Canada vs Germany: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from burning gas
Canada
3.2%
in 2024
Germany
2.8%
in 2024
Canada rank
4th
Germany rank
6th
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from burning gas over time
- Canada
- Germany
How they compare
Canada currently reports 3.2% against 2.8% in Germany, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.2 times Germany's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 143 shared years of data; in 1882 it was Germany ahead.
Canada ranks 4th and Germany ranks 6th of 146 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 15 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1890s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1910s | 0.9% | 0.0% | 0.9% | Canada |
| 1920s | 1.6% | 0.0% | 1.6% | Canada |
| 1930s | 1.5% | 0.0% | 1.5% | Canada |
| 1940s | 1.4% | 0.0% | 1.4% | Canada |
| 1950s | 1.3% | 0.0% | 1.2% | Canada |
| 1960s | 1.9% | 0.2% | 1.7% | Canada |
| 1970s | 2.8% | 1.2% | 1.6% | Canada |
| 1980s | 3.3% | 2.4% | 1.0% | Canada |
| 1990s | 3.4% | 2.8% | 0.7% | Canada |
| 2000s | 3.4% | 3.0% | 0.4% | Canada |
| 2010s | 3.3% | 3.0% | 0.4% | Canada |
| 2020s | 3.3% | 2.8% | 0.4% | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from burning gas, Canada or Germany?
- Canada, at 3.2% against 2.8% in Germany as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from burning gas between Canada and Germany?
- 0.4%, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Germany?
- 143 years are reported by both, from 1882 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Germany rank globally for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from burning gas?
- Canada ranks 4th and Germany ranks 6th 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 cumulative CO₂ emissions from burning gas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from gas since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from gas.