Food Retail — Emissions in Germany

Germany: Food Retail — Emissions was 0.4596 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.4596 kt
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
10th
of 190 countries
All-time high
0.6041 kt
in 2010
All-time low
0.3174 kt
in 1998
Years of data
33
1991–2023

Food Retail — Emissions in Germany, 1991–2023

00.20.40.61991200720231991: 0.501 kt1992: 0.435 kt1993: 0.405 kt1994: 0.356 kt1995: 0.357 kt1996: 0.389 kt1997: 0.347 kt1998: 0.317 kt1999: 0.322 kt2000: 0.319 kt2001: 0.341 kt2002: 0.333 kt2003: 0.389 kt2004: 0.409 kt2005: 0.469 kt2006: 0.507 kt2007: 0.467 kt2008: 0.549 kt2009: 0.544 kt2010: 0.604 kt2011: 0.505 kt2012: 0.534 kt2013: 0.553 kt2014: 0.539 kt2015: 0.534 kt2016: 0.511 kt2017: 0.52 kt2018: 0.484 kt2019: 0.481 kt2020: 0.468 kt2021: 0.53 kt2022: 0.46 kt2023: 0.46 kt

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

Analysis

Germany recorded 0.4596 kt for food retail — emissions in 2023.

That represents a change of down 16.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food retail — emissions in Germany peaked at 0.6041 kt in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.3174 kt, in 1998.

That places Germany 10th out of 190 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Food Retail — Emissions in Germany, year by year

Annual values for Food Retail — Emissions (CH4) in Germany, 1991 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1991 0.5015 kt
1992 0.4352 kt -13.2%
1993 0.4054 kt -6.8%
1994 0.3562 kt -12.1%
1995 0.3572 kt +0.3%
1996 0.3885 kt +8.8%
1997 0.3472 kt -10.6%
1998 0.3174 kt -8.6%
1999 0.3221 kt +1.5%
2000 0.3188 kt -1.0%
2001 0.3405 kt +6.8%
2002 0.3334 kt -2.1%
2003 0.3894 kt +16.8%
2004 0.4092 kt +5.1%
2005 0.4687 kt +14.5%
2006 0.5075 kt +8.3%
2007 0.4671 kt -8.0%
2008 0.5491 kt +17.6%
2009 0.5441 kt -0.9%
2010 0.6041 kt +11.0%
2011 0.5046 kt -16.5%
2012 0.5342 kt +5.9%
2013 0.5526 kt +3.4%
2014 0.5395 kt -2.4%
2015 0.5337 kt -1.1%
2016 0.511 kt -4.3%
2017 0.52 kt +1.8%
2018 0.4842 kt -6.9%
2019 0.4807 kt -0.7%
2020 0.4681 kt -2.6%
2021 0.5303 kt +13.3%
2022 0.4597 kt -13.3%
2023 0.4596 kt -0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.3812 kt 0.3174 kt 0.5015 kt 9
2000s 0.4328 kt 0.3188 kt 0.5491 kt 10
2010s 0.5265 kt 0.4807 kt 0.6041 kt 10
2020s 0.4794 kt 0.4596 kt 0.5303 kt 4

Countries ranked near Germany

  1. 7 Thailand 0.5302 kt compare
  2. 8 Russian Federation 0.4709 kt compare
  3. 9 Madagascar 0.4689 kt compare
  4. 11 Sudan (former) 0.3418 kt compare
  5. 12 Myanmar 0.2995 kt compare
  6. 13 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.2885 kt compare

See the full ranking of 242 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food retail — emissions in Germany?
Food retail — emissions in Germany was 0.4596 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food retail — emissions recorded in Germany?
The highest recorded value was 0.6041 kt in 2010.
What is the lowest food retail — emissions recorded in Germany?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3174 kt in 1998.
How does Germany rank for food retail — emissions?
Germany ranks 10th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
Is food retail — emissions rising or falling in Germany?
Over the last ten years it is down 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Germany data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Food Retail — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Retail — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
242 places, 7,490 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