Germany vs United States of America: GHG emissions from food systems, by gas (Mt CO2 eq) - F-gases

Germany
17,139
in 2015
United States of America
207,870
in 2015
Germany rank
3rd
United States of America rank
1st

GHG emissions from food systems, by gas (Mt CO2 eq) - F-gases over time

  • Germany
  • United States of America
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How they compare

United States of America currently reports 207,870 against 17,139 in Germany, a difference of 190,731.

That makes United States of America's figure about 12.1 times Germany's.

Across all 26 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.

Germany ranks 3rd and United States of America ranks 1st of 93 countries.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany United States of America Difference Ahead
1990s 2,256 25,939 23,682 United States of America
2000s 13,555 168,539 154,984 United States of America
2010s 17,131 209,563 192,431 United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher ghg emissions from food systems, by gas (mt co2 eq) - f-gases, Germany or United States of America?
United States of America, at 207,870 against 17,139 in Germany as of 2015.
What is the difference in ghg emissions from food systems, by gas (mt co2 eq) - f-gases between Germany and United States of America?
190,731, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and United States of America?
26 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.
How do Germany and United States of America rank globally for ghg emissions from food systems, by gas (mt co2 eq) - f-gases?
Germany ranks 3rd and United States of America ranks 1st of 93 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Crippa, M., Solazzo, E., Guizzardi, D., Monforti-Ferrario, F., Tubiello, F.N. and Leip, A. EDGAR-FOOD data. Figshare, doi:10.6084/m9.figshare.13476666 (2021), published as GHG emissions from food systems, by gas (Mt CO2 eq) - F-gases. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
GHG emissions from food systems, by gas (Mt CO2 eq) - F-gases
Source
Crippa, M., Solazzo, E., Guizzardi, D., Monforti-Ferrario, F., Tubiello, F.N. and Leip, A. EDGAR-FOOD data. Figshare, doi:10.6084/m9.figshare.13476666 (2021)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
93 places, 2,418 data points, 1990–2015
Last refreshed

GHG emissions from food systems disaggregated by gas are generated from EDGAR-FOOD, a global emission inventory of GHGs from the food systems. EDGAR-FOOD has been developed to aid the understanding of the activities underlying the energy demand and use, agriculture and land use change emissions associated with the production, distribution, consumption and disposal of food through the various stages and sectors of the composite global food system. These data were complemented with data from the FAOSTAT database on GHG emissions from land use related to agriculture (FAO, 2020). EDGAR-FOOD represents the first database consistently covering each stage of the food chain for all countries with yearly frequency for the period 1990-2015. Details regarding the methodology applied are available in Crippa et al. (2021).