Per capita co2 oil in Germany
Germany: Per capita co2 oil was 2.76 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
2.76
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
63rd
of 213 countries
All-time high
5.52
in 1979
All-time low
0
in 1800
Years of data
225
1800–2024
Per capita co2 oil in Germany, 1800–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, per capita co2 oil in Germany stood at 2.76.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co2 oil in Germany peaked at 5.52 in 1979 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1800.
That places Germany 63rd out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Per capita co2 oil in Germany, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1800 | 0 | — |
| 1801 | 0 | — |
| 1802 | 0 | — |
| 1803 | 0 | — |
| 1804 | 0 | — |
| 1805 | 0 | — |
| 1806 | 0 | — |
| 1807 | 0 | — |
| 1808 | 0 | — |
| 1809 | 0 | — |
| 1810 | 0 | — |
| 1811 | 0 | — |
| 1812 | 0 | — |
| 1813 | 0 | — |
| 1814 | 0 | — |
| 1815 | 0 | — |
| 1816 | 0 | — |
| 1817 | 0 | — |
| 1818 | 0 | — |
| 1819 | 0 | — |
| 1820 | 0 | — |
| 1821 | 0 | — |
| 1822 | 0 | — |
| 1823 | 0 | — |
| 1824 | 0 | — |
| 1825 | 0 | — |
| 1826 | 0 | — |
| 1827 | 0 | — |
| 1828 | 0 | — |
| 1829 | 0 | — |
| 1830 | 0 | — |
| 1831 | 0 | — |
| 1832 | 0 | — |
| 1833 | 0 | — |
| 1834 | 0 | — |
| 1835 | 0 | — |
| 1836 | 0 | — |
| 1837 | 0 | — |
| 1838 | 0 | — |
| 1839 | 0 | — |
| 1840 | 0 | — |
| 1841 | 0 | — |
| 1842 | 0 | — |
| 1843 | 0 | — |
| 1844 | 0 | — |
| 1845 | 0 | — |
| 1846 | 0 | — |
| 1847 | 0 | — |
| 1848 | 0 | — |
| 1849 | 0 | — |
| 1850 | 0 | — |
| 1851 | 0 | — |
| 1852 | 0 | — |
| 1853 | 0 | — |
| 1854 | 0 | — |
| 1855 | 0 | — |
| 1856 | 0 | — |
| 1857 | 0 | — |
| 1858 | 0 | — |
| 1859 | 0 | — |
| 1860 | 0 | — |
| 1861 | 0 | — |
| 1862 | 0 | — |
| 1863 | 0 | — |
| 1864 | 0 | — |
| 1865 | 0.001 | — |
| 1866 | 0.0027 | +177.5% |
| 1867 | 0.0048 | +80.5% |
| 1868 | 0.0056 | +16.6% |
| 1869 | 0.0071 | +25.5% |
| 1870 | 0.0074 | +4.3% |
| 1871 | 0.0096 | +29.9% |
| 1872 | 0.0095 | -1.0% |
| 1873 | 0.0131 | +37.6% |
| 1874 | 0.0116 | -11.2% |
| 1875 | 0.0148 | +27.6% |
| 1876 | 0.0154 | +4.2% |
| 1877 | 0.018 | +16.7% |
| 1878 | 0.0179 | -0.6% |
| 1879 | 0.0179 | -0.1% |
| 1880 | 0.0149 | -16.8% |
| 1881 | 0.0203 | +36.6% |
| 1882 | 0.0239 | +17.9% |
| 1883 | 0.0252 | +5.5% |
| 1884 | 0.0314 | +24.4% |
| 1885 | 0.0324 | +3.1% |
| 1886 | 0.0294 | -9.2% |
| 1887 | 0.0338 | +14.9% |
| 1888 | 0.0371 | +9.8% |
| 1889 | 0.0405 | +9.2% |
| 1890 | 0.0417 | +3.0% |
| 1891 | 0.0431 | +3.3% |
| 1892 | 0.0465 | +8.1% |
| 1893 | 0.0472 | +1.4% |
| 1894 | 0.0479 | +1.5% |
| 1895 | 0.0488 | +1.9% |
| 1896 | 0.0509 | +4.2% |
