Australia vs Germany: Share of global greenhouse gas emissions

Australia
1.1%
in 2024
Germany
1.2%
in 2024
Australia rank
16th
Germany rank
13th

Share of global greenhouse gas emissions over time

  • Australia
  • Germany
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How they compare

Germany currently reports 1.2% against 1.1% in Australia, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Germany's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.

Across all 175 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 16th and Germany ranks 13th of 199 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions
Unit
%
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 34,825 data points, 1850–2024
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Measured as a percentage of the world's greenhouse gas emissions.