Share of cumulative CO2 emissions in Germany in 2024 — 5.145%. Ranked 211 in the world out of 214. Since 1792, the indicator has risen by 5.066 pp.
1792–2024 · % of cumulative emissions
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Germany
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5.145 | −0.078 pp |
| 2023 | 5.223 | −0.079 pp |
| 2022 | 5.302 | −0.076 pp |
| 2021 | 5.378 | −0.077 pp |
| 2020 | 5.455 | −0.076 pp |
| 2019 | 5.531 | −0.083 pp |
| 2018 | 5.614 | −0.082 pp |
| 2017 | 5.696 | −0.081 pp |
| 2016 | 5.777 | −0.082 pp |
| 2015 | 5.859 | −0.086 pp |
| 2014 | 5.945 | −0.091 pp |
| 2013 | 6.036 | −0.092 pp |
| 2012 | 6.128 | −0.097 pp |
| 2011 | 6.225 | −0.1 pp |
| 2010 | 6.325 | −0.097 pp |
| 2009 | 6.422 | −0.097 pp |
| 2008 | 6.519 | −0.099 pp |
| 2007 | 6.618 | −0.102 pp |
| 2006 | 6.72 | −0.099 pp |
| 2005 | 6.819 | −0.1 pp |
| 2004 | 6.919 | −0.098 pp |
| 2003 | 7.017 | −0.095 pp |
| 2002 | 7.112 | −0.09 pp |
| 2001 | 7.202 | −0.09 pp |
| 2000 | 7.292 | −0.094 pp |
| 1999 | 7.386 | −0.095 pp |
| 1998 | 7.481 | −0.092 pp |
| 1997 | 7.573 | −0.096 pp |
| 1996 | 7.669 | −0.098 pp |
| 1995 | 7.767 | −0.099 pp |
| 1994 | 7.866 | −0.098 pp |
| 1993 | 7.964 | −0.1 pp |
| 1992 | 8.064 | −0.102 pp |
| 1991 | 8.166 | −0.109 pp |
| 1990 | 8.275 | −0.105 pp |
| 1989 | 8.38 | −0.112 pp |
| 1988 | 8.492 | −0.112 pp |
| 1987 | 8.604 | −0.109 pp |
| 1986 | 8.713 | −0.105 pp |
| 1985 | 8.818 | −0.108 pp |
| 1984 | 8.926 | −0.107 pp |
| 1983 | 9.033 | −0.109 pp |
| 1982 | 9.142 | −0.112 pp |
| 1981 | 9.254 | −0.116 pp |
| 1980 | 9.37 | −0.123 pp |
| 1979 | 9.493 | −0.131 pp |
| 1978 | 9.624 | −0.138 pp |
| 1977 | 9.762 | −0.14 pp |
| 1976 | 9.902 | −0.133 pp |
| 1975 | 10.035 | −0.143 pp |
| 1974 | 10.178 | −0.141 pp |
| 1973 | 10.319 | −0.148 pp |
| 1972 | 10.467 | −0.149 pp |
| 1971 | 10.616 | −0.143 pp |
| 1970 | 10.759 | −0.141 pp |
| 1969 | 10.9 | −0.112 pp |
| 1968 | 11.012 | −0.114 pp |
| 1967 | 11.126 | −0.115 pp |
| 1966 | 11.241 | −0.106 pp |
| 1965 | 11.347 | −0.093 pp |
| 1964 | 11.44 | −0.079 pp |
| 1963 | 11.519 | −0.073 pp |
| 1962 | 11.592 | −0.078 pp |
| 1961 | 11.67 | −0.085 pp |
| 1960 | 11.755 | −0.097 pp |
| 1959 | 11.852 | −0.102 pp |
| 1958 | 11.954 | −0.088 pp |
| 1957 | 12.042 | −0.076 pp |
| 1956 | 12.118 | −0.074 pp |
| 1955 | 12.192 | −0.071 pp |
| 1954 | 12.263 | −0.069 pp |
| 1953 | 12.332 | −0.08 pp |
| 1952 | 12.412 | −0.081 pp |
| 1951 | 12.493 | −0.095 pp |
| 1950 | 12.588 | −0.105 pp |
| 1949 | 12.693 | −0.103 pp |
| 1948 | 12.796 | −0.148 pp |
| 1947 | 12.944 | −0.167 pp |
| 1946 | 13.111 | −0.162 pp |
| 1945 | 13.273 | −0.225 pp |
| 1944 | 13.498 | −0.05 pp |
| 1943 | 13.548 | −0.004 pp |
| 1942 | 13.552 | −0.004 pp |
| 1941 | 13.556 | −0.009 pp |
| 1940 | 13.565 | −0.005 pp |
| 1939 | 13.57 | +0.025 pp |
| 1938 | 13.545 | +0.017 pp |
| 1937 | 13.528 | −0.028 pp |
