Change co2 annual pct in Germany

Germany: Change co2 annual pct was -3.61 in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
-3.61
Change on year
up 67.4%
World rank
199th
of 215 countries
All-time high
186.72
in 1807
All-time low
-80.66
in 1945
Years of data
232
1793–2024

Change co2 annual pct in Germany, 1793–2024

-1000100200179319082024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, change co2 annual pct in Germany stood at -3.61.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 67.4% on the previous year and up 23.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, change co2 annual pct in Germany peaked at 186.72 in 1807 and was at its lowest, -80.66, in 1945.

That places Germany 199th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Change co2 annual pct in Germany, year by year

Annual values for Change co2 annual pct in Germany, 1793 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1793 2.34 —
1794 -7.63 -425.7%
1795 0.8264 -110.8%
1796 19.67 +2280.3%
1797 2.74 -86.1%
1798 4.67 +70.3%
1799 8.92 +91.1%
1800 26.9 +201.7%
1801 -32.72 -221.6%
1802 3.42 -110.5%
1803 -3.31 -196.7%
1804 88.36 -2768.4%
1805 3.27 -96.3%
1806 -9.86 -401.3%
1807 186.72 -1993.9%
1808 -66.62 -135.7%
1809 3.67 -105.5%
1810 5.12 +39.3%
1811 -5.24 -202.4%
1812 -1.58 -69.8%
1813 -2.41 +52.4%
1814 -0.823 -65.8%
1815 16.6 -2116.6%
1816 131.67 +693.3%
1817 41.78 -68.3%
1818 4.44 -89.4%
1819 -7.26 -263.5%
1820 3.24 -144.7%
1821 4.44 +36.9%
1822 2.8 -36.9%
1823 11.1 +296.3%
1824 -19.89 -279.2%
1825 34.24 -272.1%
1826 -3.46 -110.1%
1827 8.4 -342.5%
1828 0 -100.0%
1829 -20.02 —
1830 31.99 -259.8%
1831 -4.2 -113.1%
1832 -24.9 +492.2%
1833 26.99 -208.4%
1834 0.7531 -97.2%
1835 11.79 +1466.0%
1836 5.27 -55.3%
1837 14.61 +176.9%
1838 11.45 -21.6%
1839 5.86 -48.9%
1840 30.69 +424.0%
1841 4.07 -86.7%
1842 13.97 +242.9%
1843 -5.35 -138.3%
1844 5.66 -205.7%
1845 15.89 +181.0%
1846 4.56 -71.3%
1847 4.95 +8.4%
1848 -7.31 -247.7%
1849 6.2 -184.8%
1850 11.13 +79.6%
1851 11.42 +2.6%
1852 13.66 +19.6%
1853 8.27 -39.4%
1854 17.37 +109.9%
1855 17.44 +0.4%
1856 8.07 -53.8%
1857 6.52 -19.2%
1858 8.11 +24.4%
1859 -5.06 -162.4%
1860 7.65 -251.1%
1861 13.56 +77.2%
1862 10.19 -24.9%
1863 8.44 -17.1%
1864 14.7 +74.1%
1865 12.05 -18.0%
1866 -0.8833 -107.3%
1867 9.93 -1224.3%
1868 7.54 -24.1%
1869 4.34 -42.5%
1870 -1.23 -128.3%
1871 11.36 -1025.6%
1872 7.92 -30.3%
1873 6.79 -14.2%
1874 -27.22 -500.6%
1875 41.8 -253.6%
1876 1.89 -95.5%
1877 -2.07 -209.2%
1878 3.2 -255.0%
1879 6.03 +88.3%
1880 12.32 +104.4%
1881 7.84 -36.4%
1882 7 -10.7%
1883 6.56 -6.3%
1884 2.9 -55.9%
1885 2.32 -19.8%
1886 1.15 -50.5%
1887 4.51 +293.1%
1888 9.36 +107.5%
1889 6.71 -28.4%
1890 4.72 -29.7%
1891 6.05 +28.3%
1892 -2.65 -143.8%
1893 2.66 -200.5%
1894 3.98 +49.5%
1895 3.83 -3.8%
1896 7.54 +97.0%
1897 6.75 -10.5%
1898 4.32 -36.0%
1899 6.27 +45.2%
1900 7.74 +23.4%
1901 -0.3678 -104.8%
1902 -1.96 +431.8%
1903 7.65 -491.0%
1904 3.64 -52.3%
1905 7.36 +101.9%
1906 -5.33 -172.5%
1907 22.17 -515.8%
1908 1.01 -95.5%
1909 -0.2395 -123.8%
1910 -0.0461 -80.8%
1911 2.97 -6545.7%
1912 8.84 +197.8%
1913 7.21 -18.5%
1914 -6.94 -196.4%
1915 -7.03 +1.3%
1916 8.16 -216.1%
1917 4.77 -41.6%
1918 -4.03 -184.6%
1919 -23.04 +471.3%
1920 10.78 -146.8%
1921 10.24 -5.0%
1922 -3.74 -136.6%
1923 -27.12 +624.3%
1924 36.11 -233.1%
1925 1.39 -96.2%
1926 -9.79 -804.9%
1927 16.44 -268.0%
1928 4.95 -69.9%
1929 6.78 +36.9%
1930 -14.31 -311.1%
1931 -16.47 +15.2%
1932 -9.97 -39.5%
1933 5.03 -150.5%
1934 11.96 +137.5%
1935 10.7 -10.5%
1936 10.46 -2.2%
1937 12.79 +22.3%
1938 6.7 -47.6%
1939 7.88 +17.5%
1940 0.8787 -88.8%
1941 0.9885 +12.5%
1942 1.08 +8.8%
1943 1.73 +60.5%
1944 -11.65 -774.8%
1945 -80.66 +592.4%
1946 134.08 -266.2%
1947 16.92 -87.4%
1948 18.94 +11.9%
1949 14.38 -24.1%
1950 18.13 +26.1%
1951 12.95 -28.5%
1952 5.92 -54.3%
1953 2.05 -65.4%
1954 5.82 +184.3%
1955 9.66 +66.2%
1956 5.91 -38.9%
1957 1.53 -74.1%
1958 -2.77 -281.0%
1959 -0.0841 -97.0%
1960 7.69 -9246.5%
1961 2.57 -66.6%
1962 5.79 +125.4%
1963 7.07 +22.0%
1964 2.47 -65.0%
1965 -0.9074 -136.7%
1966 -0.9051 -0.3%
1967 -1.59 +75.9%
1968 5.19 -426.0%
1969 6.83 +31.6%
1970 -2.47 -136.2%
1971 1.1 -144.5%
1972 0.4124 -62.5%
1973 4.25 +930.2%
1974 -2.13 -150.1%
1975 -5.67 +166.5%
1976 8.83 -255.8%
1977 -3.51 -139.7%
1978 2.52 -171.9%
1979 3.58 +42.1%
1980 -1.6 -144.5%
1981 -4.69 +193.5%
1982 -3.13 -33.1%
1983 -0.4001 -87.2%
1984 2.13 -633.3%
1985 1.05 -50.6%
1986 0.3181 -69.8%
1987 -1.43 -549.3%
1988 -0.3454 -75.8%
1989 -1.96 +466.7%
1990 4.58 -334.2%
1991 -3.59 -178.3%
1992 -4.67 +30.0%
1993 -1.04 -77.7%
1994 -1.68 +62.0%
1995 -0.3492 -79.3%
1996 2.1 -701.9%
1997 -2.94 -239.7%
1998 -0.8598 -70.7%
1999 -3.04 +253.3%
2000 0.3946 -113.0%
2001 1.81 +358.9%
2002 -1.79 -199.1%
2003 -0.4821 -73.1%
2004 -2 +315.8%
2005 -0.9913 -50.5%
2006 2.14 -315.7%
2007 -4.54 -312.6%
2008 1.24 -127.3%
2009 -7.78 -727.7%
2010 4.65 -159.7%
2011 -2.68 -157.7%
2012 1.19 -144.3%
2013 2.17 +82.6%
2014 -4.71 -317.1%
2015 1.04 -122.1%
2016 -0.3539 -134.0%
2017 -1.68 +374.2%
2018 -3.29 +96.1%
2019 -6.61 +100.7%
2020 -8.67 +31.3%
2021 4.76 -154.9%
2022 -1.5 -131.4%
2023 -11.09 +640.6%
2024 -3.61 -67.4%

