643 kt | 0.0802 kt | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.0755 kt | 0.0683 kt | 0.0849 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0661 kt | 0.0498 kt | 0.0719 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0486 kt | 0.0477 kt | 0.0502 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 4 Russian Federation 0.0787 kt compare
- 5 Japan 0.0729 kt compare
- 6 South Africa 0.0653 kt compare
- 8 Australia and New Zealand 0.0456 kt compare
- 9 Australia 0.0451 kt compare
- 10 Republic of Korea 0.0429 kt compare
More climate change data for Germany
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1.70 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 43,971 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 9,073 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 34,898 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 34.24 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,246 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 12,350 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 12,227 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 122.64 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 46.14 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food packaging — emissions in Germany?
- Food packaging — emissions in Germany was 0.0477 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 0.0849 kt in 2007.
- What is the lowest food packaging — emissions recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0477 kt in 2022.
- How does Germany rank for food packaging — emissions?
- Germany ranks 7th out of 134 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food packaging — emissions rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.8%. 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 (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain Emissions from Pre- and Post-Agricultural Production provides estimates of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and related activity data associated with pre- and post-production stages of agrifood systems. The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2), fluorinated gases (F-gases) and their aggregates expressed in carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2eq). Estimates are computed following Tier 1 methods of the IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014) and are disseminated annually.