Greenhouse Gas Footprints (GHGFP) 2025 edition: Principal indicators in Germany
Germany: Greenhouse Gas Footprints (GHGFP) 2025 edition: Principal indicators was 0.143 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar in 2022. ▼ Falling
Greenhouse Gas Footprints (GHGFP) 2025 edition: Principal indicators in Germany, 1995–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar.
Analysis
Germany recorded 0.143 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar for greenhouse gas footprints (ghgfp) 2025 edition: principal indicators in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.7% on the previous year and down 49.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, greenhouse gas footprints (ghgfp) 2025 edition: principal indicators in Germany peaked at 0.576 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.143 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar, in 2022.
Germany ranks 50th of 66 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Greenhouse Gas Footprints (GHGFP) 2025 edition: Principal indicators in Germany, year by year
| Year | Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.574 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | — |
| 1996 | 0.576 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.541 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -6.1% |
| 1998 | 0.512 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -5.4% |
| 1999 | 0.48 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -6.3% |
| 2000 | 0.475 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.466 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.444 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -4.7% |
| 2003 | 0.434 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 0.412 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -5.1% |
| 2005 | 0.397 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 0.373 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -6.0% |
| 2007 | 0.346 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -7.2% |
| 2008 | 0.332 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 0.343 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 0.313 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -8.7% |
| 2011 | 0.283 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -9.6% |
| 2012 | 0.282 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.275 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 0.248 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -9.8% |
| 2015 | 0.246 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.228 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -7.3% |
| 2017 | 0.214 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -6.1% |
| 2018 | 0.199 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -7.0% |
| 2019 | 0.176 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -11.6% |
| 2020 | 0.158 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -10.2% |
| 2021 | 0.155 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 0.143 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -7.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5366 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.48 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.576 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.4022 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.332 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.475 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2464 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.176 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.313 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.152 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.143 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.158 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 3 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 47 Hungary 0.155 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar compare
- 48 Sao Tome and Principe 0.151 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar compare
- 49 Bangladesh 0.147 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar compare
- 51 Finland 0.139 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar compare
- 52 Romania 0.137 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar compare
- 53 Belgium 0.133 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar compare
More climate change data for Germany
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 4.38 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is greenhouse gas footprints (ghgfp) 2025 edition: principal indicators in Germany?
- Greenhouse gas footprints (ghgfp) 2025 edition: principal indicators in Germany was 0.143 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest greenhouse gas footprints (ghgfp) 2025 edition: principal indicators recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 0.576 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar in 1996.
- What is the lowest greenhouse gas footprints (ghgfp) 2025 edition: principal indicators recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.143 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar in 2022.
- How does Germany rank for greenhouse gas footprints (ghgfp) 2025 edition: principal indicators?
- Germany ranks 50th out of 66 countries with data for 2022.
- Is greenhouse gas footprints (ghgfp) 2025 edition: principal indicators rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Greenhouse Gas Footprints (GHGFP) 2025 edition: Principal indicators — Production-based emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Greenhouse Gas emissions Footprints Indicators are calculated by combining the OECD Inter-Country Input-Output (ICIO) Tables and other Greenhouse Gas Emissions databases, such as Air Emissions Accounts. Production-based emissions are estimated according to the residence principle. They refer to the GHG emitted from the resident economic activities and households of a country. Demand-based emissions encompass GHG emissions from the resident households of a country, as well as direct and indirect upstream emissions from its final expenditure of final goods and services. • Methodology: Measuring Greenhouse Gas Footprints in Global Production Networks • Note: Additional information on GHG FP indicators 2025 edition • Contact: icio-tiva.contact@oecd.org. Related datasets •GHG 2025 edition Access to other editions • GHGFP editions