| 1936 | 13.556 | −0.044 pp |
| 1935 | 13.6 | −0.045 pp |
| 1934 | 13.645 | −0.06 pp |
| 1933 | 13.705 | −0.065 pp |
| 1932 | 13.77 | −0.063 pp |
| 1931 | 13.833 | −0.074 pp |
| 1930 | 13.907 | −0.064 pp |
| 1929 | 13.971 | −0.045 pp |
| 1928 | 14.016 | −0.043 pp |
| 1927 | 14.059 | −0.067 pp |
| 1926 | 14.126 | −0.087 pp |
| 1925 | 14.213 | −0.063 pp |
| 1924 | 14.276 | −0.069 pp |
| 1923 | 14.345 | −0.181 pp |
| 1922 | 14.526 | −0.018 pp |
| 1921 | 14.544 | +0.02 pp |
| 1920 | 14.524 | −0.086 pp |
| 1919 | 14.61 | −0.059 pp |
| 1918 | 14.669 | −0.011 pp |
| 1917 | 14.68 | +0.003 pp |
| 1916 | 14.677 | +0.001 pp |
| 1915 | 14.676 | +0.002 pp |
| 1914 | 14.674 | +0.035 pp |
| 1913 | 14.639 | +0.025 pp |
| 1912 | 14.614 | +0.032 pp |
| 1911 | 14.582 | +0.01 pp |
| 1910 | 14.572 | +0.001 pp |
| 1909 | 14.571 | +0.035 pp |
| 1908 | 14.536 | +0.066 pp |
| 1907 | 14.47 | +0.037 pp |
| 1906 | 14.433 | −0.01 pp |
| 1905 | 14.443 | +0.055 pp |
| 1904 | 14.388 | +0.052 pp |
| 1903 | 14.336 | +0.038 pp |
| 1902 | 14.298 | +0.047 pp |
| 1901 | 14.251 | +0.082 pp |
| 1900 | 14.169 | +0.113 pp |
| 1899 | 14.056 | +0.1 pp |
| 1898 | 13.956 | +0.119 pp |
| 1897 | 13.837 | +0.131 pp |
| 1896 | 13.706 | +0.122 pp |
| 1895 | 13.584 | +0.1 pp |
| 1894 | 13.484 | +0.117 pp |
| 1893 | 13.367 | +0.12 pp |
| 1892 | 13.247 | +0.104 pp |
| 1891 | 13.143 | +0.139 pp |
| 1890 | 13.004 | +0.136 pp |
| 1889 | 12.868 | +0.165 pp |
| 1888 | 12.703 | +0.131 pp |
| 1887 | 12.572 | +0.138 pp |
| 1886 | 12.434 | +0.147 pp |
| 1885 | 12.287 | +0.161 pp |
| 1884 | 12.126 | +0.163 pp |
| 1883 | 11.963 | +0.164 pp |
| 1882 | 11.799 | +0.168 pp |
| 1881 | 11.631 | +0.166 pp |
| 1880 | 11.465 | +0.146 pp |
| 1879 | 11.319 | +0.145 pp |
| 1878 | 11.174 | +0.155 pp |
| 1877 | 11.019 | +0.151 pp |
| 1876 | 10.868 | +0.189 pp |
| 1875 | 10.679 | +0.202 pp |
| 1874 | 10.477 | +0.042 pp |
| 1873 | 10.435 | +0.218 pp |
| 1872 | 10.217 | +0.223 pp |
| 1871 | 9.994 | +0.241 pp |
| 1870 | 9.753 | +0.216 pp |
| 1869 | 9.537 | +0.257 pp |
| 1868 | 9.28 | +0.278 pp |
| 1867 | 9.002 | +0.264 pp |
| 1866 | 8.738 | +0.254 pp |
| 1865 | 8.484 | +0.3 pp |
| 1864 | 8.184 | +0.273 pp |
| 1863 | 7.911 | +0.239 pp |
| 1862 | 7.672 | +0.235 pp |
| 1861 | 7.437 | +0.208 pp |
| 1860 | 7.229 | +0.175 pp |
| 1859 | 7.054 | +0.185 pp |
| 1858 | 6.869 | +0.247 pp |
| 1857 | 6.622 | +0.232 pp |
| 1856 | 6.39 | +0.222 pp |
| 1855 | 6.168 | +0.223 pp |
| 1854 | 5.945 | +0.17 pp |
| 1853 | 5.775 | +0.159 pp |
| 1852 | 5.616 | +0.151 pp |
| 1851 | 5.465 | +0.126 pp |
| 1850 | 5.339 | +0.101 pp |
| 1849 | 5.238 | +0.09 pp |
| 1848 | 5.148 | +0.092 pp |
| 1847 | 5.056 | +0.129 pp |
| 1846 | 4.927 | +0.139 pp |
| 1845 | 4.788 | +0.139 pp |
| 1844 | 4.649 | +0.12 pp |
| 1843 | 4.529 | +0.124 pp |
| 1842 | 4.405 | +0.156 pp |
| 1841 | 4.249 | +0.136 pp |
| 1840 | 4.113 | +0.139 pp |
