Germany vs India: Cumulative co2 coal

Germany
65.23 billion
in 2024
India
42.71 billion
in 2024
Germany rank
3rd
India rank
6th

Cumulative co2 coal over time

  • Germany
  • India
020.0B40.0B60.0B179219082024

How they compare

Germany currently reports 65.23 billion against 42.71 billion in India, a difference of 22.52 billion.

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 712,720 480.10 million Germany
1860s 681.66 million 3.34 million 678.31 million Germany
1870s 1.96 billion 7.69 million 1.95 billion Germany
1880s 2.82 billion 20.32 million 2.80 billion Germany
1890s 4.84 billion 59.86 million 4.78 billion Germany
1900s 7.93 billion 166.44 million 7.77 billion Germany
1910s 12.38 billion 393.25 million 11.99 billion Germany
1920s 16.95 billion 730.36 million 16.22 billion Germany
1930s 21.41 billion 1.11 billion 20.30 billion Germany
1940s 26.72 billion 1.58 billion 25.13 billion Germany
1950s 31.77 billion 2.14 billion 29.64 billion Germany
1960s 38.75 billion 3.03 billion 35.73 billion Germany
1970s 44.97 billion 4.34 billion 40.63 billion Germany
1980s 50.48 billion 6.36 billion 44.11 billion Germany
1990s 55.53 billion 10.03 billion 45.50 billion Germany
2000s 59.35 billion 15.91 billion 43.44 billion Germany
2010s 62.82 billion 26.55 billion 36.27 billion Germany
2020s 64.85 billion 38.71 billion 26.14 billion Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co2 coal, Germany or India?
Germany, at 65.23 billion against 42.71 billion in India as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co2 coal between Germany and India?
22.52 billion, 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 coal?
Germany ranks 3rd and India ranks 6th of 179 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Cumulative co2 coal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cumulative co2 coal
Source
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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