Greenhouse gases per capita — all countries

Greenhouse gases per capita — Germany

Greenhouse gases per capita in Germany in 2024 — 7.8 t/person. Ranked 143 in the world out of 199. Since 1850, the indicator has risen by 242.6%.

2024 7.8 t/person −3.5% vs 2023
World rank 143of 199
Period maximum 17.32 t/person1979
Period minimum 2.28 t/person1850

Trend over time

1850–2024 · tonnes CO₂e per capita

Greenhouse gases per capita — Germany, 1850–202405101520185018681886190419221940195819761994201220241850: 2.28 t/person1853: 2.39 t/person1856: 2.63 t/person1859: 2.63 t/person1862: 2.92 t/person1865: 3.35 t/person1868: 3.56 t/person1871: 3.75 t/person1874: 3.3 t/person1877: 3.97 t/person1880: 4.44 t/person1883: 4.98 t/person1886: 5.06 t/person1889: 5.73 t/person1892: 5.94 t/person1895: 6.25 t/person1898: 7 t/person1901: 7.57 t/person1904: 7.82 t/person1907: 9.01 t/person1910: 8.72 t/person1913: 10.15 t/person1916: 9.6 t/person1919: 7.68 t/person1922: 8.8 t/person1925: 8.68 t/person1928: 9.3 t/person1931: 7.22 t/person1934: 7.47 t/person1937: 9.74 t/person1940: 11 t/person1943: 11.51 t/person1946: 5.2 t/person1949: 8.17 t/person1952: 11.1 t/person1955: 12.81 t/person1958: 13.11 t/person1961: 14.06 t/person1964: 15.8 t/person1967: 15.12 t/person1970: 16.11 t/person1973: 16.68 t/person1976: 16.87 t/person1979: 17.32 t/person1982: 15.87 t/person1985: 16.3 t/person1988: 15.88 t/person1991: 15.16 t/person1994: 13.85 t/person1997: 13.47 t/person2000: 12.74 t/person2003: 12.51 t/person2006: 12.36 t/person2009: 11.19 t/person2012: 11.47 t/person2015: 11.1 t/person2018: 10.31 t/person2021: 9.26 t/person2024: 7.8 t/person
Change over the period: +5.53 (+242.64%) Average annual rate: 0.71 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Germany 7.8 t/person
World computed 6.66 t/person
Europe & Central Asia computed 8.76 t/person
Western Europe computed 6.83 t/person
High-income countries computed 12.59 t/person
Greenhouse gases per capita — Germany, by year Germany All countries CSV XLSX
Year t/person Change Change, %
2024 7.8 −0.28 −3.5%
2023 8.09 −0.95 −10.52%
2022 9.04 −0.22 −2.39%
2021 9.26 +0.36 +4.08%
2020 8.89 −0.78 −8.02%
2019 9.67 −0.64 −6.17%
2018 10.31 −0.42 −3.93%
2017 10.73 −0.23 −2.13%
2016 10.96 −0.14 −1.25%
2015 11.1 −0.03 −0.26%
2014 11.13 −0.55 −4.67%
2013 11.68 +0.2 +1.76%
2012 11.47 +0.13 +1.15%
2011 11.34 −0.34 −2.92%
2010 11.68 +0.49 +4.39%
2009 11.19 −0.88 −7.27%
2008 12.07 +0.11 +0.89%
2007 11.96 −0.4 −3.23%
2006 12.36 +0.24 +2.01%
2005 12.12 −0.15 −1.22%
2004 12.27 −0.24 −1.94%
2003 12.51 −0.09 −0.7%
2002 12.6 −0.25 −1.98%
2001 12.85 +0.11 +0.87%
2000 12.74 −0.05 −0.36%
1999 12.79 −0.36 −2.76%
1998 13.15 −0.31 −2.32%
1997 13.47 −0.44 −3.16%
1996 13.91 +0.2 +1.48%
1995 13.7 −0.15 −1.05%
1994 13.85 −0.27 −1.93%
1993 14.12 −0.29 −2.04%
1992 14.41 −0.75 −4.92%
1991 15.16 −0.66 −4.18%
1990 15.82 +0.29 +1.89%
1989 15.53 −0.35 −2.19%
1988 15.88 −0.15 −0.94%
1987 16.03 −0.25 −1.54%
1986 16.28 −0.02 −0.15%
1985 16.3 +0.16 +1.01%
1984 16.14 +0.34 +2.14%
1983 15.8 −0.07 −0.42%
1982 15.87 −0.48 −2.93%
1981 16.35 −0.71 −4.15%
1980 17.05 −0.27 −1.54%
1979 17.32 +0.54 +3.25%
1978 16.77 +0.39 +2.39%
1977 16.38 −0.49 −2.89%
1976 16.87 +1.2 +7.64%
1975 15.67 −0.73 −4.47%
1974 16.41 −0.27 −1.65%
1973 16.68 +0.53 +3.31%
1972 16.15 −0.07 −0.44%
1971 16.22 +0.11 +0.68%
1970 16.11 −0.47 −2.85%
1969 16.58 +0.82 +5.22%
1968 15.76 +0.64 +4.24%
1967 15.12 −0.24 −1.55%
1966 15.36 −0.23 −1.5%
