Germany vs United Kingdom: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from gas
Germany
7.66 billion tonnes
in 2024
United Kingdom
7.57 billion tonnes
in 2024
Germany rank
6th
United Kingdom rank
8th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from gas over time
- Germany
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Germany currently reports 7.66 billion tonnes against 7.57 billion tonnes in United Kingdom, a difference of 94.62 million tonnes.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 233 shared years of data; in 1792 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Germany ranks 6th and United Kingdom ranks 8th of 146 countries.
Across the 24 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 9 and United Kingdom in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1790s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1800s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1810s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1820s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1830s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1840s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1850s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1860s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1870s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1880s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1890s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1900s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1910s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1920s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1930s | 68,150 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 68,150 tonnes | Germany |
| 1940s | 585,873 tonnes | 6,962 tonnes | 578,912 tonnes | Germany |
| 1950s | 3.03 million tonnes | 157,186 tonnes | 2.88 million tonnes | Germany |
| 1960s | 28.28 million tonnes | 6.26 million tonnes | 22.02 million tonnes | Germany |
| 1970s | 424.14 million tonnes | 320.19 million tonnes | 103.96 million tonnes | Germany |
| 1980s | 1.45 billion tonnes | 1.19 billion tonnes | 253.57 million tonnes | Germany |
| 1990s | 2.71 billion tonnes | 2.43 billion tonnes | 277.78 million tonnes | Germany |
| 2000s | 4.37 billion tonnes | 4.35 billion tonnes | 21.31 million tonnes | Germany |
| 2010s | 6.09 billion tonnes | 6.16 billion tonnes | 70.46 million tonnes | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 7.35 billion tonnes | 7.31 billion tonnes | 41.01 million tonnes | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from gas, Germany or United Kingdom?
- Germany, at 7.66 billion tonnes against 7.57 billion tonnes in United Kingdom as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from gas between Germany and United Kingdom?
- 94.62 million tonnes, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and United Kingdom?
- 233 years are reported by both, from 1792 to 2024.
- How do Germany and United Kingdom rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from gas?
- Germany ranks 6th and United Kingdom ranks 8th of 146 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 gas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from gas since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.