Food Transport — Emissions in Germany

Germany: Food Transport — Emissions was 11,084 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
11,084 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
13th
of 229 countries
All-time high
13,032 kt
in 1999
All-time low
11,072 kt
in 2021
Years of data
33
1991–2023

Food Transport — Emissions in Germany, 1991–2023

05.0k10.0k15.0k1991200720231991: 11.9k kt1992: 12.1k kt1993: 12.4k kt1994: 12.2k kt1995: 12.4k kt1996: 12.4k kt1997: 12.5k kt1998: 12.7k kt1999: 13.0k kt2000: 12.7k kt2001: 12.4k kt2002: 12.3k kt2003: 11.9k kt2004: 11.9k kt2005: 11.5k kt2006: 11.4k kt2007: 11.1k kt2008: 11.3k kt2009: 11.3k kt2010: 11.5k kt2011: 11.7k kt2012: 11.6k kt2013: 11.8k kt2014: 12.0k kt2015: 12.2k kt2016: 12.4k kt2017: 12.6k kt2018: 12.2k kt2019: 12.3k kt2020: 11.3k kt2021: 11.1k kt2022: 11.1k kt2023: 11.1k kt

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

Analysis

Germany recorded 11,084 kt for food transport — emissions in 2023.

The figure is down 6.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food transport — emissions in Germany peaked at 13,032 kt in 1999 and was at its lowest, 11,072 kt, in 2021.

Germany ranks 13th of 229 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 12,417 kt 11,932 kt 13,032 kt 9
2000s 11,785 kt 11,145 kt 12,715 kt 10
2010s 12,044 kt 11,505 kt 12,631 kt 10
2020s 11,136 kt 11,072 kt 11,302 kt 4

Countries ranked near Germany

  1. 10 India 14,306 kt compare
  2. 11 Mexico 14,193 kt compare
  3. 12 Republic of Korea 11,366 kt compare
  4. 14 Australia and New Zealand 10,619 kt compare
  5. 15 France 9,661 kt compare
  6. 16 Türkiye 9,661 kt compare

See the full ranking of 267 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food transport — emissions in Germany?
Food transport — emissions in Germany was 11,084 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food transport — emissions recorded in Germany?
The highest recorded value was 13,032 kt in 1999.
What is the lowest food transport — emissions recorded in Germany?
The lowest recorded value was 11,072 kt in 2021.
How does Germany rank for food transport — emissions?
Germany ranks 13th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
Is food transport — emissions rising or falling in Germany?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. 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 Transport — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Food Transport — Emissions (CO2)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 8,686 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.