Food Packaging — Emissions in Germany

Germany: Food Packaging — Emissions was 0.0477 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.0477 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
6th
of 133 countries
All-time high
0.0849 kt
in 2007
All-time low
0.0477 kt
in 2022
Years of data
33
1991–2023

Food Packaging — Emissions in Germany, 1991–2023

00.020.040.060.081991200720231991: 0.08 kt1992: 0.08 kt1993: 0.073 kt1994: 0.064 kt1995: 0.076 kt1996: 0.079 kt1997: 0.078 kt1998: 0.078 kt1999: 0.075 kt2000: 0.076 kt2001: 0.08 kt2002: 0.081 kt2003: 0.072 kt2004: 0.071 kt2005: 0.075 kt2006: 0.072 kt2007: 0.085 kt2008: 0.076 kt2009: 0.068 kt2010: 0.072 kt2011: 0.071 kt2012: 0.071 kt2013: 0.07 kt2014: 0.07 kt2015: 0.068 kt2016: 0.067 kt2017: 0.062 kt2018: 0.06 kt2019: 0.05 kt2020: 0.049 kt2021: 0.05 kt2022: 0.048 kt2023: 0.048 kt

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 6th of 133 countries on this measure, 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 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

  1. 3 OECD 0.5943 kt compare
  2. 4 Russian Federation 0.0787 kt compare
  3. 5 Japan 0.0729 kt compare
  4. 7 Australia and New Zealand 0.0456 kt compare
  5. 8 Australia 0.0451 kt compare
  6. 9 Republic of Korea 0.0429 kt compare

See the full ranking of 168 places →

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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 6th 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 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

Indicator
Food Packaging — Emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
168 places, 5,039 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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