IPCC Agriculture — Emissions Share in Germany

Germany: IPCC Agriculture — Emissions Share was 57.96 % in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
57.96 %
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
76th
of 223 countries
All-time high
57.96 %
in 2023
All-time low
37.2 %
in 1992
Years of data
34
1990–2023

IPCC Agriculture — Emissions Share in Germany, 1990–2023

02040601990200620231990: 40.5 %1991: 39.5 %1992: 37.2 %1993: 37.4 %1994: 38.2 %1995: 38.5 %1996: 39.1 %1997: 40.4 %1998: 41.2 %1999: 41.8 %2000: 43.2 %2001: 44.5 %2002: 45.4 %2003: 45.7 %2004: 46 %2005: 47.3 %2006: 47.8 %2007: 47.7 %2008: 49.7 %2009: 51.1 %2010: 51.2 %2011: 51.9 %2012: 52.9 %2013: 54.4 %2014: 55.8 %2015: 56.1 %2016: 56.6 %2017: 56.4 %2018: 56.5 %2019: 56.9 %2020: 57.9 %2021: 56.4 %2022: 56.5 %2023: 58 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2023, ipcc agriculture — emissions share in Germany stood at 57.96 %. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ipcc agriculture — emissions share in Germany peaked at 57.96 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 37.2 %, in 1992.

Germany ranks 76th of 223 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

IPCC Agriculture — Emissions Share in Germany, year by year

Annual values for IPCC Agriculture — Emissions Share (CH4) in Germany, 1990 to 2023.
Year % Change
1990 40.5 % —
1991 39.55 % -2.3%
1992 37.2 % -5.9%
1993 37.36 % +0.4%
1994 38.25 % +2.4%
1995 38.45 % +0.5%
1996 39.1 % +1.7%
1997 40.39 % +3.3%
1998 41.2 % +2.0%
1999 41.83 % +1.5%
2000 43.19 % +3.3%
2001 44.49 % +3.0%
2002 45.38 % +2.0%
2003 45.67 % +0.6%
2004 46.01 % +0.7%
2005 47.33 % +2.9%
2006 47.81 % +1.0%
2007 47.72 % -0.2%
2008 49.68 % +4.1%
2009 51.1 % +2.9%
2010 51.25 % +0.3%
2011 51.89 % +1.2%
2012 52.89 % +1.9%
2013 54.39 % +2.8%
2014 55.75 % +2.5%
2015 56.07 % +0.6%
2016 56.62 % +1.0%
2017 56.38 % -0.4%
2018 56.49 % +0.2%
2019 56.92 % +0.8%
2020 57.88 % +1.7%
2021 56.35 % -2.6%
2022 56.5 % +0.3%
2023 57.96 % +2.6%

Germany compared with similar countries

  • Germany's 57.96 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 37.67 %, 1.5× the median. (61 countries reporting)
  • Germany's 57.96 % is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 45.11 %, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 39.38 % 37.2 % 41.83 % 10
2000s 46.84 % 43.19 % 51.1 % 10
2010s 54.86 % 51.25 % 56.92 % 10
2020s 57.17 % 56.35 % 57.96 % 4

Countries ranked near Germany

  1. 73 Spain 60.14 % compare
  2. 74 Belgium-Luxembourg 58.62 % compare
  3. 75 Malawi 58.45 % compare
  4. 77 Cuba 57.77 % compare
  5. 78 Zimbabwe 57.59 % compare
  6. 79 Viet Nam 56.96 % compare
  7. 79 Vietnam 56.96 % compare

See the full ranking of 255 places →

More climate change data for Germany

All data for Germany →

Frequently asked questions

What is ipcc agriculture — emissions share in Germany?
Ipcc agriculture — emissions share in Germany was 57.96 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ipcc agriculture — emissions share recorded in Germany?
The highest recorded value was 57.96 % in 2023.
What is the lowest ipcc agriculture — emissions share recorded in Germany?
The lowest recorded value was 37.2 % in 1992.
How does Germany rank for ipcc agriculture — emissions share?
Germany ranks 76th out of 223 countries with data for 2023.
Is ipcc agriculture — emissions share rising or falling in Germany?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Germany data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of IPCC Agriculture — Emissions Share (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 34 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

IPCC Agriculture — Emissions Share in Germany. Statizoid, drawing on Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Retrieved 27 September 2026, from https://climate.statizoid.com/stat/ipcc-agriculture-emissions-share-ch4/germany/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://climate.statizoid.com/stat/ipcc-agriculture-emissions-share-ch4/germany/">IPCC Agriculture — Emissions Share in Germany</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
IPCC Agriculture — Emissions Share (CH4)
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
255 places, 8,422 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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.