Germany vs United Kingdom: Per capita methane emissions

Germany
0.6639 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
United Kingdom
0.6337 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Germany rank
151st
United Kingdom rank
152nd

Per capita methane emissions over time

  • Germany
  • United Kingdom
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How they compare

Germany currently reports 0.6639 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.6337 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.0302 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Germany ranks 151st and United Kingdom ranks 152nd of 199 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 2 and United Kingdom in 16.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1850s 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 2.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person United Kingdom
1860s 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 2.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person United Kingdom
1870s 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 2.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person United Kingdom
1880s 1.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 2.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person United Kingdom
1890s 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 2.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person United Kingdom
1900s 1.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 2.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person United Kingdom
1910s 1.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 2.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person United Kingdom
1920s 1.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 2.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person United Kingdom
1930s 1.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 2.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person United Kingdom
1940s 1.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 2.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person United Kingdom
1950s 1.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 2.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person United Kingdom
1960s 2.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 2.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person United Kingdom
1970s 2.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 2.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.4882 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person United Kingdom
1980s 2.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 2.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person United Kingdom
1990s 1.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 2.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.6157 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person United Kingdom
2000s 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2487 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person United Kingdom
2010s 0.8518 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.7377 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1141 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Germany
2020s 0.6987 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.651 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0478 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher per capita methane emissions, Germany or United Kingdom?
Germany, at 0.6639 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.6337 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in United Kingdom as of 2024.
What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Germany and United Kingdom?
0.0302 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and United Kingdom?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Germany and United Kingdom rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
Germany ranks 151st and United Kingdom ranks 152nd of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita methane emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Per capita methane emissions
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Source
Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 34,079 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.