China vs Germany: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from burning gas
China
3.5%
in 2024
Germany
2.8%
in 2024
China rank
3rd
Germany rank
6th
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from burning gas over time
- China
- Germany
How they compare
China currently reports 3.5% against 2.8% in Germany, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes China's figure about 1.3 times Germany's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 118 shared years of data; in 1907 it was Germany ahead.
China ranks 3rd and Germany ranks 6th of 146 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, China averaged higher in 1 and Germany in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 1950s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Germany |
| 1960s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Germany |
| 1970s | 0.3% | 1.2% | 0.9% | Germany |
| 1980s | 0.5% | 2.4% | 1.8% | Germany |
| 1990s | 0.7% | 2.8% | 2.1% | Germany |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 3.0% | 2.2% | Germany |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 3.0% | 1.3% | Germany |
| 2020s | 3.0% | 2.8% | 0.2% | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from burning gas, China or Germany?
- China, at 3.5% against 2.8% in Germany as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from burning gas between China and Germany?
- 0.7%, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Germany?
- 118 years are reported by both, from 1907 to 2024.
- How do China and Germany rank globally for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from burning gas?
- China ranks 3rd 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.