Germany vs United Kingdom: Cumulative CO₂ emissions
Germany
95.14 billion tonnes
in 2024
United Kingdom
80.08 billion tonnes
in 2024
Germany rank
4th
United Kingdom rank
5th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions over time
- Germany
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Germany currently reports 95.14 billion tonnes against 80.08 billion tonnes in United Kingdom, a difference of 15.06 billion tonnes.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.2 times United Kingdom's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 233 shared years of data; in 1792 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Germany ranks 4th and United Kingdom ranks 5th of 215 countries.
Across the 24 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 5 and United Kingdom in 19.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1790s | 2.20 million tonnes | 673.85 million tonnes | 671.66 million tonnes | United Kingdom |
| 1800s | 8.80 million tonnes | 921.67 million tonnes | 912.87 million tonnes | United Kingdom |
| 1810s | 21.26 million tonnes | 1.27 billion tonnes | 1.25 billion tonnes | United Kingdom |
| 1820s | 52.95 million tonnes | 1.71 billion tonnes | 1.66 billion tonnes | United Kingdom |
| 1830s | 97.04 million tonnes | 2.31 billion tonnes | 2.21 billion tonnes | United Kingdom |
| 1840s | 182.51 million tonnes | 3.13 billion tonnes | 2.95 billion tonnes | United Kingdom |
| 1850s | 361.39 million tonnes | 4.28 billion tonnes | 3.92 billion tonnes | United Kingdom |
| 1860s | 776.57 million tonnes | 5.91 billion tonnes | 5.14 billion tonnes | United Kingdom |
| 1870s | 1.57 billion tonnes | 8.25 billion tonnes | 6.68 billion tonnes | United Kingdom |
| 1880s | 2.84 billion tonnes | 11.19 billion tonnes | 8.35 billion tonnes | United Kingdom |
| 1890s | 4.88 billion tonnes | 14.62 billion tonnes | 9.75 billion tonnes | United Kingdom |
| 1900s | 8.00 billion tonnes | 18.70 billion tonnes | 10.71 billion tonnes | United Kingdom |
| 1910s | 12.47 billion tonnes | 23.39 billion tonnes | 10.91 billion tonnes | United Kingdom |
| 1920s | 17.05 billion tonnes | 27.92 billion tonnes | 10.87 billion tonnes | United Kingdom |
| 1930s | 21.54 billion tonnes | 32.34 billion tonnes | 10.80 billion tonnes | United Kingdom |
| 1940s | 26.90 billion tonnes | 37.11 billion tonnes | 10.21 billion tonnes | United Kingdom |
| 1950s | 32.16 billion tonnes | 42.28 billion tonnes | 10.13 billion tonnes | United Kingdom |
| 1960s | 40.40 billion tonnes | 48.09 billion tonnes | 7.69 billion tonnes | United Kingdom |
| 1970s | 50.54 billion tonnes | 54.34 billion tonnes | 3.81 billion tonnes | United Kingdom |
| 1980s | 61.10 billion tonnes | 60.20 billion tonnes | 898.61 million tonnes | Germany |
| 1990s | 71.12 billion tonnes | 65.98 billion tonnes | 5.14 billion tonnes | Germany |
| 2000s | 80.21 billion tonnes | 71.67 billion tonnes | 8.54 billion tonnes | Germany |
| 2010s | 88.49 billion tonnes | 76.66 billion tonnes | 11.83 billion tonnes | Germany |
| 2020s | 93.92 billion tonnes | 79.45 billion tonnes | 14.47 billion tonnes | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions, Germany or United Kingdom?
- Germany, at 95.14 billion tonnes against 80.08 billion tonnes in United Kingdom as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions between Germany and United Kingdom?
- 15.06 billion tonnes, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and United Kingdom?
- 233 years are reported by both, from 1792 to 2024.
- How do Germany and United Kingdom rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions?
- Germany ranks 4th and United Kingdom ranks 5th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.