Germany vs Greece: Share of CO₂ emissions embedded in trade

Germany

29.4%

in 2023

Greece

29.2%

in 2023

Germany rank

48th

Greece rank

49th

Share of CO₂ emissions embedded in trade over time

Germany currently reports 29.4% against 29.2% in Greece, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Germany ahead.

Germany ranks 48th and Greece ranks 49th of 120 countries.

Indicator: Share of CO₂ emissions embedded in trade
Unit: %
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 120 places, 4,063 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Annual net carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions embedded in trade, measured as a percentage of emissions of CO₂.