Solid Food Waste — Emissions in Germany
Germany: Solid Food Waste — Emissions was 35.09 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Solid Food Waste — Emissions in Germany, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Germany recorded 35.09 kt for solid food waste — emissions in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, solid food waste — emissions in Germany peaked at 35.09 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 29.32 kt, in 1990.
That places Germany 96th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.86 kt | 29.32 kt | 33.45 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.1 kt | 33.59 kt | 34.58 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.84 kt | 34.64 kt | 34.97 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.04 kt | 34.99 kt | 35.09 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More climate change data for Germany
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 43,971 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO 9,073 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO 34,898 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 34.24 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 1,246 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 12,350 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 12,227 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 122.64 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 46.14 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 4.38 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is solid food waste — emissions in Germany?
- Solid food waste — emissions in Germany was 35.09 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest solid food waste — emissions recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 35.09 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest solid food waste — emissions recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.32 kt in 1990.
- How does Germany rank for solid food waste — emissions?
- Germany ranks 96th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is solid food waste — emissions rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. 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 Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.