Food Transport — Emissions in Germany

Germany: Food Transport — Emissions was 0.8555 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.8555 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
13th
of 213 countries
All-time high
1.23 kt
in 1993
All-time low
0.8555 kt
in 2022
Years of data
33
1991–2023

Food Transport — Emissions in Germany, 1991–2023

00.250.50.7511.21991200720231991: 1.2 kt1992: 1.2 kt1993: 1.2 kt1994: 1.2 kt1995: 1.2 kt1996: 1.2 kt1997: 1.2 kt1998: 1.2 kt1999: 1.2 kt2000: 1.2 kt2001: 1.1 kt2002: 1.1 kt2003: 1.1 kt2004: 1.1 kt2005: 0.999 kt2006: 0.981 kt2007: 0.946 kt2008: 0.945 kt2009: 0.93 kt2010: 0.932 kt2011: 0.94 kt2012: 0.919 kt2013: 0.929 kt2014: 0.94 kt2015: 0.944 kt2016: 0.959 kt2017: 0.963 kt2018: 0.923 kt2019: 0.936 kt2020: 0.856 kt2021: 0.869 kt2022: 0.856 kt2023: 0.856 kt

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

Analysis

Germany recorded 0.8555 kt for food transport — emissions in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food transport — emissions in Germany peaked at 1.23 kt in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.8555 kt, in 2022.

Germany ranks 13th of 213 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Food Transport — Emissions in Germany, year by year

Annual values for Food Transport — Emissions (N2O) in Germany, 1991 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1991 1.22 kt —
1992 1.21 kt -0.9%
1993 1.23 kt +1.3%
1994 1.19 kt -3.3%
1995 1.19 kt +0.4%
1996 1.19 kt +0.1%
1997 1.19 kt -0.1%
1998 1.19 kt +0.3%
1999 1.2 kt +1.0%
2000 1.16 kt -3.3%
2001 1.13 kt -2.6%
2002 1.11 kt -2.3%
2003 1.07 kt -3.9%
2004 1.05 kt -1.1%
2005 0.9987 kt -5.2%
2006 0.9809 kt -1.8%
2007 0.9464 kt -3.5%
2008 0.9452 kt -0.1%
2009 0.9301 kt -1.6%
2010 0.9315 kt +0.2%
2011 0.9402 kt +0.9%
2012 0.9189 kt -2.3%
2013 0.9293 kt +1.1%
2014 0.9399 kt +1.1%
2015 0.944 kt +0.4%
2016 0.9591 kt +1.6%
2017 0.963 kt +0.4%
2018 0.9226 kt -4.2%
2019 0.9357 kt +1.4%
2020 0.8563 kt -8.5%
2021 0.8695 kt +1.5%
2022 0.8555 kt -1.6%
2023 0.8555 kt +0.0%

Germany compared with similar countries

  • Germany's 0.8555 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0411 kt, 20.8× the median. (68 countries reporting)
  • Germany's 0.8555 kt is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0629 kt, 13.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.2 kt 1.19 kt 1.23 kt 9
2000s 1.03 kt 0.9301 kt 1.16 kt 10
2010s 0.9384 kt 0.9189 kt 0.963 kt 10
2020s 0.8592 kt 0.8555 kt 0.8695 kt 4

Countries ranked near Germany

  1. 10 Saudi Arabia 1.25 kt compare
  2. 10 United Republic of Tanzania 0.0814 kt compare
  3. 11 Syrian Arab Republic 0.0438 kt compare
  4. 11 Australia and New Zealand 1 kt compare
  5. 12 Australia 0.8805 kt compare
  6. 12 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.0333 kt compare
  7. 13 Melanesia 0.0263 kt compare
  8. 14 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.0212 kt compare
  9. 14 Republic of Korea 0.7858 kt compare
  10. 15 Republic of Moldova 0.0174 kt compare
  11. 15 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.7029 kt compare
  12. 16 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 0.0094 kt compare
  13. 16 Nigeria 0.6795 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 0.8555 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 1.23 kt in 1993.
What is the lowest food transport — emissions recorded in Germany?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8555 kt in 2022.
How does Germany rank for food transport — emissions?
Germany ranks 13th out of 213 countries with data for 2023.
Is food transport — emissions rising or falling in Germany?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.9%. 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 (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Transport — Emissions (N2O)
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
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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.