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Carbon intensity of the economy — Germany

Carbon intensity of the economy in Germany in 2022 — 0.171 kg/$. Ranked 67 in the world out of 164. Since 1820, the indicator has risen by 155.2%.

2022 0.171 kg/$ −3.39% vs 2021
World rank 67of 164
Period maximum 1.695 kg/$1917
Period minimum 0.058 kg/$1824

Trend over time

1820–2022 · kg CO₂ per PPP $

Carbon intensity of the economy — Germany, 1820–202200.511.52182018411862188319041925194619671988200920221820: 0.067 kg/$1824: 0.058 kg/$1828: 0.081 kg/$1832: 0.058 kg/$1836: 0.08 kg/$1840: 0.136 kg/$1844: 0.157 kg/$1848: 0.175 kg/$1852: 0.246 kg/$1856: 0.365 kg/$1860: 0.386 kg/$1864: 0.531 kg/$1868: 0.649 kg/$1872: 0.754 kg/$1876: 0.755 kg/$1880: 0.902 kg/$1884: 1.013 kg/$1888: 1.073 kg/$1892: 1.123 kg/$1896: 1.148 kg/$1900: 1.263 kg/$1904: 1.254 kg/$1908: 1.407 kg/$1912: 1.379 kg/$1916: 1.62 kg/$1920: 1.581 kg/$1924: 1.413 kg/$1928: 1.203 kg/$1932: 0.987 kg/$1936: 1.046 kg/$1940: 1.088 kg/$1944: 0.886 kg/$1948: 1.243 kg/$1952: 1.217 kg/$1956: 1.102 kg/$1960: 0.914 kg/$1964: 0.919 kg/$1968: 0.818 kg/$1972: 0.723 kg/$1976: 0.689 kg/$1980: 0.624 kg/$1984: 0.563 kg/$1988: 0.512 kg/$1992: 0.44 kg/$1996: 0.401 kg/$2000: 0.331 kg/$2004: 0.303 kg/$2008: 0.26 kg/$2012: 0.234 kg/$2016: 0.215 kg/$2020: 0.173 kg/$2022: 0.171 kg/$
Change over the period: +0.104 (+155.22%) Average annual rate: 0.46 %

