Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre in Germany
Germany: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre was 0.0356 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre in Germany, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.
Analysis
Germany recorded 0.0356 kt per square kilometre for waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.4% on the previous year and down 33.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in Germany peaked at 0.1411 kt per square kilometre in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.0356 kt per square kilometre, in 2023.
Germany ranks 59th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre in Germany, year by year
| Year | kt per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0914 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0964 kt per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1963 | 0.1013 kt per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1964 | 0.1062 kt per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1965 | 0.1112 kt per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1966 | 0.1161 kt per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1967 | 0.1211 kt per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1968 | 0.126 kt per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1969 | 0.131 kt per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1970 | 0.1305 kt per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 0.1306 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.1314 kt per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 0.1315 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.1315 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.1315 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.1332 kt per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 0.1331 kt per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.1341 kt per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 0.1349 kt per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 0.135 kt per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.1357 kt per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 0.1334 kt per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1983 | 0.1334 kt per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.1327 kt per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.1327 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.1327 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.132 kt per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.132 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.1312 kt per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.1312 kt per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.1377 kt per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1992 | 0.1402 kt per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 0.1411 kt per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.1383 kt per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1354 kt per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 0.1325 kt per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 0.1231 kt per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 1998 | 0.1167 kt per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1999 | 0.1113 kt per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2000 | 0.1068 kt per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2001 | 0.1011 kt per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0965 kt per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0916 kt per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0867 kt per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0819 kt per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2006 | 0.077 kt per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0729 kt per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0691 kt per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0648 kt per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0607 kt per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0581 kt per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0561 kt per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0538 kt per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0515 kt per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0499 kt per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0478 kt per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0478 kt per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0438 kt per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0429 kt per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0415 kt per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0397 kt per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0376 kt per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0356 kt per square kilometre | -5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1112 kt per square kilometre | 0.0914 kt per square kilometre | 0.131 kt per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1322 kt per square kilometre | 0.1305 kt per square kilometre | 0.1349 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1331 kt per square kilometre | 0.1312 kt per square kilometre | 0.1357 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1307 kt per square kilometre | 0.1113 kt per square kilometre | 0.1411 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0848 kt per square kilometre | 0.0648 kt per square kilometre | 0.1068 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0512 kt per square kilometre | 0.0429 kt per square kilometre | 0.0607 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0386 kt per square kilometre | 0.0356 kt per square kilometre | 0.0415 kt per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Germany
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- 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 waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in Germany?
- Waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in Germany was 0.0356 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1411 kt per square kilometre in 1993.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0356 kt per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Germany rank for waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre?
- Germany ranks 59th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.