Czechia vs Germany: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Czechia
-5.68 million tonnes
in 2024
Germany
-4.98 million tonnes
in 2024
Czechia rank
179th
Germany rank
178th
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Czechia
- Germany
How they compare
Germany currently reports -4.98 million tonnes against -5.68 million tonnes in Czechia, a difference of 700,850 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Germany ahead.
Czechia ranks 179th and Germany ranks 178th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Czechia averaged higher in 6 and Germany in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Czechia | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 10.47 million tonnes | 22.51 million tonnes | 12.04 million tonnes | Germany |
| 1860s | 11.05 million tonnes | 19.99 million tonnes | 8.93 million tonnes | Germany |
| 1870s | 10.23 million tonnes | 19.31 million tonnes | 9.08 million tonnes | Germany |
| 1880s | 7.46 million tonnes | 16.19 million tonnes | 8.73 million tonnes | Germany |
| 1890s | 8.62 million tonnes | 17.99 million tonnes | 9.38 million tonnes | Germany |
| 1900s | 10.04 million tonnes | 33.77 million tonnes | 23.73 million tonnes | Germany |
| 1910s | 2.73 million tonnes | 15.65 million tonnes | 12.92 million tonnes | Germany |
| 1920s | 924,087 tonnes | 10.59 million tonnes | 9.67 million tonnes | Germany |
| 1930s | -7.81 million tonnes | 15.38 million tonnes | 23.19 million tonnes | Germany |
| 1940s | -16.98 million tonnes | 9.64 million tonnes | 26.62 million tonnes | Germany |
| 1950s | -9.95 million tonnes | -33.91 million tonnes | 23.96 million tonnes | Czechia |
| 1960s | -8.06 million tonnes | -49.33 million tonnes | 41.27 million tonnes | Czechia |
| 1970s | -8.57 million tonnes | -35.13 million tonnes | 26.56 million tonnes | Czechia |
| 1980s | -6.44 million tonnes | -25.50 million tonnes | 19.06 million tonnes | Czechia |
| 1990s | -4.72 million tonnes | -17.15 million tonnes | 12.43 million tonnes | Czechia |
| 2000s | -11.69 million tonnes | -11.84 million tonnes | 141,842 tonnes | Czechia |
| 2010s | -6.51 million tonnes | -4.72 million tonnes | 1.78 million tonnes | Germany |
| 2020s | -5.70 million tonnes | -4.62 million tonnes | 1.09 million tonnes | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, Czechia or Germany?
- Germany, at -4.98 million tonnes against -5.68 million tonnes in Czechia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change between Czechia and Germany?
- 700,850 tonnes, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and Germany?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Czechia and Germany rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Czechia ranks 179th and Germany ranks 178th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes.