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CO2 emissions per capita — Germany

CO2 emissions per capita in Germany in 2024 — 6.77 t/person. Ranked 171 in the world out of 213. Since 1800, the indicator has risen by 15,284.1%.

2024 6.77 t/person −3.62% vs 2023
World rank 171of 213
Period maximum 14.3 t/person1979
Period minimum 0.03 t/person1803

Trend over time

1800–2024 · tonnes per capita

CO2 emissions per capita — Germany, 1800–2024051015180018231846186918921915193819611984200720241800: 0.04 t/person1804: 0.05 t/person1808: 0.04 t/person1812: 0.04 t/person1816: 0.1 t/person1820: 0.14 t/person1824: 0.12 t/person1828: 0.17 t/person1832: 0.12 t/person1836: 0.17 t/person1840: 0.3 t/person1844: 0.34 t/person1848: 0.39 t/person1852: 0.56 t/person1856: 0.88 t/person1860: 1 t/person1864: 1.51 t/person1868: 1.91 t/person1872: 2.28 t/person1876: 2.45 t/person1880: 2.82 t/person1884: 3.44 t/person1888: 3.91 t/person1892: 4.31 t/person1896: 4.86 t/person1900: 5.86 t/person1904: 6.02 t/person1908: 7.11 t/person1912: 7.75 t/person1916: 7.86 t/person1920: 6.78 t/person1924: 6.99 t/person1928: 7.61 t/person1932: 5.1 t/person1936: 7.12 t/person1940: 9.12 t/person1944: 8.39 t/person1948: 5.33 t/person1952: 8.75 t/person1956: 10.85 t/person1960: 11.17 t/person1964: 12.86 t/person1968: 12.73 t/person1972: 13.23 t/person1976: 13.92 t/person1980: 14.05 t/person1984: 13.24 t/person1988: 13.12 t/person1992: 11.98 t/person1996: 11.67 t/person2000: 10.99 t/person2004: 10.68 t/person2008: 10.56 t/person2012: 10.06 t/person2016: 9.64 t/person2020: 7.74 t/person2024: 6.77 t/person
Change over the period: +6.73 (+15,284.09%) Average annual rate: 2.27 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Germany

