Germany vs India: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil

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 over time

  • Germany
  • India
05.0B10.0B15.0B20.0B179219082024

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, 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 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?
Germany ranks 5th and India ranks 6th of 215 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 oil. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil
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
215 places, 21,740 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed

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