Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions, gaps filled, Germany or United States of America?

United States of America, at 434.87 billion tonnes against 95.14 billion tonnes in Germany as of 2024.

What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions, gaps filled between Germany and United States of America?

339.73 billion tonnes, with United States of America ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and United States of America?

225 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Germany vs United States of America: Cumulative CO₂ emissions, gaps filled

Germany

95.14 billion tonnes

in 2024

United States of America

434.87 billion tonnes

in 2024

Germany rank

4th

United States of America rank

1st

Cumulative CO₂ emissions, gaps filled over time

Germany
United States of America

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 434.87 billion tonnes against 95.14 billion tonnes in Germany, a difference of 339.73 billion tonnes.

That makes United States of America's figure about 4.6 times Germany's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 225 shared years of data; in 1800 it was Germany ahead.

Germany ranks 4th and United States of America ranks 1st of 215 countries.

Across the 23 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 6 and United States of America in 17.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Germany	United States of America	Difference	Ahead
1800s	8.80 million tonnes	1.67 million tonnes	7.13 million tonnes	Germany
1810s	21.26 million tonnes	6.21 million tonnes	15.05 million tonnes	Germany
1820s	52.95 million tonnes	14.74 million tonnes	38.21 million tonnes	Germany
1830s	97.04 million tonnes	39.17 million tonnes	57.87 million tonnes	Germany
1840s	182.51 million tonnes	108.52 million tonnes	73.99 million tonnes	Germany
1850s	361.39 million tonnes	334.86 million tonnes	26.53 million tonnes	Germany
1860s	776.57 million tonnes	811.81 million tonnes	35.24 million tonnes	United States of America
1870s	1.57 billion tonnes	1.81 billion tonnes	246.07 million tonnes	United States of America
1880s	2.84 billion tonnes	3.84 billion tonnes	1.00 billion tonnes	United States of America
1890s	4.88 billion tonnes	7.69 billion tonnes	2.82 billion tonnes	United States of America
1900s	8.00 billion tonnes	14.70 billion tonnes	6.71 billion tonnes	United States of America
1910s	12.47 billion tonnes	27.03 billion tonnes	14.56 billion tonnes	United States of America
1920s	17.05 billion tonnes	43.23 billion tonnes	26.19 billion tonnes	United States of America
1930s	21.54 billion tonnes	59.81 billion tonnes	38.28 billion tonnes	United States of America
1940s	26.90 billion tonnes	79.03 billion tonnes	52.13 billion tonnes	United States of America
1950s	32.16 billion tonnes	104.08 billion tonnes	71.92 billion tonnes	United States of America
1960s	40.40 billion tonnes	133.89 billion tonnes	93.49 billion tonnes	United States of America
1970s	50.54 billion tonnes	175.15 billion tonnes	124.61 billion tonnes	United States of America
1980s	61.10 billion tonnes	221.35 billion tonnes	160.24 billion tonnes	United States of America
1990s	71.12 billion tonnes	271.51 billion tonnes	200.39 billion tonnes	United States of America
2000s	80.21 billion tonnes	329.65 billion tonnes	249.44 billion tonnes	United States of America
2010s	88.49 billion tonnes	386.33 billion tonnes	297.84 billion tonnes	United States of America
2020s	93.92 billion tonnes	424.97 billion tonnes	331.05 billion tonnes	United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions, gaps filled, Germany or United States of America?: United States of America, at 434.87 billion tonnes against 95.14 billion tonnes in Germany as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions, gaps filled between Germany and United States of America?: 339.73 billion tonnes, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and United States of America?: 225 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2024.
How do Germany and United States of America rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions, gaps filled?: Germany ranks 4th and United States of America ranks 1st of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Cumulative CO₂ emissions, gaps filled
Unit: tonnes
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 215 places, 23,492 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed: 16 September 2026

Cumulative CO₂ emissions with 84 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.