Germany vs Greece: Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita
Germany
0.3851 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Greece
0.3804 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Germany rank
69th
Greece rank
71st
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita over time
- Germany
- Greece
How they compare
Germany currently reports 0.3851 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.3804 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Greece, a difference of 0.0047 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 69th and Greece ranks 71st of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 6 and Greece in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Greece | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8305 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5679 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2626 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Germany |
| 1970s | 0.9559 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.692 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2639 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Germany |
| 1980s | 0.9425 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7445 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1979 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Germany |
| 1990s | 0.807 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6461 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1609 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Germany |
| 2000s | 0.5399 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0001 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Greece |
| 2010s | 0.487 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4354 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0516 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Germany |
| 2020s | 0.4111 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.397 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0141 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita, Germany or Greece?
- Germany, at 0.3851 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.3804 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Greece as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita between Germany and Greece?
- 0.0047 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Greece?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Germany and Greece rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita?
- Germany ranks 69th and Greece ranks 71st of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.