Germany vs India: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal
Germany
65.23 billion tonnes
in 2024
India
42.71 billion tonnes
in 2024
Germany rank
3rd
India rank
6th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- Germany
- India
How they compare
Germany currently reports 65.23 billion tonnes against 42.71 billion tonnes in India, a difference of 22.52 billion tonnes.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.5 times India's.
Across all 156 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.
Germany ranks 3rd and India ranks 6th of 179 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 480.81 million tonnes | 712,720 tonnes | 480.10 million tonnes | Germany |
| 1860s | 681.66 million tonnes | 3.34 million tonnes | 678.31 million tonnes | Germany |
| 1870s | 1.96 billion tonnes | 7.69 million tonnes | 1.95 billion tonnes | Germany |
| 1880s | 2.82 billion tonnes | 20.32 million tonnes | 2.80 billion tonnes | Germany |
| 1890s | 4.84 billion tonnes | 59.86 million tonnes | 4.78 billion tonnes | Germany |
| 1900s | 7.93 billion tonnes | 166.44 million tonnes | 7.77 billion tonnes | Germany |
| 1910s | 12.38 billion tonnes | 393.25 million tonnes | 11.99 billion tonnes | Germany |
| 1920s | 16.95 billion tonnes | 730.36 million tonnes | 16.22 billion tonnes | Germany |
| 1930s | 21.41 billion tonnes | 1.11 billion tonnes | 20.30 billion tonnes | Germany |
| 1940s | 26.72 billion tonnes | 1.58 billion tonnes | 25.13 billion tonnes | Germany |
| 1950s | 31.77 billion tonnes | 2.14 billion tonnes | 29.64 billion tonnes | Germany |
| 1960s | 38.75 billion tonnes | 3.03 billion tonnes | 35.73 billion tonnes | Germany |
| 1970s | 44.97 billion tonnes | 4.34 billion tonnes | 40.63 billion tonnes | Germany |
| 1980s | 50.48 billion tonnes | 6.36 billion tonnes | 44.11 billion tonnes | Germany |
| 1990s | 55.53 billion tonnes | 10.03 billion tonnes | 45.50 billion tonnes | Germany |
| 2000s | 59.35 billion tonnes | 15.91 billion tonnes | 43.44 billion tonnes | Germany |
| 2010s | 62.82 billion tonnes | 26.55 billion tonnes | 36.27 billion tonnes | Germany |
| 2020s | 64.85 billion tonnes | 38.71 billion tonnes | 26.14 billion tonnes | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from coal, Germany or India?
- Germany, at 65.23 billion tonnes against 42.71 billion tonnes in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from coal between Germany and India?
- 22.52 billion tonnes, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and India?
- 156 years are reported by both, from 1858 to 2024.
- How do Germany and India rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from coal?
- Germany ranks 3rd and India ranks 6th of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.