Comparison, 2022

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

Germany 0.171 kg/$
World computed 0.273 kg/$
Europe & Central Asia computed 0.212 kg/$
Western Europe computed 0.144 kg/$
Carbon intensity of the economy — Germany, by year Germany All countries CSV XLSX
Year kg/$ Change Change, %
2022 0.171 −0.006 −3.39%
2021 0.177 +0.004 +2.31%
2020 0.173 −0.009 −4.95%
2019 0.182 −0.015 −7.61%
2018 0.197 −0.009 −4.37%
2017 0.206 −0.009 −4.19%
2016 0.215 −0.006 −2.71%
2015 0.221 −0.001 −0.45%
2014 0.222 −0.016 −6.72%
2013 0.238 +0.004 +1.71%
2012 0.234 +0.002 +0.86%
2011 0.232 −0.018 −7.2%
2010 0.25 −0.002 −0.79%
2009 0.252 −0.008 −3.08%
2008 0.26 −0.003 −1.14%
2007 0.263 −0.024 −8.36%
2006 0.287 −0.008 −2.71%
2005 0.295 −0.008 −2.64%
2004 0.303 −0.013 −4.11%
2003 0.316 −0.002 −0.63%
2002 0.318 −0.01 −3.05%
2001 0.328 −0.003 −0.91%
2000 0.331 −0.012 −3.5%
1999 0.343 −0.021 −5.77%
1998 0.364 −0.015 −3.96%
1997 0.379 −0.022 −5.49%
1996 0.401 +0.001 +0.25%
1995 0.4 −0.013 −3.15%
1994 0.413 −0.022 −5.06%
1993 0.435 −0.005 −1.14%
1992 0.44 −0.035 −7.37%
1991 0.475 −0.048 −9.18%
1990 0.523 +0.037 +7.61%
1989 0.486 −0.026 −5.08%
1988 0.512 −0.019 −3.58%
1987 0.531 −0.016 −2.93%
1986 0.547 −0.01 −1.8%
1985 0.557 −0.006 −1.07%
1984 0.563 −0.004 −0.71%
1983 0.567 −0.012 −2.07%
1982 0.579 −0.014 −2.36%
1981 0.593 −0.031 −4.97%
1980 0.624 −0.018 −2.8%
1979 0.642 −0.002 −0.31%
1978 0.644 −0.002 −0.31%
1977 0.646 −0.043 −6.24%
1976 0.689 +0.025 +3.77%
1975 0.664 −0.036 −5.14%
1974 0.7 −0.021 −2.91%
1973 0.721 −0.002 −0.28%
1972 0.723 −0.027 −3.6%
1971 0.75 −0.013 −1.7%
1970 0.763 −0.056 −6.84%
1969 0.819 +0.001 +0.12%
1968 0.818 +0 +0%
1967 0.818 −0.016 −1.92%
1966 0.834 −0.033 −3.81%
1965 0.867 −0.052 −5.66%
1964 0.919 −0.032 −3.36%
1963 0.951 +0.037 +4.05%
1962 0.914 +0.014 +1.56%
1961 0.9 −0.014 −1.53%
1960 0.914 −0.003 −0.33%
1959 0.917 −0.068 −6.9%
1958 0.985 −0.073 −6.9%
1957 1.058 −0.044 −3.99%
1956 1.102 −0.013 −1.17%
1955 1.115 −0.014 −1.24%
1954 1.129 −0.017 −1.48%
1953 1.146 −0.071 −5.83%
1952 1.217 −0.032 −2.56%
1951 1.249 +0.042 +3.48%
1950 1.207 −0.008 −0.66%
1949 1.215 −0.028 −2.25%
1948 1.243 +0.005 +0.4%
1947 1.238 +0.049 +4.12%
1946 1.189 +0.948 +393.36%
1945 0.241 −0.645 −72.8%
1944 0.886 −0.142 −13.81%
1943 1.028 −0.003 −0.29%
1942 1.031 −0.002 −0.19%
1941 1.033 −0.055 −5.06%
1940 1.088 +0.002 +0.18%
1939 1.086 −0.016 −1.45%
1938 1.102 −0.01 −0.9%
1937 1.112 +0.066 +6.31%
1936 1.046 +0.016 +1.55%
1935 1.03 +0.029 +2.9%
1934 1.001 +0.026 +2.67%
1933 0.975 −0.012 −1.22%
1932 0.987 −0.026 −2.57%
1931 1.013 −0.108 −9.63%
1930 1.121 −0.169 −13.1%
1929 1.29 +0.087 +7.23%
1928 1.203 +0.007 +0.59%
1927 1.196 +0.066 +5.84%
1926 1.13 −0.158 −12.27%
1925 1.288 −0.125 −8.85%
1924 1.413 +0.198 +16.3%
1923 1.215 −0.171 −12.34%
1922 1.386 −0.18 −11.49%
1921 1.566 −0.015 −0.95%
1920 1.581 +0.029 +1.87%
1919 1.552 −0.071 −4.37%
1918 1.623 −0.072 −4.25%
1917 1.695 +0.075 +4.63%
1916 1.62 +0.107 +7.07%
1915 1.513 −0.032 −2.07%
1914 1.545 +0.131 +9.26%
1913 1.414 +0.035 +2.54%
1912 1.379 +0.057 +4.31%
1911 1.322 −0.005 −0.38%
1910 1.327 −0.049 −3.56%
1909 1.376 −0.031 −2.2%
1908 1.407 −0.01 −0.71%
1907 1.417 +0.206 +17.01%
1906 1.211 −0.107 −8.12%
1905 1.318 +0.064 +5.1%
