Germany vs India: Share of global CO₂ emissions from gas
Germany
2.0%
in 2024
India
1.9%
in 2024
Germany rank
9th
India rank
10th
Share of global CO₂ emissions from gas over time
- Germany
- India
How they compare
Germany currently reports 2.0% against 1.9% in India, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.1 times India's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 132 shared years of data; in 1882 it was India ahead.
Germany ranks 9th and India ranks 10th of 146 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 14 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1890s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Germany |
| 1940s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Germany |
| 1960s | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.5% | Germany |
| 1970s | 3.4% | 0.1% | 3.3% | Germany |
| 1980s | 3.6% | 0.3% | 3.4% | Germany |
| 1990s | 3.5% | 0.8% | 2.7% | Germany |
| 2000s | 3.3% | 1.3% | 2.0% | Germany |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 1.8% | 0.7% | Germany |
| 2020s | 2.1% | 1.7% | 0.4% | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions from gas, Germany or India?
- Germany, at 2.0% against 1.9% in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions from gas between Germany and India?
- 0.1%, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and India?
- 132 years are reported by both, from 1882 to 2024.
- How do Germany and India rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions from gas?
- Germany ranks 9th and India ranks 10th of 146 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 gas. 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 gas, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from gas in the same year.