Canada vs Germany: Share of global CO₂ emissions from cement
Canada
0.5%
in 2024
Germany
0.7%
in 2024
Canada rank
24th
Germany rank
21st
Share of global CO₂ emissions from cement over time
- Canada
- Germany
How they compare
Germany currently reports 0.7% against 0.5% in Canada, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.4 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 97 shared years of data; in 1928 it was Germany ahead.
Canada ranks 24th and Germany ranks 21st of 211 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 11 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 2.5% | 10.2% | 7.7% | Germany |
| 1930s | 1.4% | 12.2% | 10.8% | Germany |
| 1940s | 2.1% | 7.4% | 5.2% | Germany |
| 1950s | 1.9% | 9.4% | 7.5% | Germany |
| 1960s | 1.6% | 8.9% | 7.3% | Germany |
| 1970s | 1.4% | 6.6% | 5.3% | Germany |
| 1980s | 1.2% | 4.1% | 2.9% | Germany |
| 1990s | 1.0% | 2.6% | 1.6% | Germany |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 1.5% | 0.7% | Germany |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.9% | 0.5% | Germany |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.8% | 0.3% | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions from cement, Canada or Germany?
- Germany, at 0.7% against 0.5% in Canada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions from cement between Canada and Germany?
- 0.2%, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Germany?
- 97 years are reported by both, from 1928 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Germany rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions from cement?
- Canada ranks 24th and Germany ranks 21st of 211 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 from cement. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from cement, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from cement in the same year.