Food Retail — Emissions in Germany

Germany: Food Retail — Emissions was 9,187 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
9,187 kt
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
6th
of 190 countries
All-time high
15,669 kt
in 2006
All-time low
9,187 kt
in 2023
Years of data
33
1991–2023

Food Retail — Emissions in Germany, 1991–2023

05.0k10.0k15.0k1991200720231991: 14.9k kt1992: 13.9k kt1993: 13.6k kt1994: 12.9k kt1995: 12.6k kt1996: 13.7k kt1997: 12.5k kt1998: 12.1k kt1999: 12.1k kt2000: 12.4k kt2001: 13.2k kt2002: 13.4k kt2003: 15.6k kt2004: 15.1k kt2005: 14.8k kt2006: 15.7k kt2007: 14.3k kt2008: 15.0k kt2009: 14.6k kt2010: 14.9k kt2011: 13.5k kt2012: 14.1k kt2013: 14.6k kt2014: 13.1k kt2015: 13.6k kt2016: 13.3k kt2017: 12.9k kt2018: 11.3k kt2019: 10.0k kt2020: 9.8k kt2021: 10.9k kt2022: 9.2k kt2023: 9.2k kt

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for food retail — emissions in Germany is 9,187 kt, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.

The figure is down 37.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food retail — emissions in Germany peaked at 15,669 kt in 2006 and was at its lowest, 9,187 kt, in 2023.

Germany ranks 6th of 190 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Food Retail — Emissions in Germany, year by year

Annual values for Food Retail — Emissions (CO2) in Germany, 1991 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1991 14,857 kt
1992 13,868 kt -6.7%
1993 13,571 kt -2.1%
1994 12,861 kt -5.2%
1995 12,596 kt -2.1%
1996 13,698 kt +8.7%
1997 12,464 kt -9.0%
1998 12,144 kt -2.6%
1999 12,130 kt -0.1%
2000 12,364 kt +1.9%
2001 13,174 kt +6.6%
2002 13,376 kt +1.5%
2003 15,562 kt +16.3%
2004 15,142 kt -2.7%
2005 14,800 kt -2.3%
2006 15,669 kt +5.9%
2007 14,331 kt -8.5%
2008 15,010 kt +4.7%
2009 14,598 kt -2.7%
2010 14,944 kt +2.4%
2011 13,506 kt -9.6%
2012 14,097 kt +4.4%
2013 14,599 kt +3.6%
2014 13,135 kt -10.0%
2015 13,574 kt +3.3%
2016 13,310 kt -1.9%
2017 12,906 kt -3.0%
2018 11,330 kt -12.2%
2019 10,036 kt -11.4%
2020 9,778 kt -2.6%
2021 10,876 kt +11.2%
2022 9,190 kt -15.5%
2023 9,187 kt -0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 13,132 kt 12,130 kt 14,857 kt 9
2000s 14,403 kt 12,364 kt 15,669 kt 10
2010s 13,144 kt 10,036 kt 14,944 kt 10
2020s 9,758 kt 9,187 kt 10,876 kt 4

Countries ranked near Germany

  1. 3 Russian Federation 14,330 kt compare
  2. 4 Republic of Korea 12,630 kt compare
  3. 5 India 12,518 kt compare
  4. 7 Saudi Arabia 8,503 kt compare
  5. 8 Indonesia 7,372 kt compare
  6. 9 South Africa 5,826 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 9,187 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 15,669 kt in 2006.
What is the lowest food retail — emissions recorded in Germany?
The lowest recorded value was 9,187 kt in 2023.
How does Germany rank for food retail — emissions?
Germany ranks 6th 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 37.1%. 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 Retail — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Retail — Emissions (CO2)
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