Germany CO2 Emissions
Total CO₂ Emissions (2024)
579,935,607
tons
Year-over-Year
−1.65%
decrease
Global Share
1.5%
Per Capita
7.03
tons per person
- Fossil CO2 emissions in Germany were 579,935,607 tons in 2024.
- CO2 emissions decreased by −1.6% over the previous year, representing a decrease by −9,724,023 tons over 2023, when CO2 emissions were 589,659,631 tons.
- CO2 emissions per capita in Germany are equivalent to 7.03 tons per person, a decrease by −0.11 over the figure of 7.14 CO2 tons per person registered in 2023; this represents a change of −1.6% in CO2 emissions per capita.
Fossil Carbon Dioxide (CO2) emissions of Germany
| Fossil CO2 emissions (tons) | CO2 emissions change | CO2 emissions per capita | Share of World's CO2 emissions | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 579,935,607 | −1.65% | 7.03 | 1.5% |
| 2023 | 589,659,631 | −10.4% | 7.14 | 1.5% |
| 2022 | 658,088,559 | −1.88% | 7.97 | 1.7% |
| 2021 | 670,666,991 | 4.45% | 8.12 | 1.8% |
| 2020 | 642,087,777 | −7.81% | 7.78 | 1.8% |
| 2019 | 696,500,214 | −6.72% | 8.45 | 1.8% |
| 2018 | 746,697,439 | −3.59% | 9.07 | 2.0% |
| 2017 | 774,476,682 | −1.87% | 9.43 | 2.1% |
| 2016 | 789,248,936 | 0.55% | 9.64 | 2.2% |
| 2015 | 784,914,322 | 0.79% | 9.61 | 2.2% |
| 2014 | 778,752,727 | −4.78% | 9.56 | 2.1% |
| 2013 | 817,815,757 | 2.22% | 10.06 | 2.3% |
| 2012 | 800,032,104 | 1.51% | 9.87 | 2.3% |
| 2011 | 788,121,144 | −3.29% | 9.74 | 2.2% |
| 2010 | 814,962,009 | 6.1% | 10.07 | 2.4% |
| 2009 | 768,132,618 | −7.44% | 9.49 | 2.4% |
| 2008 | 829,911,052 | 0.4% | 10.23 | 2.6% |
| 2007 | 826,597,111 | −3.37% | 10.16 | 2.6% |
| 2006 | 855,448,196 | 1.63% | 10.49 | 2.8% |
| 2005 | 841,748,060 | −2.51% | 10.31 | 2.8% |
| 2004 | 863,389,464 | −1.65% | 10.57 | 3.0% |
| 2003 | 877,912,969 | 0.92% | 10.75 | 3.2% |
| 2002 | 869,940,442 | −1.75% | 10.66 | 3.3% |
| 2001 | 885,474,525 | 1.62% | 10.86 | 3.4% |
| 2000 | 871,384,715 | 0.08% | 10.69 | 3.4% |
| 1999 | 870,663,924 | −3.96% | 10.69 | 3.5% |
| 1998 | 906,605,184 | −0.1% | 11.12 | 3.7% |
| 1997 | 907,482,386 | −3.39% | 11.13 | 3.7% |
| 1996 | 939,354,574 | 3.17% | 11.54 | 3.9% |
| 1995 | 910,473,284 | −0.52% | 11.21 | 3.8% |
| 1994 | 915,249,376 | −1.51% | 11.31 | 4.0% |
| 1993 | 929,327,268 | −0.9% | 11.54 | 4.1% |
| 1992 | 937,792,986 | −5.44% | 11.72 | 4.1% |
| 1991 | 991,719,314 | −2.07% | 12.46 | 4.4% |
| 1990 | 1,012,701,591 | −3.59% | 12.8 | 4.5% |
| 1989 | 1,050,433,307 | −1.43% | 13.34 | 4.7% |
| 1988 | 1,065,620,688 | −0.59% | 13.6 | 4.9% |
| 1987 | 1,071,914,020 | −0.74% | 13.73 | 5.1% |
| 1986 | 1,079,857,596 | −0.57% | 13.87 | 5.3% |
| 1985 | 1,085,998,176 | 0.05% | 13.97 | 5.4% |
| 1984 | 1,085,415,015 | 1.51% | 13.97 | 5.4% |
| 1983 | 1,069,229,427 | 1.47% | 13.75 | 5.5% |
| 1982 | 1,053,709,779 | −4.17% | 13.52 | 5.5% |
| 1981 | 1,099,568,013 | −3.14% | 14.07 | 5.7% |
| 1980 | 1,135,220,235 | −4.53% | 14.5 | 5.7% |
| 1979 | 1,189,107,074 | 4.4% | 15.16 | 5.9% |
| 1978 | 1,138,954,991 | 3.44% | 14.49 | 5.8% |
| 1977 | 1,101,090,080 | −1.92% | 13.99 | 5.8% |
| 1976 | 1,122,588,685 | 5.88% | 14.25 | 6.1% |
| 1975 | 1,060,228,240 | −5.52% | 13.44 | 6.1% |
| 1974 | 1,122,162,384 | −3.04% | 14.22 | 6.5% |
| 1973 | 1,157,369,712 | 4.75% | 14.66 | 6.6% |
| 1972 | 1,104,933,476 | 2.59% | 14 | 6.7% |
| 1971 | 1,077,003,142 | −0.66% | 13.67 | 6.9% |
| 1970 | 1,084,118,768 | – | 13.8 | 6.9% |
See also
Sources
- Crippa M., Guizzardi D., Pagani F., Banja M., Muntean M., et al., GHG emissions of all world countries – JRC/IEA 2025 Report, European Commission, 2025. DOI. Data: EDGAR_2025_GHG.
- CO2 emissions from fuel combustion based on IEA (2024) Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Energy, as modified by the Joint Research Centre (IEA-EDGAR CO2, v4).