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China vs Germany: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal

China
213.27 billion tonnes
in 2024
Germany
65.23 billion tonnes
in 2024
China rank
1st
Germany rank
3rd

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal over time

  • China
  • Germany
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How they compare

China currently reports 213.27 billion tonnes against 65.23 billion tonnes in Germany, a difference of 148.04 billion tonnes.

That makes China's figure about 3.3 times Germany's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 118 shared years of data; in 1907 it was Germany ahead.

China ranks 1st and Germany ranks 3rd of 179 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Cumulative 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
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Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.