Canada vs Germany: Share of global CO₂ emissions from oil
Canada
2.0%
in 2024
Germany
1.9%
in 2024
Canada rank
8th
Germany rank
10th
Share of global CO₂ emissions from oil over time
- Canada
- Germany
How they compare
Canada currently reports 2.0% against 1.9% in Germany, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 170 shared years of data; in 1855 it was Germany ahead.
Canada ranks 8th and Germany ranks 10th of 215 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 5 and Germany in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1860s | 2.4% | 3.8% | 1.3% | Germany |
| 1870s | 2.2% | 9.2% | 7.0% | Germany |
| 1880s | 0.8% | 6.5% | 5.7% | Germany |
| 1890s | 0.7% | 5.4% | 4.7% | Germany |
| 1900s | 0.4% | 3.4% | 3.0% | Germany |
| 1910s | 1.2% | 1.0% | 0.3% | Canada |
| 1920s | 1.3% | 0.0% | 1.3% | Canada |
| 1930s | 2.0% | 0.1% | 1.9% | Canada |
| 1940s | 2.6% | 0.3% | 2.3% | Canada |
| 1950s | 3.7% | 1.3% | 2.4% | Canada |
| 1960s | 3.4% | 4.5% | 1.0% | Germany |
| 1970s | 2.9% | 5.0% | 2.1% | Germany |
| 1980s | 2.4% | 4.1% | 1.7% | Germany |
| 1990s | 2.3% | 3.7% | 1.4% | Germany |
| 2000s | 2.3% | 2.9% | 0.5% | Germany |
| 2010s | 2.2% | 2.3% | 0.2% | Germany |
| 2020s | 2.0% | 2.1% | 0.0% | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions from oil, Canada or Germany?
- Canada, at 2.0% against 1.9% in Germany as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions from oil between Canada and Germany?
- 0.1%, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Germany?
- 170 years are reported by both, from 1855 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Germany rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions from oil?
- Canada ranks 8th and Germany ranks 10th of 215 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 oil. 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 oil, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from oil in the same year.