Consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita in Germany
Germany: Consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita was 9.09 tonnes per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita in Germany, 1990–2023
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
In 2023, consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita in Germany stood at 9.09 tonnes per person. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 8.9% on the previous year and down 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita in Germany peaked at 15.27 tonnes per person in 1992 and was at its lowest, 9.09 tonnes per person, in 2023.
Germany ranks 28th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.08 tonnes per person | 13.08 tonnes per person | 15.27 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.81 tonnes per person | 12.11 tonnes per person | 13.46 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.27 tonnes per person | 10.13 tonnes per person | 12.71 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.58 tonnes per person | 9.09 tonnes per person | 9.98 tonnes per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Germany
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 consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita in Germany?
- Consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita in Germany was 9.09 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 15.27 tonnes per person in 1992.
- What is the lowest consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.09 tonnes per person in 2023.
- How does Germany rank for consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita?
- Germany ranks 28th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in tonnes per person.