1904 1.254 −0.004 −0.32%
1903 1.258 +0.024 +1.94%
1902 1.234 −0.055 −4.27%
1901 1.289 +0.026 +2.06%
1900 1.263 +0.041 +3.36%
1899 1.222 +0.03 +2.52%
1898 1.192 +0.001 +0.08%
1897 1.191 +0.043 +3.75%
1896 1.148 +0.043 +3.89%
1895 1.105 −0.01 −0.9%
1894 1.115 +0.016 +1.46%
1893 1.099 −0.024 −2.14%
1892 1.123 −0.078 −6.49%
1891 1.201 +0.071 +6.28%
1890 1.13 +0.016 +1.44%
1889 1.114 +0.041 +3.82%
1888 1.073 +0.051 +4.99%
1887 1.022 +0.005 +0.49%
1886 1.017 +0.005 +0.49%
1885 1.012 −0.001 −0.1%
1884 1.013 +0.004 +0.4%
1883 1.009 +0.009 +0.9%
1882 1 +0.051 +5.37%
1881 0.949 +0.047 +5.21%
1880 0.902 +0.106 +13.32%
1879 0.796 +0.063 +8.59%
1878 0.733 −0.011 −1.48%
1877 0.744 −0.011 −1.46%
1876 0.755 +0.018 +2.44%
1875 0.737 +0.214 +40.92%
1874 0.523 −0.249 −32.25%
1873 0.772 +0.018 +2.39%
1872 0.754 +0.007 +0.94%
1871 0.747 +0.08 +11.99%
1870 0.667 −0.005 −0.74%
1869 0.672 +0.023 +3.54%
1868 0.649 +0.01 +1.56%
1867 0.639 +0.056 +9.61%
1866 0.583 −0.01 −1.69%
1865 0.593 +0.062 +11.68%
1864 0.531 +0.055 +11.55%
1863 0.476 +0.004 +0.85%
1862 0.472 +0.022 +4.89%
1861 0.45 +0.064 +16.58%
1860 0.386 +0.006 +1.58%
1859 0.38 −0.022 −5.47%
1858 0.402 +0.031 +8.36%
1857 0.371 +0.006 +1.64%
1856 0.365 −0.001 −0.27%
1855 0.366 +0.059 +19.22%
1854 0.307 +0.039 +14.55%
1853 0.268 +0.022 +8.94%
1852 0.246 +0.025 +11.31%
1851 0.221 +0.024 +12.18%
1850 0.197 +0.019 +10.67%
1849 0.178 +0.003 +1.71%
1848 0.175 −0.027 −13.37%
1847 0.202 +0.011 +5.76%
1846 0.191 +0.013 +7.3%
1845 0.178 +0.021 +13.38%
1844 0.157 +0.004 +2.61%
1843 0.153 −0.003 −1.92%
1842 0.156 +0.02 +14.71%
1841 0.136 +0 +0%
1840 0.136 +0.028 +25.93%
1839 0.108 +0.005 +4.85%
1838 0.103 +0.012 +13.19%
1837 0.091 +0.011 +13.75%
1836 0.08 +0.003 +3.9%
1835 0.077 +0.007 +10%
1834 0.07 −0.001 −1.41%
1833 0.071 +0.013 +22.41%
1832 0.058 −0.022 −27.5%
1831 0.08 −0.004 −4.76%
1830 0.084 +0.021 +33.33%
1829 0.063 −0.018 −22.22%
1828 0.081 +0.002 +2.53%
1827 0.079 +0.007 +9.72%
1826 0.072 −0.004 −5.26%
1825 0.076 +0.018 +31.03%
1824 0.058 −0.019 −24.68%
1823 0.077 +0.008 +11.59%
1822 0.069 +0.001 +1.47%
1821 0.068 +0.001 +1.49%
1820 0.067 — —

Western Europe, 2022

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

CH Switzerland 0.059 FR France 0.111 NL Netherlands 0.145 AT Austria 0.154 DE Germany 0.171 BE Belgium 0.182 LU Luxembourg 0.201
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About the indicator

Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gross domestic product at purchasing power parity. The indicator answers how cleanly a country produces value, and it separates two different paths to lower emissions: producing less, and emitting less per unit produced. Global carbon intensity has been falling almost without interruption since the 1970s, but more slowly than output has grown — which is why absolute emissions kept rising.

Important: The aggregate for groups of countries is weighted by GDP at PPP, which is exactly the sum of emissions divided by the sum of GDP. The conversion is at PPP rather than at market exchange rates — otherwise poor countries would look carbon-intensive simply because their prices are low.

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

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