Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring in Germany
Germany: Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring was 0.0195 tonnes per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring in Germany, 1987–2024
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
Germany recorded 0.0195 tonnes per person for per capita co₂ emissions from flaring in 2024.
The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 35.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions from flaring in Germany peaked at 0.0482 tonnes per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0075 tonnes per person, in 1989.
Germany ranks 55th of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 38 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0134 tonnes per person | 0.0075 tonnes per person | 0.0172 tonnes per person | 3 |
| 1990s | 0.041 tonnes per person | 0.0373 tonnes per person | 0.0482 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.036 tonnes per person | 0.0318 tonnes per person | 0.0376 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0294 tonnes per person | 0.0239 tonnes per person | 0.0332 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0211 tonnes per person | 0.0195 tonnes per person | 0.0224 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 flaring in Germany?
- Per capita co₂ emissions from flaring in Germany was 0.0195 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 flaring recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0482 tonnes per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions from flaring recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0075 tonnes per person in 1989.
- How does Germany rank for per capita co₂ emissions from flaring?
- Germany ranks 55th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions from flaring rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.9%. 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 Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from flaring, measured in tonnes per person.