Germany 6.77 t/person
World computed 4.56 t/person
Europe & Central Asia computed 6.41 t/person
Western Europe computed 5.64 t/person
High-income countries computed 9.8 t/person
CO2 emissions per capita — Germany, by year Germany All countries CSV XLSX
Year t/person Change Change, %
2024 6.77 −0.25 −3.62%
2023 7.02 −0.92 −11.57%
2022 7.94 −0.16 −1.96%
2021 8.1 +0.36 +4.68%
2020 7.74 −0.74 −8.75%
2019 8.48 −0.62 −6.81%
2018 9.1 −0.34 −3.6%
2017 9.44 −0.2 −2.08%
2016 9.64 −0.12 −1.18%
2015 9.76 +0.02 +0.17%
2014 9.74 −0.52 −5.1%
2013 10.26 +0.2 +2.01%
2012 10.06 +0.11 +1.12%
2011 9.95 −0.28 −2.72%
2010 10.23 +0.47 +4.78%
2009 9.76 −0.8 −7.58%
2008 10.56 +0.15 +1.47%
2007 10.41 −0.44 −4.07%
2006 10.85 +0.27 +2.57%
2005 10.58 −0.1 −0.94%
2004 10.68 −0.22 −1.98%
2003 10.89 −0.06 −0.53%
2002 10.95 −0.22 −1.96%
2001 11.17 +0.18 +1.65%
2000 10.99 +0.03 +0.25%
1999 10.96 −0.3 −2.65%
1998 11.26 −0.04 −0.4%
1997 11.31 −0.36 −3.09%
1996 11.67 +0.21 +1.8%
1995 11.46 −0.07 −0.65%
1994 11.54 −0.24 −2.03%
1993 11.77 −0.2 −1.7%
1992 11.98 −0.69 −5.42%
1991 12.66 −0.57 −4.3%
1990 13.23 +0.47 +3.66%
1989 12.77 −0.36 −2.73%
1988 13.12 −0.1 −0.76%
1987 13.22 −0.22 −1.6%
1986 13.44 +0.03 +0.24%
1985 13.41 +0.16 +1.23%
1984 13.24 +0.31 +2.43%
1983 12.93 −0.02 −0.19%
1982 12.95 −0.41 −3.07%
1981 13.36 −0.68 −4.85%
1980 14.05 −0.26 −1.8%
1979 14.3 +0.49 +3.54%
1978 13.81 +0.35 +2.61%
1977 13.46 −0.46 −3.29%
1976 13.92 +1.19 +9.31%
1975 12.74 −0.72 −5.32%
1974 13.45 −0.3 −2.17%
1973 13.75 +0.52 +3.92%
1972 13.23 −0.01 −0.06%
1971 13.24 +0.12 +0.91%
1970 13.12 −0.38 −2.79%
1969 13.49 +0.76 +5.97%
1968 12.73 +0.57 +4.71%
1967 12.16 −0.25 −2.05%
1966 12.42 −0.22 −1.74%
1965 12.64 −0.23 −1.76%
1964 12.86 +0.21 +1.64%
1963 12.65 +0.72 +6.06%
1962 11.93 +0.56 +4.91%
1961 11.37 +0.2 +1.78%
1960 11.17 +0.72 +6.85%
1959 10.46 −0.09 −0.83%
1958 10.55 −0.39 −3.59%
1957 10.94 +0.09 +0.85%
1956 10.85 +0.56 +5.48%
1955 10.28 +0.88 +9.31%
1954 9.41 +0.49 +5.55%
1953 8.91 +0.17 +1.89%
1952 8.75 +0.48 +5.86%
1951 8.26 +0.95 +13.05%
1950 7.31 +1.21 +19.9%
1949 6.1 +0.77 +14.44%
1948 5.33 +0.86 +19.2%
1947 4.47 +0.66 +17.17%
1946 3.81 +2.19 +134.56%
1945 1.63 −6.77 −80.62%
1944 8.39 −1.09 −11.47%
1943 9.48 +0.18 +1.95%
1942 9.3 +0.1 +1.1%
1941 9.2 +0.08 +0.83%
1940 9.12 +0.05 +0.54%
1939 9.07 +0.62 +7.32%
1938 8.45 +0.48 +5.95%
1937 7.98 +0.85 +11.99%
1936 7.12 +0.63 +9.68%
1935 6.5 +0.59 +9.92%
1934 5.91 +0.59 +11.18%
1933 5.32 +0.22 +4.3%
1932 5.1 −0.6 −10.6%
1931 5.7 −1.17 −17.05%
1930 6.87 −1.2 −14.89%
1929 8.07 +0.46 +6.07%
1928 7.61 +0.31 +4.25%
1927 7.3 +0.99 +15.68%
1926 6.31 −0.73 −10.39%
1925 7.04 +0.05 +0.71%
1924 6.99 +1.82 +35.2%
1923 5.17 −1.97 −27.6%
1922 7.15 −0.31 −4.2%
1921 7.46 +0.68 +9.95%
1920 6.78 +0.66 +10.69%
1919 6.13 −1.82 −22.94%
1918 7.95 −0.31 −3.73%
1917 8.26 +0.4 +5.06%
1916 7.86 +0.61 +8.46%
1915 7.25 −0.53 −6.78%
1914 7.78 −0.56 −6.68%
1913 8.33 +0.58 +7.49%
1912 7.75 +0.62 +8.75%
1911 7.13 +0.18 +2.52%
1910 6.95 −0.06 −0.83%
1909 7.01 −0.1 −1.36%
1908 7.11 −0.04 −0.49%
1907 7.14 +1.21 +20.35%
1906 5.94 −0.43 −6.74%
1905 6.36 +0.35 +5.77%
1904 6.02 +0.12 +2.09%
1903 5.89 +0.34 +6.05%
1902 5.56 −0.2 −3.39%
1901 5.75 −0.11 −1.79%
1900 5.86 +0.34 +6.2%
