Germany vs United States of America: IPPU — Emissions

Germany
30,200 kt
in 2023
United States of America
137,000 kt
in 2023
Germany rank
14th
United States of America rank
14th

IPPU — Emissions over time

  • Germany
  • United States of America
25.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k125.0k150.0k196119922023

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 137,000 kt against 30,200 kt in Germany, a difference of 106,800 kt.

That makes United States of America's figure about 4.5 times Germany's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.

Germany ranks 14th and United States of America ranks 14th of 201 countries.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany United States of America Difference Ahead
1960s 54,222 kt 104,767 kt 50,544 kt United States of America
1970s 53,440 kt 115,890 kt 62,450 kt United States of America
1980s 44,450 kt 106,790 kt 62,340 kt United States of America
1990s 35,910 kt 123,600 kt 87,690 kt United States of America
2000s 38,020 kt 118,950 kt 80,930 kt United States of America
2010s 36,210 kt 118,800 kt 82,590 kt United States of America
2020s 34,450 kt 136,000 kt 101,550 kt United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher ippu — emissions, Germany or United States of America?
United States of America, at 137,000 kt against 30,200 kt in Germany as of 2023.
What is the difference in ippu — emissions between Germany and United States of America?
106,800 kt, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and United States of America?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Germany and United States of America rank globally for ippu — emissions?
Germany ranks 14th and United States of America ranks 14th of 201 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as IPPU — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
IPPU — Emissions (CO2)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
253 places, 14,574 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf