Germany vs India: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change
Germany
3.4%
in 2024
India
3.8%
in 2024
Germany rank
6th
India rank
5th
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change over time
- Germany
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 3.8% against 3.4% in Germany, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes India's figure about 1.1 times Germany's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 156 shared years of data; in 1858 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 6th and India ranks 5th of 194 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 17 and India in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.5% | 0.6% | 0.9% | Germany |
| 1860s | 1.7% | 1.5% | 0.2% | Germany |
| 1870s | 2.3% | 1.2% | 1.2% | Germany |
| 1880s | 2.6% | 1.4% | 1.1% | Germany |
| 1890s | 3.0% | 1.7% | 1.4% | Germany |
| 1900s | 3.6% | 1.7% | 1.9% | Germany |
| 1910s | 4.2% | 1.7% | 2.5% | Germany |
| 1920s | 4.5% | 2.0% | 2.5% | Germany |
| 1930s | 4.6% | 2.6% | 2.0% | Germany |
| 1940s | 4.7% | 3.1% | 1.7% | Germany |
| 1950s | 4.6% | 3.5% | 1.2% | Germany |
| 1960s | 4.6% | 3.6% | 1.0% | Germany |
| 1970s | 4.6% | 3.4% | 1.3% | Germany |
| 1980s | 4.5% | 3.1% | 1.4% | Germany |
| 1990s | 4.3% | 3.1% | 1.3% | Germany |
| 2000s | 4.1% | 3.1% | 1.0% | Germany |
| 2010s | 3.8% | 3.4% | 0.4% | Germany |
| 2020s | 3.5% | 3.7% | 0.2% | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, Germany or India?
- India, at 3.8% against 3.4% in Germany as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change between Germany and India?
- 0.4%, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and India?
- 156 years are reported by both, from 1858 to 2024.
- How do Germany and India rank globally for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Germany ranks 6th and India ranks 5th 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 cumulative 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
Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global total cumulative emissions of CO₂ (including land-use change).