Energy — Emissions per capita in Germany
Germany: Energy — Emissions per capita was 6.71 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▼ Falling
Energy — Emissions per capita in Germany, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.
Analysis
The most recent figure for energy — emissions per capita in Germany is 6.71 t CO2eq/cap, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.4% on the previous year and down 29.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, energy — emissions per capita in Germany peaked at 13.29 t CO2eq/cap in 1990 and was at its lowest, 6.71 t CO2eq/cap, in 2023.
Germany ranks 46th of 207 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 | 11.25 t CO2eq/cap | 10.25 t CO2eq/cap | 13.29 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.98 t CO2eq/cap | 9.02 t CO2eq/cap | 10.56 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.97 t CO2eq/cap | 8.05 t CO2eq/cap | 9.54 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.31 t CO2eq/cap | 6.71 t CO2eq/cap | 7.69 t CO2eq/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 43 Iraq 7.02 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 44 Antigua and Barbuda 6.86 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 45 Serbia and Montenegro 6.74 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 47 New Zealand 6.47 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 48 Ireland 6.37 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 49 Belarus 6.16 t CO2eq/cap compare
More climate change data for Germany
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 43,971 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO 9,073 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO 34,898 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 34.24 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 1,246 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 12,350 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 12,227 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 122.64 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 46.14 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 4.38 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is energy — emissions per capita in Germany?
- Energy — emissions per capita in Germany was 6.71 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest energy — emissions per capita recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 13.29 t CO2eq/cap in 1990.
- What is the lowest energy — emissions per capita recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.71 t CO2eq/cap in 2023.
- How does Germany rank for energy — emissions per capita?
- Germany ranks 46th out of 207 countries with data for 2023.
- Is energy — emissions per capita rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Energy — Emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.