| 1839 | 3.974 | +0.09 pp |
| 1838 | 3.884 | +0.087 pp |
| 1837 | 3.797 | +0.07 pp |
| 1836 | 3.727 | +0.045 pp |
| 1835 | 3.682 | +0.053 pp |
| 1834 | 3.629 | +0.048 pp |
| 1833 | 3.581 | +0.058 pp |
| 1832 | 3.523 | +0.024 pp |
| 1831 | 3.499 | +0.076 pp |
| 1830 | 3.423 | +0.082 pp |
| 1829 | 3.341 | +0.068 pp |
| 1828 | 3.273 | +0.118 pp |
| 1827 | 3.155 | +0.128 pp |
| 1826 | 3.027 | +0.124 pp |
| 1825 | 2.903 | +0.142 pp |
| 1824 | 2.761 | +0.093 pp |
| 1823 | 2.668 | +0.149 pp |
| 1822 | 2.519 | +0.138 pp |
| 1821 | 2.381 | +0.144 pp |
| 1820 | 2.237 | +0.146 pp |
| 1819 | 2.091 | +0.148 pp |
| 1818 | 1.943 | +0.176 pp |
| 1817 | 1.767 | +0.181 pp |
| 1816 | 1.586 | +0.124 pp |
| 1815 | 1.462 | +0.03 pp |
| 1814 | 1.432 | +0.022 pp |
| 1813 | 1.41 | +0.025 pp |
| 1812 | 1.385 | +0.03 pp |
| 1811 | 1.355 | +0.033 pp |
| 1810 | 1.322 | +0.042 pp |
| 1809 | 1.28 | +0.044 pp |
| 1808 | 1.236 | +0.045 pp |
| 1807 | 1.191 | +0.228 pp |
| 1806 | 0.963 | +0.065 pp |
| 1805 | 0.898 | +0.082 pp |
| 1804 | 0.816 | +0.084 pp |
| 1803 | 0.732 | +0.037 pp |
| 1802 | 0.695 | +0.033 pp |
| 1801 | 0.662 | +0.041 pp |
| 1800 | 0.621 | +0.078 pp |
| 1799 | 0.543 | +0.065 pp |
| 1798 | 0.478 | +0.065 pp |
| 1797 | 0.413 | +0.067 pp |
| 1796 | 0.346 | +0.069 pp |
| 1795 | 0.277 | +0.06 pp |
| 1794 | 0.217 | +0.064 pp |
| 1793 | 0.153 | +0.074 pp |
| 1792 | 0.079 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
A country's share of total global carbon dioxide emissions since 1750. It is cumulative emissions rather than annual ones that determine the concentration of CO2 reached in the atmosphere, because carbon dioxide remains there for centuries. This measure, not the current share, is what stands behind the notion of historical responsibility: a few countries that began burning coal in the 19th century have built up a contribution out of all proportion to their present weight in emissions.
Important: Borders have shifted over 250 years, and emissions are assigned to the present-day borders of the territory where they occurred — comparisons with colonial empires on this measure are therefore not entirely sound.
Source: CO₂ and GHG Emissions (Our World in Data), license CC BY 4.0.
What part of global carbon dioxide emissions a country accounts for in a year.
Emissions Cumulative CO2 emissionsA country's total emissions over the whole record — since 1750.
Emissions Contribution to temperature changeBy how many degrees a country has warmed the planet with its CO2 emissions.
Emissions CO2 emissionsAnnual carbon dioxide emissions from burning fuel and producing cement.
Emissions CO2 emissions per capitaHow many tonnes of carbon dioxide each resident of a country accounts for in a year.
Emissions Consumption-based CO2 emissionsEmissions adjusted for trade: the carbon brought in with imported goods is counted.