1899 5.52 +0.25 +4.79%
1898 5.26 +0.15 +2.89%
1897 5.12 +0.26 +5.29%
1896 4.86 +0.28 +6.07%
1895 4.58 +0.11 +2.41%
1894 4.47 +0.11 +2.54%
1893 4.36 +0.05 +1.25%
1892 4.31 −0.17 −3.88%
1891 4.48 +0.2 +4.77%
1890 4.28 +0.15 +3.53%
1889 4.13 +0.22 +5.62%
1888 3.91 +0.3 +8.34%
1887 3.61 +0.12 +3.53%
1886 3.49 +0.01 +0.17%
1885 3.48 +0.05 +1.37%
1884 3.44 +0.07 +1.93%
1883 3.37 +0.18 +5.54%
1882 3.19 +0.18 +5.97%
1881 3.01 +0.19 +6.77%
1880 2.82 +0.28 +11.15%
1879 2.54 +0.12 +4.92%
1878 2.42 +0.05 +2.11%
1877 2.37 −0.08 −3.15%
1876 2.45 +0.02 +0.82%
1875 2.43 +0.7 +40.29%
1874 1.73 −0.67 −28.01%
1873 2.4 +0.13 +5.63%
1872 2.28 +0.15 +6.81%
1871 2.13 +0.2 +10.25%
1870 1.93 −0.04 −2.18%
1869 1.98 +0.06 +3.35%
1868 1.91 +0.12 +6.58%
1867 1.79 +0.15 +8.93%
1866 1.65 −0.03 −1.73%
1865 1.68 +0.17 +11.07%
1864 1.51 +0.18 +13.64%
1863 1.33 +0.09 +7.45%
1862 1.24 +0.11 +9.29%
1861 1.13 +0.13 +12.66%
1860 1 +0.06 +6.82%
1859 0.94 −0.06 −5.82%
1858 1 +0.07 +7.32%
1857 0.93 +0.05 +5.81%
1856 0.88 +0.06 +7.33%
1855 0.82 +0.12 +16.52%
1854 0.7 +0.1 +16.61%
1853 0.6 +0.04 +7.5%
1852 0.56 +0.06 +12.9%
1851 0.5 +0.05 +10.47%
1850 0.45 +0.04 +10.32%
1849 0.41 +0.02 +5.44%
1848 0.39 −0.03 −8.1%
1847 0.42 +0.02 +3.96%
1846 0.4 +0.02 +3.86%
1845 0.39 +0.05 +15.09%
1844 0.34 +0.02 +4.64%
1843 0.32 −0.02 −6.1%
1842 0.34 +0.04 +13.16%
1841 0.3 +0.01 +3.05%
1840 0.3 +0.07 +29.39%
1839 0.23 +0.01 +4.59%
1838 0.22 +0.02 +10.66%
1837 0.2 +0.02 +13.22%
1836 0.17 +0.01 +4.19%
1835 0.17 +0.02 +10.6%
1834 0.15 +0 +0%
1833 0.15 +0.03 +25.83%
1832 0.12 −0.04 −25.93%
1831 0.16 −0.01 −5.26%
1830 0.17 +0.04 +30.53%
1829 0.13 −0.04 −21.08%
1828 0.17 −0 −1.19%
1827 0.17 +0.01 +7.01%
1826 0.16 −0.01 −4.27%
1825 0.16 +0.04 +32.26%
1824 0.12 −0.03 −20.51%
1823 0.16 +0.01 +9.86%
1822 0.14 +0 +1.43%
1821 0.14 +0 +2.94%
1820 0.14 +0 +1.49%
1819 0.13 −0.01 −8.22%
1818 0.15 +0 +2.1%
1817 0.14 +0.04 +40.2%
1816 0.1 +0.06 +126.67%
1815 0.05 +0.01 +15.38%
1814 0.04 −0 −2.5%
1813 0.04 −0 −4.76%
1812 0.04 −0 −2.33%
1811 0.04 −0 −6.52%
1810 0.05 +0 +2.22%
1809 0.05 +0 +2.27%
1808 0.04 −0.09 −66.92%
1807 0.13 +0.09 +182.98%
1806 0.05 −0.01 −11.32%
1805 0.05 +0 +1.92%
1804 0.05 +0.02 +85.71%
1803 0.03 −0 −6.67%
1802 0.03 +0 +3.45%
1801 0.03 −0.02 −34.09%
1800 0.04 — —

Western Europe, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

LI Liechtenstein 3.3 CH Switzerland 3.6 FR France 3.97 AT Austria 6.18 NL Netherlands 6.3 DE Germany 6.77 BE Belgium 7.28 LU Luxembourg 10.46
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About the indicator

Annual production-based CO2 emissions per resident. Unlike absolute emissions, this indicator removes the effect of country size, which is why it is used in debates about the fair allocation of climate responsibility: the countries with the largest total emissions are not always the leaders per person.

Important: The aggregate for a group is all of its emissions divided by all of its population. That is why the world value is lower than the rich countries would suggest: the denominator is the entire population of the Earth.

Source: CO₂ and GHG Emissions (Our World in Data), license CC BY 4.0.

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