Food Retail — Emissions in Germany

Germany: Food Retail — Emissions was 0.1197 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.1197 kt
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
7th
of 190 countries
All-time high
0.2024 kt
in 2010
All-time low
0.1197 kt
in 2023
Years of data
33
1991–2023

Food Retail — Emissions in Germany, 1991–2023

00.050.10.150.21991200720231991: 0.179 kt1992: 0.163 kt1993: 0.16 kt1994: 0.152 kt1995: 0.147 kt1996: 0.157 kt1997: 0.145 kt1998: 0.144 kt1999: 0.142 kt2000: 0.15 kt2001: 0.159 kt2002: 0.165 kt2003: 0.186 kt2004: 0.181 kt2005: 0.184 kt2006: 0.185 kt2007: 0.187 kt2008: 0.191 kt2009: 0.191 kt2010: 0.202 kt2011: 0.178 kt2012: 0.192 kt2013: 0.193 kt2014: 0.174 kt2015: 0.176 kt2016: 0.172 kt2017: 0.162 kt2018: 0.149 kt2019: 0.129 kt2020: 0.125 kt2021: 0.139 kt2022: 0.12 kt2023: 0.12 kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, food retail — emissions in Germany stood at 0.1197 kt. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.

The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 37.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food retail — emissions in Germany peaked at 0.2024 kt in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.1197 kt, in 2023.

That places Germany 7th out of 190 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 (N2O) in Germany, 1991 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1991 0.1792 kt
1992 0.1632 kt -8.9%
1993 0.1598 kt -2.1%
1994 0.1517 kt -5.1%
1995 0.1475 kt -2.8%
1996 0.1566 kt +6.2%
1997 0.1454 kt -7.2%
1998 0.1436 kt -1.2%
1999 0.1422 kt -1.0%
2000 0.1499 kt +5.4%
2001 0.1593 kt +6.3%
2002 0.1654 kt +3.8%
2003 0.1861 kt +12.5%
2004 0.1812 kt -2.6%
2005 0.1844 kt +1.8%
2006 0.1854 kt +0.5%
2007 0.1867 kt +0.7%
2008 0.1907 kt +2.1%
2009 0.191 kt +0.2%
2010 0.2024 kt +6.0%
2011 0.1781 kt -12.0%
2012 0.1921 kt +7.9%
2013 0.1925 kt +0.2%
2014 0.1745 kt -9.4%
2015 0.176 kt +0.9%
2016 0.1721 kt -2.2%
2017 0.1617 kt -6.0%
2018 0.1486 kt -8.1%
2019 0.1294 kt -12.9%
2020 0.1249 kt -3.5%
2021 0.1387 kt +11.0%
2022 0.1198 kt -13.6%
2023 0.1197 kt -0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.1544 kt 0.1422 kt 0.1792 kt 9
2000s 0.178 kt 0.1499 kt 0.191 kt 10
2010s 0.1727 kt 0.1294 kt 0.2024 kt 10
2020s 0.1258 kt 0.1197 kt 0.1387 kt 4

Countries ranked near Germany

  1. 4 Republic of Korea 0.1622 kt compare
  2. 5 Indonesia 0.1334 kt compare
  3. 6 Russian Federation 0.1259 kt compare
  4. 8 Thailand 0.1152 kt compare
  5. 9 Uganda 0.1084 kt compare
  6. 10 South Africa 0.1001 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 0.1197 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 0.2024 kt in 2010.
What is the lowest food retail — emissions recorded in Germany?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1197 kt in 2023.
How does Germany rank for food retail — emissions?
Germany ranks 7th 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 37.8%. 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 Retail — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Retail — Emissions (N2O)
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