Australia vs Germany: Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry

Australia
455.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Germany
608.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Australia rank
16th
Germany rank
13th

Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time

  • Australia
  • Germany
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How they compare

Germany currently reports 608.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 455.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Australia, a difference of 152.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.

That makes Germany's figure about 1.3 times Australia's.

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

Australia ranks 16th and Germany ranks 13th of 198 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 34,488 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.