Canada vs Germany: Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population
Canada
1.4%
in 2024
Germany
1.5%
in 2024
Canada rank
11th
Germany rank
10th
Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population over time
- Canada
- Germany
How they compare
Germany currently reports 1.5% against 1.4% in Canada, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 233 shared years of data; in 1792 it was Germany ahead.
Canada ranks 11th and Germany ranks 10th of 215 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 24 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1790s | 0.0% | 2.2% | 2.2% | Germany |
| 1800s | 0.0% | 2.9% | 2.9% | Germany |
| 1810s | 0.0% | 3.9% | 3.9% | Germany |
| 1820s | 0.0% | 6.6% | 6.6% | Germany |
| 1830s | 0.0% | 5.4% | 5.3% | Germany |
| 1840s | 0.0% | 7.9% | 7.9% | Germany |
| 1850s | 0.1% | 10.2% | 10.1% | Germany |
| 1860s | 0.2% | 13.5% | 13.3% | Germany |
| 1870s | 0.3% | 14.4% | 14.1% | Germany |
| 1880s | 0.8% | 15.5% | 14.7% | Germany |
| 1890s | 1.0% | 16.2% | 15.3% | Germany |
| 1900s | 1.4% | 15.5% | 14.1% | Germany |
| 1910s | 2.2% | 14.7% | 12.5% | Germany |
| 1920s | 2.3% | 12.3% | 10.0% | Germany |
| 1930s | 2.1% | 12.0% | 9.9% | Germany |
| 1940s | 2.7% | 9.5% | 6.8% | Germany |
| 1950s | 2.4% | 9.3% | 6.9% | Germany |
| 1960s | 2.2% | 8.4% | 6.2% | Germany |
| 1970s | 2.3% | 6.2% | 3.9% | Germany |
| 1980s | 2.1% | 5.2% | 3.0% | Germany |
| 1990s | 2.1% | 4.1% | 2.0% | Germany |
| 2000s | 2.0% | 3.1% | 1.1% | Germany |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 2.2% | 0.6% | Germany |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 1.7% | 0.3% | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population, Canada or Germany?
- Germany, at 1.5% against 1.4% in Canada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population between Canada and Germany?
- 0.1%, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Germany?
- 233 years are reported by both, from 1792 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Germany rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population?
- Canada ranks 11th and Germany ranks 10th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ in the same year.