Waste — Emissions in Germany

Germany: Waste — Emissions was 8.35 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
8.35 kt
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
10th
of 218 countries
All-time high
8.35 kt
in 2023
All-time low
3.19 kt
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Waste — Emissions in Germany, 1961–2023

02468196119922023

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

Analysis

Germany recorded 8.35 kt for waste — emissions in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, waste — emissions in Germany peaked at 8.35 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.19 kt, in 1961.

That places Germany 10th out of 218 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 3.86 kt 3.19 kt 4.55 kt 9
1970s 4.61 kt 4.44 kt 4.81 kt 10
1980s 5.02 kt 4.84 kt 5.2 kt 10
1990s 6.22 kt 5.07 kt 7.48 kt 10
2000s 7.85 kt 7.65 kt 8.01 kt 10
2010s 8.08 kt 7.89 kt 8.25 kt 10
2020s 8.3 kt 8.25 kt 8.35 kt 4

Countries ranked near Germany

  1. 7 Indonesia 12.6 kt compare
  2. 8 Russian Federation 9.57 kt compare
  3. 9 Pakistan 9.37 kt compare
  4. 11 Mexico 8.2 kt compare
  5. 12 Nigeria 8.17 kt compare
  6. 13 Japan 7.84 kt compare

See the full ranking of 253 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is waste — emissions in Germany?
Waste — emissions in Germany was 8.35 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest waste — emissions recorded in Germany?
The highest recorded value was 8.35 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest waste — emissions recorded in Germany?
The lowest recorded value was 3.19 kt in 1961.
How does Germany rank for waste — emissions?
Germany ranks 10th out of 218 countries with data for 2023.
Is waste — emissions rising or falling in Germany?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. 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 Waste — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Waste — Emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
253 places, 14,574 data points, 1961–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood 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). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf