Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Germany
Germany: Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change was -0.1% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
-0.1%
Change on year
down 5.8%
World rank
178th
of 197 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 1850
All-time low
-0.8%
in 1960
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Germany, 1850–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Germany stood at -0.1%.
The figure is down 5.8% on the previous year and down 320.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Germany peaked at 0.9% in 1850 and was at its lowest, -0.8%, in 1960.
That places Germany 178th out of 197 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.
Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Germany, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.9% | — |
| 1851 | 0.8% | -8.6% |
| 1852 | 0.8% | -3.4% |
| 1853 | 0.8% | -1.8% |
| 1854 | 0.8% | -3.7% |
| 1855 | 0.7% | -5.9% |
| 1856 | 0.7% | -1.0% |
| 1857 | 0.7% | -4.5% |
| 1858 | 0.7% | -3.6% |
| 1859 | 0.6% | -3.3% |
| 1860 | 0.7% | +15.7% |
| 1861 | 0.8% | +2.6% |
| 1862 | 0.8% | +0.3% |
| 1863 | 0.7% | -2.1% |
| 1864 | 0.7% | -1.1% |
| 1865 | 0.8% | +2.2% |
| 1866 | 0.7% | -2.8% |
| 1867 | 0.8% | +5.0% |
| 1868 | 0.8% | -2.3% |
| 1869 | 0.8% | -0.1% |
| 1870 | 0.7% | -13.1% |
| 1871 | 0.6% | -2.7% |
| 1872 | 0.6% | -2.4% |
| 1873 | 0.6% | -1.1% |
| 1874 | 0.6% | -3.5% |
| 1875 | 0.6% | -2.2% |
| 1876 | 0.6% | -0.6% |
| 1877 | 0.6% | -4.0% |
| 1878 | 0.5% | -2.0% |
| 1879 | 0.5% | -1.8% |
| 1880 | 0.5% | -2.8% |
| 1881 | 0.5% | -3.7% |
| 1882 | 0.5% | -5.7% |
| 1883 | 0.4% | -6.3% |
| 1884 | 0.4% | -2.3% |
| 1885 | 0.4% | -2.4% |
| 1886 | 0.4% | -3.9% |
| 1887 | 0.4% | +0.6% |
| 1888 | 0.4% | -4.6% |
| 1889 | 0.4% | -2.2% |
| 1890 | 0.4% | -4.2% |
| 1891 | 0.4% | +4.6% |
| 1892 | 0.4% | +7.6% |
| 1893 | 0.4% | +2.7% |
| 1894 | 0.4% | +0.8% |
| 1895 | 0.4% | +1.4% |
| 1896 | 0.4% | +3.6% |
| 1897 | 0.4% | -0.8% |
| 1898 | 0.4% | +0.8% |
| 1899 | 0.4% | +1.3% |
| 1900 | 0.7% | +45.7% |
| 1901 | 0.7% | +1.7% |
| 1902 | 0.7% | +1.1% |
| 1903 | 0.7% | +4.4% |
| 1904 | 0.7% | +1.4% |
| 1905 | 0.7% | +1.5% |
| 1906 | 0.7% | -0.2% |
| 1907 | 0.7% | +3.0% |
| 1908 | 0.7% | -0.3% |
| 1909 | 0.7% | -0.6% |
| 1910 | 0.6% | -24.1% |
| 1911 | 0.5% | -9.7% |
| 1912 | 0.4% | -11.9% |
| 1913 | 0.4% | -11.8% |
| 1914 | 0.3% | -15.0% |
| 1915 | 0.3% | -10.7% |
| 1916 | 0.3% | -13.7% |
| 1917 | 0.2% | -15.2% |
| 1918 | 0.2% | -7.2% |
| 1919 | 0.2% | -21.3% |
| 1920 | 0.2% | +17.4% |
| 1921 | 0.2% | +9.3% |
| 1922 | 0.2% | -5.8% |
| 1923 | 0.2% | +3.8% |
| 1924 | 0.2% | -3.7% |
| 1925 | 0.2% | +9.0% |
| 1926 | 0.2% | -1.5% |
| 1927 | 0.2% | +0.2% |
| 1928 | 0.2% | +7.4% |
| 1929 | 0.2% | +0.4% |
| 1930 | 0.2% | +10.5% |
| 1931 | 0.2% | -3.2% |
| 1932 | 0.3% | +10.0% |
| 1933 | 0.3% | +4.1% |
| 1934 | 0.3% | +4.4% |
| 1935 | 0.3% | -2.5% |
| 1936 | 0.3% | -0.2% |
| 1937 | 0.3% | +2.9% |
| 1938 | 0.3% | +6.3% |
| 1939 | 0.3% | -1.6% |
| 1940 | 0.2% | -23.7% |
| 1941 | 0.2% | -11.1% |
| 1942 | 0.2% | -5.9% |
| 1943 | 0.2% | -1.9% |
| 1944 | 0.2% | -8.6% |
| 1945 | 0.2% | -11.2% |
| 1946 | 0.1% | -10.4% |
| 1947 | 0.1% | -1.3% |
| 1948 | 0.1% | -6.3% |
| 1949 | 0.1% | -3.2% |
| 1950 | -0.0% | -127.1% |
| 1951 | -0.1% | +321.6% |
| 1952 | -0.2% | +71.2% |
| 1953 | -0.3% | +38.2% |
| 1954 | -0.4% | +23.6% |
| 1955 | -0.5% | +17.5% |
| 1956 | -0.6% | +16.2% |
| 1957 | -0.6% | +9.4% |
| 1958 | -0.7% | +14.1% |
| 1959 | -0.7% | +2.7% |
| 1960 | -0.8% | +10.6% |
| 1961 | -0.8% | -4.0% |
| 1962 | -0.8% | +2.4% |
| 1963 | -0.7% | -7.2% |
| 1964 | -0.7% | -5.9% |
| 1965 | -0.7% | +3.5% |
| 1966 | -0.8% | +9.8% |
| 1967 | -0.7% | -6.6% |
| 1968 | -0.7% | -4.7% |
| 1969 | -0.6% | -5.7% |
| 1970 | -0.6% | -0.0% |
| 1971 | -0.6% | -0.5% |
| 1972 | -0.6% | -6.2% |
| 1973 | -0.6% | -0.9% |
| 1974 | -0.6% | -7.3% |
| 1975 | -0.5% | -3.0% |
| 1976 | -0.5% | -1.7% |
| 1977 | -0.5% | -12.0% |
| 1978 | -0.5% | +0.0% |
| 1979 | -0.5% | +10.1% |
| 1980 | -0.5% | -3.8% |
| 1981 | -0.5% | +1.0% |
| 1982 | -0.5% | +2.8% |
| 1983 | -0.5% | -8.2% |
| 1984 | -0.4% | -12.3% |
| 1985 | -0.4% | -9.5% |
| 1986 | -0.4% | -3.6% |
| 1987 | -0.3% | -5.2% |
| 1988 | -0.4% | +3.2% |
| 1989 | -0.3% | -8.6% |
| 1990 | -0.6% | +85.2% |
| 1991 | -0.6% | +4.1% |
| 1992 | -0.2% | -64.2% |
| 1993 | -0.2% | -26.8% |
| 1994 | -0.1% | -10.4% |
| 1995 | -0.2% | +51.1% |
| 1996 | -0.2% | -1.9% |
| 1997 | -0.1% | -42.8% |
| 1998 | -0.2% | +73.3% |
| 1999 | -0.2% | +15.8% |
| 2000 | -0.3% | +3.1% |
| 2001 | -0.3% | +21.7% |
| 2002 | -0.2% | -37.1% |
| 2003 | -0.1% | -34.3% |
| 2004 | -0.1% | +14.9% |
| 2005 | -0.2% | +39.4% |
| 2006 | -0.2% | -17.5% |
| 2007 | -0.2% | -2.8% |
| 2008 | -0.2% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | -0.2% | +23.7% |
| 2010 | -0.1% | -33.0% |
| 2011 | -0.2% | +24.4% |
| 2012 | -0.1% | -50.8% |
| 2013 | -0.1% | -23.7% |
| 2014 | -0.0% | -59.1% |
| 2015 | -0.0% | +77.9% |
| 2016 | -0.0% | -84.1% |
| 2017 | -0.0% | +298.8% |
| 2018 | -0.1% | +282.9% |
| 2019 | -0.1% | +11.1% |
| 2020 | -0.1% | -13.6% |
| 2021 | -0.1% | -25.6% |
| 2022 | -0.1% | +23.1% |
| 2023 | -0.1% | +4.6% |
| 2024 | -0.1% | +5.8% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's -0.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -0.0%, 13.2× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | -321.6% | -0.0% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | -298.8% | -0.0% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | -282.9% | -0.0% | -0.1% |
| 1950 | -127.1% | 0.1% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | +84.1% | -0.0% | -0.0% |
| 1990 | -85.2% | -0.3% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1950s | -0.4% | -0.7% | -0.0% | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.7% | -0.8% | -0.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.6% | -0.6% | -0.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.4% | -0.5% | -0.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.3% | -0.6% | -0.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.2% | -0.3% | -0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.1% | -0.2% | -0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.1% | -0.1% | -0.1% | 5 |
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 global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Germany?
- Share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Germany was -0.1% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 1850.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.8% in 1960.
- How does Germany rank for share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Germany ranks 178th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 320.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from land-use change in the same year.