Food Processing — Emissions in Germany

Germany: Food Processing — Emissions was 1.07 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
1.07 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
12th
of 98 countries
All-time high
2.8 kt
in 1992
All-time low
0.9515 kt
in 2020
Years of data
33
1991–2023

Food Processing — Emissions in Germany, 1991–2023

11.522.531991200720231991: 2.8 kt1992: 2.8 kt1993: 2 kt1994: 1.7 kt1995: 1.3 kt1996: 1.3 kt1997: 1.4 kt1998: 1.4 kt1999: 1.2 kt2000: 0.995 kt2001: 1 kt2002: 1.4 kt2003: 1.2 kt2004: 1.2 kt2005: 1 kt2006: 1.1 kt2007: 1.1 kt2008: 1.1 kt2009: 1.4 kt2010: 1.2 kt2011: 1.2 kt2012: 1.2 kt2013: 1.1 kt2014: 1.2 kt2015: 1 kt2016: 1 kt2017: 1 kt2018: 1.1 kt2019: 1 kt2020: 0.952 kt2021: 1.1 kt2022: 1.1 kt2023: 1.1 kt

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for food processing — emissions in Germany is 1.07 kt, measured in 2023.

The figure is up 0.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food processing — emissions in Germany peaked at 2.8 kt in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.9515 kt, in 2020.

Germany ranks 12th of 98 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Food Processing — Emissions in Germany, year by year

Annual values for Food Processing — Emissions (CH4) in Germany, 1991 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1991 2.8 kt —
1992 2.8 kt +0.1%
1993 2.03 kt -27.5%
1994 1.73 kt -15.0%
1995 1.26 kt -27.1%
1996 1.35 kt +6.7%
1997 1.43 kt +6.5%
1998 1.38 kt -3.7%
1999 1.23 kt -11.2%
2000 0.9946 kt -18.9%
2001 1.03 kt +3.6%
2002 1.35 kt +31.2%
2003 1.19 kt -12.2%
2004 1.24 kt +4.4%
2005 1.02 kt -17.6%
2006 1.08 kt +5.7%
2007 1.13 kt +4.7%
2008 1.06 kt -5.7%
2009 1.37 kt +28.8%
2010 1.22 kt -10.9%
2011 1.25 kt +1.9%
2012 1.19 kt -4.7%
2013 1.07 kt -10.2%
2014 1.23 kt +15.4%
2015 1.02 kt -17.2%
2016 1.01 kt -0.7%
2017 1.02 kt +1.1%
2018 1.08 kt +5.4%
2019 1 kt -7.1%
2020 0.9515 kt -5.0%
2021 1.05 kt +10.4%
2022 1.07 kt +1.6%
2023 1.07 kt +0.0%

Germany compared with similar countries

  • Germany's 1.07 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0419 kt, 25.5× the median. (42 countries reporting)
  • Germany's 1.07 kt is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0388 kt, 27.5× the median. (43 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.78 kt 1.23 kt 2.8 kt 9
2000s 1.15 kt 0.9946 kt 1.37 kt 10
2010s 1.11 kt 1 kt 1.25 kt 10
2020s 1.03 kt 0.9515 kt 1.07 kt 4

Countries ranked near Germany

  1. 9 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.001 kt compare
  2. 9 Zimbabwe 3.06 kt compare
  3. 10 Australia 3.01 kt compare
  4. 11 Russian Federation 1.97 kt compare
  5. 13 France 0.9714 kt compare
  6. 14 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.6701 kt compare
  7. 15 Japan 0.547 kt compare

See the full ranking of 139 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food processing — emissions in Germany?
Food processing — emissions in Germany was 1.07 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food processing — emissions recorded in Germany?
The highest recorded value was 2.8 kt in 1992.
What is the lowest food processing — emissions recorded in Germany?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9515 kt in 2020.
How does Germany rank for food processing — emissions?
Germany ranks 12th out of 98 countries with data for 2023.
Is food processing — emissions rising or falling in Germany?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. 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 Processing — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Processing — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
139 places, 3,693 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food 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). The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2) and CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions from the above activities as well as the aggregate fluorinated gases (F-gases) emissions. Estimates are available by country, with global coverage and are updated annually.The FAOSTAT domain disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O, CO2 emissions, F-gases, their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 10^6 kg), and the underlying activity data. CO2eq emissions are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014). Data are available for most countries and territories, for standard FAOSTAT regional aggregations, and for Annex I and non-Annex I country groups.