Carbon emission intensity vs. GDP per capita in Germany
Germany: Carbon emission intensity vs. GDP per capita was 0.1108 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Carbon emission intensity vs. GDP per capita in Germany, 1990–2024
Source: Joint Research Centre (European Commission) and International Energy Agency (IEA), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Germany recorded 0.1108 for carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 31.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita in Germany peaked at 0.301 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.1108, in 2024.
Germany ranks 112th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2533 | 0.2181 | 0.301 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1988 | 0.1784 | 0.2122 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1607 | 0.1332 | 0.1818 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1208 | 0.1108 | 0.1287 | 5 |
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More climate change data for Germany
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.7% (2100)
- Population growth -0.0% (2025)
- Population, total 83.49 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.1% (2025)
- Urban population 68.58 million (2025)
- Urban population 82.1% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 6.77 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 95.14 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 6.77 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 6.77 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita in Germany?
- Carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita in Germany was 0.1108 in 2024, according to Joint Research Centre (European Commission) and International Energy Agency (IEA), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 0.301 in 1990.
- What is the lowest carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1108 in 2024.
- How does Germany rank for carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita?
- Germany ranks 112th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from Joint Research Centre (European Commission) and International Energy Agency (IEA), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Carbon emission intensity vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Carbon emission intensity is measured in kilograms of CO₂ per dollar of GDP. Emissions from fossil fuels and industry are included, but land-use change emissions are not. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.