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
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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.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal
Unit
%
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
179 places, 18,115 data points, 1750–2024
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from coal in the same year.