Germany vs India: Share of global consumption-based CO₂ emissions vs. share of population

Germany

2.0%

in 2023

India

6.7%

in 2023

Germany rank

6th

India rank

3rd

Share of global consumption-based CO₂ emissions vs. share of population over time

India currently reports 6.7% against 2.0% in Germany, a difference of 4.7%.

That makes India's figure about 3.3 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 3rd of 120 countries.

Indicator: Share of global consumption-based CO₂ emissions vs. share of population
Unit: %
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 120 places, 4,064 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured as a percentage of global consumption-based emissions of CO₂ in the same year.