1965 15.59 −0.21 −1.35%
1964 15.8 +0.25 +1.62%
1963 15.55 +0.82 +5.55%
1962 14.73 +0.67 +4.79%
1961 14.06 +0.24 +1.74%
1960 13.82 +0.82 +6.31%
1959 13 −0.11 −0.82%
1958 13.11 −0.43 −3.19%
1957 13.54 +0.1 +0.77%
1956 13.44 +0.63 +4.94%
1955 12.81 +0.97 +8.18%
1954 11.84 +0.56 +4.95%
1953 11.28 +0.18 +1.61%
1952 11.1 +0.54 +5.12%
1951 10.56 +1.04 +10.97%
1950 9.52 +1.34 +16.45%
1949 8.17 +0.89 +12.29%
1948 7.28 +0.98 +15.64%
1947 6.29 +1.09 +21.04%
1946 5.2 +2.12 +68.63%
1945 3.08 −7.31 −70.32%
1944 10.39 −1.12 −9.72%
1943 11.51 +0.24 +2.16%
1942 11.26 +0.15 +1.38%
1941 11.11 +0.11 +0.97%
1940 11 +0.05 +0.49%
1939 10.95 +0.68 +6.61%
1938 10.27 +0.53 +5.48%
1937 9.74 +0.94 +10.67%
1936 8.8 +0.69 +8.54%
1935 8.11 +0.63 +8.49%
1934 7.47 +0.65 +9.48%
1933 6.83 +0.25 +3.74%
1932 6.58 −0.64 −8.92%
1931 7.22 −1.27 −14.98%
1930 8.5 −1.3 −13.3%
1929 9.8 +0.5 +5.41%
1928 9.3 +0.34 +3.8%
1927 8.96 +1.08 +13.64%
1926 7.88 −0.8 −9.23%
1925 8.68 +0.07 +0.77%
1924 8.62 +1.97 +29.64%
1923 6.65 −2.15 −24.45%
1922 8.8 −0.34 −3.69%
1921 9.13 +0.74 +8.87%
1920 8.39 +0.71 +9.24%
1919 7.68 −2 −20.69%
1918 9.68 −0.34 −3.34%
1917 10.02 +0.42 +4.34%
1916 9.6 +0.65 +7.3%
1915 8.95 −0.58 −6.09%
1914 9.53 −0.62 −6.14%
1913 10.15 +0.61 +6.39%
1912 9.54 +0.65 +7.35%
1911 8.89 +0.17 +1.91%
1910 8.72 −0.12 −1.39%
1909 8.84 −0.11 −1.25%
1908 8.96 −0.05 −0.61%
1907 9.01 +1.31 +16.93%
1906 7.71 −0.48 −5.88%
1905 8.19 +0.36 +4.67%
1904 7.82 +0.13 +1.64%
1903 7.7 +0.36 +4.88%
1902 7.34 −0.23 −3.06%
1901 7.57 −0.13 −1.69%
1900 7.7 +0.43 +5.93%
1899 7.27 +0.27 +3.9%
1898 7 +0.16 +2.31%
1897 6.84 +0.28 +4.21%
1896 6.56 +0.31 +4.96%
1895 6.25 +0.12 +1.91%
1894 6.14 +0.13 +2.1%
1893 6.01 +0.07 +1.13%
1892 5.94 −0.17 −2.78%
1891 6.11 +0.24 +4.12%
1890 5.87 +0.14 +2.43%
1889 5.73 +0.23 +4.14%
1888 5.5 +0.31 +5.89%
1887 5.2 +0.14 +2.69%
1886 5.06 −0.01 −0.22%
1885 5.07 +0.04 +0.75%
1884 5.03 +0.06 +1.17%
1883 4.98 +0.17 +3.56%
1882 4.81 +0.18 +3.82%
1881 4.63 +0.19 +4.21%
1880 4.44 +0.31 +7.48%
1879 4.13 +0.12 +3.02%
1878 4.01 +0.04 +1.13%
1877 3.97 −0.1 −2.36%
1876 4.06 +0.02 +0.49%
1875 4.04 +0.74 +22.45%
1874 3.3 −0.74 −18.27%
1873 4.04 +0.13 +3.38%
1872 3.91 +0.16 +4.3%
1871 3.75 +0.2 +5.73%
1870 3.54 −0.07 −1.94%
1869 3.61 +0.06 +1.57%
1868 3.56 +0.1 +2.95%
1867 3.46 +0.16 +4.98%
1866 3.29 −0.06 −1.64%
1865 3.35 +0.17 +5.22%
1864 3.18 +0.19 +6.18%
1863 3 +0.07 +2.46%
1862 2.92 +0.09 +3.14%
1861 2.83 +0.12 +4.23%
1860 2.72 +0.09 +3.38%
1859 2.63 −0.08 −2.92%
1858 2.71 +0.05 +1.88%
1857 2.66 +0.03 +1.18%
1856 2.63 +0.06 +2.14%
1855 2.57 +0.09 +3.71%
1854 2.48 +0.09 +3.68%
1853 2.39 +0.03 +1.44%
1852 2.36 +0.07 +2.97%
1851 2.29 +0.01 +0.61%
1850 2.28

Western Europe, 2024

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

About the indicator

Emissions of all greenhouse gases per person, converted into CO2 equivalent. It differs from CO2 emissions per capita in that it counts methane and nitrous oxide, and that changes the picture: countries with large livestock herds and little industry rise considerably higher in this ranking than they do on carbon dioxide alone. The per capita indicator is the one usually used when the fairness of sharing the reduction effort is discussed.

Important: The aggregate for a group is all of its emissions divided by all of its population. All greenhouse gases are counted in CO2 equivalent using 100-year warming potentials.

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