Australia vs Germany: Greenhouse gas emissions

Australia
609.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Germany
659.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Australia rank
16th
Germany rank
13th

Greenhouse gas emissions over time

  • Australia
  • Germany
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How they compare

Germany currently reports 659.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 609.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Australia, a difference of 49.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.

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
Greenhouse gas emissions
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
199 places, 34,825 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

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