Australia vs Germany: Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal
Australia
0.9%
in 2024
Germany
1.0%
in 2024
Australia rank
13th
Germany rank
11th
Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- Australia
- Germany
How they compare
Germany currently reports 1.0% against 0.9% in Australia, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
Across all 220 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 13th and Germany ranks 11th of 179 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 23 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 0.0% | 3.7% | 3.7% | 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% | 7.8% | Germany |
| 1850s | 0.1% | 10.2% | 10.1% | Germany |
| 1860s | 0.2% | 13.6% | 13.3% | Germany |
| 1870s | 0.3% | 14.4% | 14.1% | Germany |
| 1880s | 0.4% | 15.8% | 15.4% | Germany |
| 1890s | 0.5% | 16.7% | 16.2% | Germany |
| 1900s | 0.6% | 16.2% | 15.6% | Germany |
| 1910s | 0.7% | 15.8% | 15.1% | Germany |
| 1920s | 0.8% | 14.5% | 13.7% | Germany |
| 1930s | 0.8% | 15.2% | 14.4% | Germany |
| 1940s | 1.0% | 12.6% | 11.6% | Germany |
| 1950s | 1.2% | 14.6% | 13.4% | Germany |
| 1960s | 1.2% | 13.6% | 12.4% | Germany |
| 1970s | 1.4% | 9.2% | 7.8% | Germany |
| 1980s | 1.5% | 7.2% | 5.7% | Germany |
| 1990s | 1.8% | 5.0% | 3.1% | Germany |
| 2000s | 1.8% | 3.3% | 1.5% | Germany |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 2.2% | 1.0% | Germany |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 1.3% | 0.4% | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions from coal, Australia or Germany?
- Germany, at 1.0% against 0.9% in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions from coal between Australia and Germany?
- 0.1%, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Germany?
- 220 years are reported by both, from 1805 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Germany rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions from coal?
- Australia ranks 13th and Germany ranks 11th of 179 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 coal. 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 coal, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from coal in the same year.