Germany vs India: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled
Germany
94.91 billion tonnes
in 2024
India
105.59 billion tonnes
in 2024
Germany rank
6th
India rank
5th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled over time
- Germany
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 105.59 billion tonnes against 94.91 billion tonnes in Germany, a difference of 10.69 billion tonnes.
That makes India's figure about 1.1 times Germany's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 156 shared years of data; in 1858 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 6th and India ranks 5th of 194 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 17 and India in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 456.33 million tonnes | 178.00 million tonnes | 278.34 million tonnes | Germany |
| 1860s | 749.66 million tonnes | 677.59 million tonnes | 72.07 million tonnes | Germany |
| 1870s | 2.33 billion tonnes | 1.16 billion tonnes | 1.18 billion tonnes | Germany |
| 1880s | 3.31 billion tonnes | 1.84 billion tonnes | 1.47 billion tonnes | Germany |
| 1890s | 5.51 billion tonnes | 3.02 billion tonnes | 2.49 billion tonnes | Germany |
| 1900s | 8.89 billion tonnes | 4.20 billion tonnes | 4.69 billion tonnes | Germany |
| 1910s | 13.64 billion tonnes | 5.46 billion tonnes | 8.18 billion tonnes | Germany |
| 1920s | 18.32 billion tonnes | 8.25 billion tonnes | 10.06 billion tonnes | Germany |
| 1930s | 22.94 billion tonnes | 13.11 billion tonnes | 9.83 billion tonnes | Germany |
| 1940s | 28.44 billion tonnes | 18.50 billion tonnes | 9.94 billion tonnes | Germany |
| 1950s | 33.60 billion tonnes | 25.28 billion tonnes | 8.32 billion tonnes | Germany |
| 1960s | 41.34 billion tonnes | 32.15 billion tonnes | 9.19 billion tonnes | Germany |
| 1970s | 51.07 billion tonnes | 37.14 billion tonnes | 13.93 billion tonnes | Germany |
| 1980s | 61.34 billion tonnes | 42.62 billion tonnes | 18.72 billion tonnes | Germany |
| 1990s | 71.14 billion tonnes | 50.17 billion tonnes | 20.97 billion tonnes | Germany |
| 2000s | 80.10 billion tonnes | 61.32 billion tonnes | 18.79 billion tonnes | Germany |
| 2010s | 88.31 billion tonnes | 79.87 billion tonnes | 8.44 billion tonnes | Germany |
| 2020s | 93.70 billion tonnes | 99.49 billion tonnes | 5.78 billion tonnes | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled, Germany or India?
- India, at 105.59 billion tonnes against 94.91 billion tonnes in Germany as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled between Germany and India?
- 10.69 billion tonnes, with India 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 including land-use change, gaps filled?
- Germany ranks 6th and India ranks 5th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, 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 including land-use change with 79 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.