Australia vs Germany: Annual CO₂ emissions from coal

Australia

142.55 million tonnes

in 2024

Germany

162.64 million tonnes

in 2024

Australia rank

13th

Germany rank

11th

Annual CO₂ emissions from coal over time

Germany currently reports 162.64 million tonnes against 142.55 million tonnes in Australia, a difference of 20.09 million tonnes.

That makes Germany's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.

Across all 220 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 13th and Germany ranks 11th of 179 countries.

Indicator: Annual CO₂ emissions from coal
Unit: tonnes
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 179 places, 18,115 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal, measured in tonnes.