Co2 intensity in Germany
Germany: Co2 intensity was 0.1708 in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
0.1708
Change on year
down 3.2%
World rank
98th
of 164 countries
All-time high
1.7
in 1917
All-time low
0.0575
in 1824
Years of data
203
1820–2022
Co2 intensity in Germany, 1820–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for co2 intensity in Germany is 0.1708, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 26.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, co2 intensity in Germany peaked at 1.7 in 1917 and was at its lowest, 0.0575, in 1824.
Germany ranks 98th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Co2 intensity in Germany, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1820 | 0.0665 | — |
| 1821 | 0.0679 | +2.0% |
| 1822 | 0.0693 | +2.1% |
| 1823 | 0.0766 | +10.5% |
| 1824 | 0.0575 | -24.9% |
| 1825 | 0.076 | +32.2% |
| 1826 | 0.0724 | -4.8% |
| 1827 | 0.0793 | +9.5% |
| 1828 | 0.0806 | +1.6% |
| 1829 | 0.0631 | -21.7% |
| 1830 | 0.0836 | +32.4% |
| 1831 | 0.08 | -4.3% |
| 1832 | 0.0583 | -27.1% |
| 1833 | 0.071 | +21.8% |
| 1834 | 0.07 | -1.4% |
| 1835 | 0.0773 | +10.5% |
| 1836 | 0.0804 | +4.0% |
| 1837 | 0.0914 | +13.6% |
| 1838 | 0.1032 | +12.9% |
| 1839 | 0.1077 | +4.4% |
| 1840 | 0.1362 | +26.4% |
| 1841 | 0.136 | -0.2% |
| 1842 | 0.1561 | +14.8% |
| 1843 | 0.1527 | -2.2% |
| 1844 | 0.157 | +2.9% |
| 1845 | 0.1785 | +13.7% |
| 1846 | 0.1912 | +7.1% |
| 1847 | 0.2017 | +5.5% |
| 1848 | 0.175 | -13.3% |
| 1849 | 0.178 | +1.7% |
| 1850 | 0.1971 | +10.8% |
| 1851 | 0.2207 | +12.0% |
| 1852 | 0.246 | +11.4% |
| 1853 | 0.2678 | +8.9% |
| 1854 | 0.3068 | +14.6% |
| 1855 | 0.3656 | +19.2% |
| 1856 | 0.3651 | -0.1% |
| 1857 | 0.3706 | +1.5% |
| 1858 | 0.4023 | +8.6% |
| 1859 | 0.3803 | -5.5% |
| 1860 | 0.3864 | +1.6% |
| 1861 | 0.4496 | +16.4% |
| 1862 | 0.4721 | +5.0% |
| 1863 | 0.4764 | +0.9% |
| 1864 | 0.531 | +11.5% |
| 1865 | 0.5928 | +11.6% |
| 1866 | 0.5835 | -1.6% |
| 1867 | 0.6391 | +9.5% |
| 1868 | 0.649 | +1.5% |
| 1869 | 0.6725 | +3.6% |
| 1870 | 0.6665 | -0.9% |
| 1871 | 0.7469 | +12.1% |
| 1872 | 0.754 | +0.9% |
| 1873 | 0.7715 | +2.3% |
| 1874 | 0.5227 | -32.2% |
| 1875 | 0.7375 | +41.1% |
| 1876 | 0.7552 | +2.4% |
| 1877 | 0.7436 | -1.5% |
| 1878 | 0.7331 | -1.4% |
| 1879 | 0.7961 | +8.6% |
| 1880 | 0.9017 | +13.3% |
| 1881 | 0.949 | +5.2% |
| 1882 | 0.9996 | +5.3% |
| 1883 | 1.01 | +1.0% |
| 1884 | 1.01 | +0.4% |
| 1885 | 1.01 | -0.1% |
| 1886 | 1.02 | +0.4% |
| 1887 | 1.02 | +0.5% |
| 1888 | 1.07 | +5.0% |
| 1889 | 1.11 | +3.8% |
| 1890 | 1.13 | +1.5% |
| 1891 | 1.2 | +6.3% |
| 1892 | 1.12 | -6.5% |
| 1893 | 1.1 | -2.2% |
| 1894 | 1.12 | +1.5% |
| 1895 | 1.11 | -0.9% |
| 1896 | 1.15 | +3.9% |
| 1897 | 1.19 | +3.8% |
| 1898 | 1.19 | +0.0% |
| 1899 | 1.22 | +2.6% |
| 1900 | 1.26 | +3.3% |
| 1901 | 1.29 | +2.0% |
| 1902 | 1.23 | -4.2% |
| 1903 | 1.26 | +2.0% |
| 1904 | 1.25 | -0.3% |
| 1905 | 1.32 | +5.1% |
| 1906 | 1.21 | -8.1% |
| 1907 | 1.42 | +17.0% |
| 1908 | 1.41 | -0.7% |
| 1909 | 1.38 | -2.2% |
| 1910 | 1.33 | -3.6% |
| 1911 | 1.32 | -0.4% |
| 1912 | 1.38 | +4.3% |
| 1913 | 1.41 | +2.6% |
| 1914 | 1.54 | +9.2% |
| 1915 | 1.51 | -2.1% |
| 1916 | 1.62 | +7.1% |
| 1917 | 1.7 | +4.7% |
| 1918 | 1.62 | -4.3% |
| 1919 | 1.55 | -4.3% |
| 1920 | 1.58 | +1.9% |
| 1921 | 1.57 | -0.9% |
| 1922 | 1.39 | -11.5% |
| 1923 | 1.22 | -12.3% |
| 1924 | 1.41 | +16.3% |
| 1925 | 1.29 | -8.9% |
| 1926 | 1.13 | -12.3% |
| 1927 | 1.2 | +5.9% |
| 1928 | 1.2 | +0.6% |
| 1929 | 1.29 | +7.2% |
| 1930 | 1.12 | -13.1% |
| 1931 | 1.01 | -9.6% |
| 1932 | 0.9867 | -2.6% |
| 1933 | 0.9753 | -1.2% |
| 1934 | 1 | +2.6% |
| 1935 | 1.03 | +3.0% |
| 1936 | 1.05 | +1.5% |
| 1937 | 1.11 | +6.4% |
| 1938 | 1.1 | -1.0% |
| 1939 | 1.09 | -1.4% |
| 1940 | 1.09 | +0.1% |
| 1941 | 1.03 | -5.0% |
| 1942 | 1.03 | -0.3% |
| 1943 | 1.03 | -0.3% |
| 1944 | 0.8859 | -13.8% |
| 1945 | 0.2408 | -72.8% |
| 1946 | 1.19 | +393.7% |
| 1947 | 1.24 | +4.1% |
| 1948 | 1.24 | +0.4% |
| 1949 | 1.22 | -2.2% |
| 1950 | 1.21 | -0.7% |
| 1951 | 1.25 | +3.5% |
| 1952 | 1.22 | -2.5% |
| 1953 | 1.15 | -5.8% |
| 1954 | 1.13 | -1.5% |
| 1955 | 1.12 | -1.2% |
| 1956 | 1.1 | -1.2% |
| 1957 | 1.06 | -4.0% |
| 1958 | 0.9849 | -6.9% |
| 1959 | 0.917 | -6.9% |
| 1960 | 0.9139 | -0.3% |
| 1961 | 0.9004 | -1.5% |
| 1962 | 0.9135 | +1.5% |
| 1963 | 0.9512 | +4.1% |
| 1964 | 0.919 | -3.4% |
| 1965 | 0.8667 | -5.7% |
| 1966 | 0.8341 | -3.8% |
| 1967 | 0.8182 | -1.9% |
| 1968 | 0.8177 | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 0.8193 | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 0.7633 | -6.8% |
| 1971 | 0.7496 | -1.8% |
| 1972 | 0.7229 | -3.6% |
| 1973 | 0.7209 | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.6998 | -2.9% |
| 1975 | 0.6637 | -5.2% |
| 1976 | 0.6891 | +3.8% |
| 1977 | 0.6463 | -6.2% |
