Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement in Germany
Germany: Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement was 0.1216 tonnes per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement in Germany, 1928–2024
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
The most recent figure for per capita co₂ emissions from cement in Germany is 0.1216 tonnes per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 4.5% on the previous year and down 23.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions from cement in Germany peaked at 0.3207 tonnes per person in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0 tonnes per person, in 1944.
That places Germany 69th out of 209 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 97 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0.0554 tonnes per person | 0.0533 tonnes per person | 0.0575 tonnes per person | 2 |
| 1930s | 0.0603 tonnes per person | 0.0209 tonnes per person | 0.1084 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0417 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0.078 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.1371 tonnes per person | 0.0883 tonnes per person | 0.1872 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2445 tonnes per person | 0.2032 tonnes per person | 0.2695 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.289 tonnes per person | 0.2649 tonnes per person | 0.3207 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2245 tonnes per person | 0.2024 tonnes per person | 0.2679 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1845 tonnes per person | 0.1711 tonnes per person | 0.1931 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1666 tonnes per person | 0.1552 tonnes per person | 0.1865 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1582 tonnes per person | 0.153 tonnes per person | 0.1656 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1441 tonnes per person | 0.1216 tonnes per person | 0.163 tonnes per person | 5 |
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 per capita co₂ emissions from cement in Germany?
- Per capita co₂ emissions from cement in Germany was 0.1216 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co₂ emissions from cement recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3207 tonnes per person in 1972.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions from cement recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes per person in 1944.
- How does Germany rank for per capita co₂ emissions from cement?
- Germany ranks 69th out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions from cement rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from cement, measured in tonnes per person.