Industrial Wastewater — Emissions in Germany
Germany: Industrial Wastewater — Emissions was 0.5688 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Industrial Wastewater — Emissions in Germany, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Germany recorded 0.5688 kt for industrial wastewater — emissions in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industrial wastewater — emissions in Germany peaked at 0.5688 kt in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.2657 kt, in 1999.
Germany ranks 6th of 203 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Industrial Wastewater — Emissions in Germany, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.4587 kt | — |
| 1991 | 0.4583 kt | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.4587 kt | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.457 kt | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.4574 kt | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.2898 kt | -36.6% |
| 1996 | 0.2935 kt | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.3 kt | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 0.2983 kt | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.2657 kt | -10.9% |
| 2000 | 0.2947 kt | +10.9% |
| 2001 | 0.293 kt | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.3243 kt | +10.7% |
| 2003 | 0.3275 kt | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.3262 kt | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.2981 kt | -8.6% |
| 2006 | 0.3086 kt | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 0.3173 kt | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 0.318 kt | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.502 kt | +57.9% |
| 2010 | 0.5214 kt | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 0.5382 kt | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 0.5528 kt | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 0.5555 kt | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.5672 kt | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.5664 kt | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.566 kt | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.5663 kt | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.5669 kt | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.5669 kt | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.5669 kt | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.5688 kt | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.5688 kt | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.5688 kt | +0.0% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 0.5688 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0221 kt, 25.7× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Germany's 0.5688 kt is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0347 kt, 16.4× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Industrial Wastewater — Emissions in Germany changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +57.9% | 0.318 kt | 0.502 kt |
| 1995 | -36.6% | 0.4574 kt | 0.2898 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3738 kt | 0.2657 kt | 0.4587 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.331 kt | 0.293 kt | 0.502 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5568 kt | 0.5214 kt | 0.5672 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5683 kt | 0.5669 kt | 0.5688 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 3 China, mainland 4.11 kt compare
- 3 Türkiye 0.6348 kt compare
- 4 Russian Federation 1.24 kt compare
- 5 Brazil 0.85 kt compare
- 5 Viet Nam 0.3409 kt compare
- 7 Mexico 0.5546 kt compare
- 7 Syrian Arab Republic 0.0962 kt compare
- 8 India 0.5252 kt compare
- 8 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 0.0621 kt compare
- 9 Italy 0.4862 kt compare
More climate change data for Germany
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1.70 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 43,971 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 9,073 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 34,898 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 34.24 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,246 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 12,350 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 12,227 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 122.64 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 46.14 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is industrial wastewater — emissions in Germany?
- Industrial wastewater — emissions in Germany was 0.5688 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest industrial wastewater — emissions recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5688 kt in 2021.
- What is the lowest industrial wastewater — emissions recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2657 kt in 1999.
- How does Germany rank for industrial wastewater — emissions?
- Germany ranks 6th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is industrial wastewater — emissions rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. 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 Industrial Wastewater — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.