Germany vs India: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil, gaps filled
Germany
20.58 billion tonnes
in 2024
India
17.00 billion tonnes
in 2024
Germany rank
5th
India rank
6th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil, gaps filled over time
- Germany
- India
How they compare
Germany currently reports 20.58 billion tonnes against 17.00 billion tonnes in India, a difference of 3.58 billion tonnes.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.2 times India's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 156 shared years of data; in 1858 it was India ahead.
Germany ranks 5th and India ranks 6th of 215 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 16 and India in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1860s | 25,125 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 25,125 tonnes | Germany |
| 1870s | 6.11 million tonnes | 36,640 tonnes | 6.07 million tonnes | Germany |
| 1880s | 12.82 million tonnes | 1.24 million tonnes | 11.58 million tonnes | Germany |
| 1890s | 32.89 million tonnes | 7.57 million tonnes | 25.32 million tonnes | Germany |
| 1900s | 62.34 million tonnes | 22.55 million tonnes | 39.79 million tonnes | Germany |
| 1910s | 90.27 million tonnes | 50.42 million tonnes | 39.86 million tonnes | Germany |
| 1920s | 94.07 million tonnes | 84.75 million tonnes | 9.32 million tonnes | Germany |
| 1930s | 96.93 million tonnes | 99.97 million tonnes | 3.04 million tonnes | India |
| 1940s | 118.14 million tonnes | 109.82 million tonnes | 8.32 million tonnes | Germany |
| 1950s | 253.59 million tonnes | 167.17 million tonnes | 86.42 million tonnes | Germany |
| 1960s | 1.34 billion tonnes | 378.33 million tonnes | 965.41 million tonnes | Germany |
| 1970s | 4.65 billion tonnes | 865.26 million tonnes | 3.79 billion tonnes | Germany |
| 1980s | 8.49 billion tonnes | 1.74 billion tonnes | 6.75 billion tonnes | Germany |
| 1990s | 11.96 billion tonnes | 3.37 billion tonnes | 8.59 billion tonnes | Germany |
| 2000s | 15.29 billion tonnes | 6.34 billion tonnes | 8.96 billion tonnes | Germany |
| 2010s | 18.14 billion tonnes | 10.89 billion tonnes | 7.25 billion tonnes | Germany |
| 2020s | 20.10 billion tonnes | 15.57 billion tonnes | 4.53 billion tonnes | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, gaps filled, Germany or India?
- Germany, at 20.58 billion tonnes against 17.00 billion tonnes in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, gaps filled between Germany and India?
- 3.58 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 oil, gaps filled?
- Germany ranks 5th and India ranks 6th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil with 86 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.