Canada vs Germany: Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change
Canada
1.5%
in 2024
Germany
1.3%
in 2024
Canada rank
11th
Germany rank
13th
Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change over time
- Canada
- Germany
How they compare
Canada currently reports 1.5% against 1.3% in Germany, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times Germany's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 11th and Germany ranks 13th of 194 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 4 and Germany in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.7% | 1.5% | 1.2% | Canada |
| 1860s | 4.0% | 2.5% | 1.4% | Canada |
| 1870s | 3.2% | 2.9% | 0.3% | Canada |
| 1880s | 3.1% | 3.7% | 0.6% | Germany |
| 1890s | 2.5% | 4.5% | 2.0% | Germany |
| 1900s | 4.0% | 5.7% | 1.7% | Germany |
| 1910s | 5.3% | 6.3% | 1.0% | Germany |
| 1920s | 4.7% | 5.2% | 0.5% | Germany |
| 1930s | 4.2% | 5.1% | 0.9% | Germany |
| 1940s | 3.8% | 4.5% | 0.7% | Germany |
| 1950s | 3.9% | 4.3% | 0.4% | Germany |
| 1960s | 3.3% | 4.9% | 1.6% | Germany |
| 1970s | 2.8% | 4.4% | 1.6% | Germany |
| 1980s | 2.6% | 3.9% | 1.3% | Germany |
| 1990s | 2.4% | 3.2% | 0.7% | Germany |
| 2000s | 2.3% | 2.5% | 0.2% | Germany |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 1.9% | 0.2% | Germany |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 1.5% | 0.1% | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change, Canada or Germany?
- Canada, at 1.5% against 1.3% in Germany as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change between Canada and Germany?
- 0.2%, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Germany?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Germany rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Canada ranks 11th and Germany ranks 13th of 194 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 including land-use change. 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), including land-use change, measured as a percentage of global total emissions of CO₂ in the same year.