Canada vs Germany: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
Canada
-12.14 million tonnes
in 2024
Germany
-21.45 million tonnes
in 2024
Canada rank
211th
Germany rank
214th
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Canada
- Germany
How they compare
Canada currently reports -12.14 million tonnes against -21.45 million tonnes in Germany, a difference of 9.31 million tonnes.
The two have swapped places 91 times across 232 shared years of data; in 1793 it was Germany ahead.
Canada ranks 211th and Germany ranks 214th of 215 countries.
Across the 24 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 8 and Germany in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1790s | 0 tonnes | 22,507 tonnes | 22,507 tonnes | Germany |
| 1800s | 0 tonnes | 30,411 tonnes | 30,411 tonnes | Germany |
| 1810s | 0 tonnes | 234,496 tonnes | 234,496 tonnes | Germany |
| 1820s | 0 tonnes | 35,541 tonnes | 35,541 tonnes | Germany |
| 1830s | 0 tonnes | 338,920 tonnes | 338,920 tonnes | Germany |
| 1840s | 4,397 tonnes | 660,254 tonnes | 655,857 tonnes | Germany |
| 1850s | 26,747 tonnes | 2.02 million tonnes | 1.99 million tonnes | Germany |
| 1860s | 37,006 tonnes | 4.38 million tonnes | 4.34 million tonnes | Germany |
| 1870s | 149,858 tonnes | 3.33 million tonnes | 3.18 million tonnes | Germany |
| 1880s | 910,872 tonnes | 8.80 million tonnes | 7.89 million tonnes | Germany |
| 1890s | 787,760 tonnes | 10.44 million tonnes | 9.66 million tonnes | Germany |
| 1900s | 2.62 million tonnes | 14.23 million tonnes | 11.61 million tonnes | Germany |
| 1910s | 3.07 million tonnes | -5.81 million tonnes | 8.88 million tonnes | Canada |
| 1920s | 2.29 million tonnes | 15.18 million tonnes | 12.89 million tonnes | Germany |
| 1930s | -402,625 tonnes | 10.94 million tonnes | 11.34 million tonnes | Germany |
| 1940s | 5.00 million tonnes | -21.65 million tonnes | 26.65 million tonnes | Canada |
| 1950s | 3.95 million tonnes | 32.33 million tonnes | 28.39 million tonnes | Germany |
| 1960s | 12.26 million tonnes | 29.63 million tonnes | 17.37 million tonnes | Germany |
| 1970s | 13.46 million tonnes | 6.59 million tonnes | 6.86 million tonnes | Canada |
| 1980s | 2.12 million tonnes | -10.92 million tonnes | 13.04 million tonnes | Canada |
| 1990s | 8.10 million tonnes | -11.31 million tonnes | 19.41 million tonnes | Canada |
| 2000s | -272,968 tonnes | -10.55 million tonnes | 10.27 million tonnes | Canada |
| 2010s | 3.79 million tonnes | -8.13 million tonnes | 11.92 million tonnes | Canada |
| 2020s | -9.13 million tonnes | -27.27 million tonnes | 18.13 million tonnes | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, Canada or Germany?
- Canada, at -12.14 million tonnes against -21.45 million tonnes in Germany as of 2024.
- What is the difference in year-on-year change in co₂ emissions between Canada and Germany?
- 9.31 million tonnes, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Germany?
- 232 years are reported by both, from 1793 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Germany rank globally for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
- Canada ranks 211th and Germany ranks 214th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.