Share of CO₂ emissions covered by a carbon price in Germany
Germany: Share of CO₂ emissions covered by a carbon price was 87.7% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Share of CO₂ emissions covered by a carbon price in Germany, 1989–2025
Source: Dolphin and Merkle (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of co₂ emissions covered by a carbon price in Germany stood at 87.7%. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.
That represents a change of up 68.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of co₂ emissions covered by a carbon price in Germany peaked at 87.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1989.
Germany ranks 5th of 200 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of CO₂ emissions covered by a carbon price in Germany, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 0.0% | — |
| 1990 | 0.0% | — |
| 1991 | 0.0% | — |
| 1992 | 0.0% | — |
| 1993 | 0.0% | — |
| 1994 | 0.0% | — |
| 1995 | 0.0% | — |
| 1996 | 0.0% | — |
| 1997 | 0.0% | — |
| 1998 | 0.0% | — |
| 1999 | 0.0% | — |
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 0.0% | — |
| 2003 | 0.0% | — |
| 2004 | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | 53.2% | — |
| 2006 | 52.8% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 55.3% | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 53.0% | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 52.2% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 52.0% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 53.3% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 54.1% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 53.4% | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 53.1% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 51.9% | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 50.8% | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 49.6% | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 50.0% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 46.0% | -8.0% |
| 2020 | 44.7% | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 86.6% | +93.8% |
| 2022 | 87.7% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 87.7% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 87.7% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 87.7% | +0.0% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 87.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 37.8%, 2.3× the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Germany's 87.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 41.9%, 2.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of CO₂ emissions covered by a carbon price in Germany changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +93.8% | 44.7% | 86.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.6% | 0.0% | 55.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.4% | 46.0% | 54.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.3% | 44.7% | 87.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More climate change data for Germany
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1.70 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 43,971 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 9,073 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 34,898 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 34.24 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,246 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 12,350 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 12,227 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 122.64 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 46.14 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of co₂ emissions covered by a carbon price in Germany?
- Share of co₂ emissions covered by a carbon price in Germany was 87.7% in 2025, according to Dolphin and Merkle (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of co₂ emissions covered by a carbon price recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 87.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of co₂ emissions covered by a carbon price recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1989.
- How does Germany rank for share of co₂ emissions covered by a carbon price?
- Germany ranks 5th out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of co₂ emissions covered by a carbon price rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 68.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from Dolphin and Merkle (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of CO₂ emissions covered by a carbon price. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Carbon dioxide emissions are included in this figure if they are covered by a carbon tax or trading system.