| 1978 | 0.6445 | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.6418 | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 0.6244 | -2.7% |
| 1981 | 0.5929 | -5.0% |
| 1982 | 0.5792 | -2.3% |
| 1983 | 0.5669 | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 0.5631 | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 0.5568 | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 0.5465 | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 0.5307 | -2.9% |
| 1988 | 0.5118 | -3.6% |
| 1989 | 0.4859 | -5.1% |
| 1990 | 0.5233 | +7.7% |
| 1991 | 0.4749 | -9.3% |
| 1992 | 0.4397 | -7.4% |
| 1993 | 0.4348 | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.413 | -5.0% |
| 1995 | 0.4004 | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 0.4013 | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.3785 | -5.7% |
| 1998 | 0.3642 | -3.8% |
| 1999 | 0.3427 | -5.9% |
| 2000 | 0.3307 | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 0.3277 | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.3185 | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 0.3159 | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.3028 | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 0.2947 | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 0.2872 | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 0.2628 | -8.5% |
| 2008 | 0.2605 | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.2519 | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 0.2504 | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.232 | -7.4% |
| 2012 | 0.2338 | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.2378 | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.2217 | -6.8% |
| 2015 | 0.2207 | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.2152 | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 0.206 | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 0.1973 | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 0.1823 | -7.6% |
| 2020 | 0.1729 | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 0.1765 | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 0.1708 | -3.2% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 0.1708 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.1825, 94% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Germany's 0.1708 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1899, 90% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Co2 intensity 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | +393.7% | 0.2408 | 1.19 |
| 1945 | -72.8% | 0.8859 | 0.2408 |
| 1875 | +41.1% | 0.5227 | 0.7375 |
| 1830 | +32.4% | 0.0631 | 0.0836 |
| 1825 | +32.2% | 0.0575 | 0.076 |
| 1874 | -32.2% | 0.7715 | 0.5227 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 0.0709 | 0.0575 | 0.0806 | 10 |
| 1830s | 0.0823 | 0.0583 | 0.1077 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.1662 | 0.136 | 0.2017 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.3122 | 0.1971 | 0.4023 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.5452 | 0.3864 | 0.6725 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.7227 | 0.5227 | 0.7961 | 10 |
| 1880s | 1.01 | 0.9017 | 1.11 | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.15 | 1.1 | 1.22 | 10 |
| 1900s | 1.3 | 1.21 | 1.42 | 10 |
| 1910s | 1.5 | 1.32 | 1.7 | 10 |
| 1920s | 1.33 | 1.13 | 1.58 | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.05 | 0.9753 | 1.12 | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.02 | 0.2408 | 1.24 | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.11 | 0.917 | 1.25 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.8754 | 0.8177 | 0.9512 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.6942 | 0.6418 | 0.7633 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5558 | 0.4859 | 0.6244 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4173 | 0.3427 | 0.5233 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2952 | 0.2519 | 0.3307 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2197 | 0.1823 | 0.2504 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1734 | 0.1708 | 0.1765 | 3 |
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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 co2 intensity in Germany?
- Co2 intensity in Germany was 0.1708 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest co2 intensity recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 1.7 in 1917.
- What is the lowest co2 intensity recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0575 in 1824.
- How does Germany rank for co2 intensity?
- Germany ranks 98th out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is co2 intensity rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.9%. 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 Co2 intensity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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