Share of cumulative CO2 emissions — all countries

Share of cumulative CO2 emissions — Germany

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.

2024 5.145% −0.078 pp vs 2023
World rank 211of 214
Period maximum 14.68%1917
Period minimum 0.079%1792

Trend over time

1792–2024 · % of cumulative emissions

Share of cumulative CO2 emissions — Germany, 1792–2024051015179218161840186418881912193619601984200820241792: 0.079%1796: 0.346%1800: 0.621%1804: 0.816%1808: 1.236%1812: 1.385%1816: 1.586%1820: 2.237%1824: 2.761%1828: 3.273%1832: 3.523%1836: 3.727%1840: 4.113%1844: 4.649%1848: 5.148%1852: 5.616%1856: 6.39%1860: 7.229%1864: 8.184%1868: 9.28%1872: 10.217%1876: 10.868%1880: 11.465%1884: 12.126%1888: 12.703%1892: 13.247%1896: 13.706%1900: 14.169%1904: 14.388%1908: 14.536%1912: 14.614%1916: 14.677%1920: 14.524%1924: 14.276%1928: 14.016%1932: 13.77%1936: 13.556%1940: 13.565%1944: 13.498%1948: 12.796%1952: 12.412%1956: 12.118%1960: 11.755%1964: 11.44%1968: 11.012%1972: 10.467%1976: 9.902%1980: 9.37%1984: 8.926%1988: 8.492%1992: 8.064%1996: 7.669%2000: 7.292%2004: 6.919%2008: 6.519%2012: 6.128%2016: 5.777%2020: 5.455%2024: 5.145%
Change over the period: +5.066 pp Annual average: 0.02 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Germany 5.145%
World computed 97.503%
Europe & Central Asia computed 32.184%
Western Europe computed 9.197%
High-income countries computed 62.05%
Share of cumulative CO2 emissions — Germany, by year Germany All countries CSV XLSX
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

Western Europe, 2024

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

About the indicator

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.