Germany compared with similar countries

  • Germany's -3.61 is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.5. (74 countries reporting)
  • Germany's -3.61 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -0.0042, 868.2× the median. (52 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Change co2 annual pct 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.

YearChange FromTo
1960 +9246.5% -0.0841 7.69
1911 +6545.7% -0.0461 2.97
1804 +2768.4% -3.31 88.36
1796 +2280.3% 0.8264 19.67
1815 +2116.6% -0.823 16.6
1807 +1993.9% -9.86 186.72

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1790s 4.5 -7.63 19.67 7
1800s 19.98 -66.62 186.72 10
1810s 18.23 -7.26 131.67 10
1820s 2.09 -20.02 34.24 10
1830s 7.96 -24.9 31.99 10
1840s 7.33 -7.31 30.69 10
1850s 9.69 -5.06 17.44 10
1860s 8.75 -0.8833 14.7 10
1870s 4.85 -27.22 41.8 10
1880s 6.07 1.15 12.32 10
1890s 4.35 -2.65 7.54 10
1900s 4.17 -5.33 22.17 10
1910s -0.9152 -23.04 8.84 10
1920s 4.6 -27.12 36.11 10
1930s 2.48 -16.47 12.79 10
1940s 9.67 -80.66 134.08 10
1950s 5.91 -2.77 18.13 10
1960s 3.42 -1.59 7.69 10
1970s 0.6922 -5.67 8.83 10
1980s -1 -4.69 2.13 10
1990s -1.15 -4.67 4.58 10
2000s -1.2 -7.78 2.14 10
2010s -1.03 -6.61 4.65 10
2020s -4.02 -11.09 4.76 5

Countries ranked near Germany

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  4. 200 Poland -3.67 compare
  5. 201 Pakistan -3.78 compare
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Frequently asked questions

What is change co2 annual pct in Germany?
Change co2 annual pct in Germany was -3.61 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest change co2 annual pct recorded in Germany?
The highest recorded value was 186.72 in 1807.
What is the lowest change co2 annual pct recorded in Germany?
The lowest recorded value was -80.66 in 1945.
How does Germany rank for change co2 annual pct?
Germany ranks 199th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
Is change co2 annual pct rising or falling in Germany?
Over the last ten years it is up 23.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Germany data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Change co2 annual pct. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Change co2 annual pct
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 22,456 data points, 1751–2024
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