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
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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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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
Last refreshed

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