Germany vs India: CO₂ emissions by sector

Germany
103.70 million tonnes
in 2023
India
125.37 million tonnes
in 2023
Germany rank
6th
India rank
5th

CO₂ emissions by sector over time

  • Germany
  • India
50.0M100.0M150.0M200.0M199020062023

How they compare

India currently reports 125.37 million tonnes against 103.70 million tonnes in Germany, a difference of 21.67 million tonnes.

That makes India's figure about 1.2 times Germany's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Germany ahead.

Germany ranks 6th and India ranks 5th of 187 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
CO₂ emissions by sector
Unit
tonnes
Source
Climate Watch (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
187 places, 6,310 data points, 1990–2023
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Emissions are measured in tonnes.