| 1897 | 0.0527 | +3.6% |
| 1898 | 0.0527 | +0.0% |
| 1899 | 0.0523 | -0.8% |
| 1900 | 0.0543 | +3.9% |
| 1901 | 0.0526 | -3.1% |
| 1902 | 0.0528 | +0.4% |
| 1903 | 0.0549 | +3.9% |
| 1904 | 0.0555 | +1.1% |
| 1905 | 0.053 | -4.5% |
| 1906 | 0.0529 | -0.1% |
| 1907 | 0.0559 | +5.6% |
| 1908 | 0.0582 | +4.3% |
| 1909 | 0.0541 | -7.2% |
| 1910 | 0.0553 | +2.2% |
| 1911 | 0.0536 | -3.0% |
| 1912 | 0.0597 | +11.4% |
| 1913 | 0.0552 | -7.6% |
| 1914 | 0.0053 | -90.5% |
| 1915 | 0.0048 | -9.5% |
| 1916 | 0.0045 | -5.8% |
| 1917 | 0.0044 | -2.3% |
| 1918 | 0.0019 | -57.8% |
| 1919 | 0.0018 | -3.0% |
| 1920 | 0.0017 | -6.5% |
| 1921 | 0.0018 | +10.0% |
| 1922 | 0.002 | +8.9% |
| 1923 | 0.0025 | +22.0% |
| 1924 | 0.0028 | +13.2% |
| 1925 | 0.0037 | +33.8% |
| 1926 | 0.0045 | +20.4% |
| 1927 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1928 | 0 | — |
| 1929 | 0 | — |
| 1930 | 0 | — |
| 1931 | 0 | — |
| 1932 | 0 | — |
| 1933 | 0 | — |
| 1934 | 0.0045 | — |
| 1935 | 0.0188 | +318.2% |
| 1936 | 0.0195 | +3.5% |
| 1937 | 0.0196 | +0.6% |
| 1938 | 0.0263 | +34.0% |
| 1939 | 0.0318 | +20.9% |
| 1940 | 0.0451 | +42.1% |
| 1941 | 0.0385 | -14.7% |
| 1942 | 0.0318 | -17.5% |
| 1943 | 0.0304 | -4.3% |
| 1944 | 0.0309 | +1.7% |
| 1945 | 0.0234 | -24.3% |
| 1946 | 0.028 | +19.6% |
| 1947 | 0.0249 | -11.0% |
| 1948 | 0.1366 | +448.6% |
| 1949 | 0.0835 | -38.9% |
| 1950 | 0.1083 | +29.8% |
| 1951 | 0.1587 | +46.5% |
| 1952 | 0.187 | +17.8% |
| 1953 | 0.2449 | +31.0% |
| 1954 | 0.3482 | +42.2% |
| 1955 | 0.4248 | +22.0% |
| 1956 | 0.5508 | +29.7% |
| 1957 | 0.6401 | +16.2% |
| 1958 | 0.7689 | +20.1% |
| 1959 | 0.9749 | +26.8% |
| 1960 | 1.24 | +27.6% |
| 1961 | 1.44 | +15.8% |
| 1962 | 1.79 | +24.2% |
| 1963 | 2.2 | +22.8% |
| 1964 | 2.52 | +14.8% |
| 1965 | 2.87 | +13.6% |
| 1966 | 3.19 | +11.2% |
| 1967 | 3.3 | +3.6% |
| 1968 | 3.76 | +13.7% |
| 1969 | 4.16 | +10.7% |
| 1970 | 4.73 | +13.8% |
| 1971 | 4.91 | +3.7% |
| 1972 | 5.21 | +6.1% |
| 1973 | 5.47 | +5.0% |
| 1974 | 4.94 | -9.6% |
| 1975 | 4.79 | -3.1% |
| 1976 | 5.35 | +11.8% |
| 1977 | 5.33 | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 5.48 | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 5.52 | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 5.27 | -4.6% |
| 1981 | 4.61 | -12.6% |
| 1982 | 4.39 | -4.6% |
| 1983 | 4.26 | -3.0% |
| 1984 | 4.29 | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 4.37 | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 4.58 | +4.8% |
| 1987 | 4.43 | -3.3% |
| 1988 | 4.48 | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 4.09 | -8.8% |
| 1990 | 4.18 | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 4.42 | +5.8% |
| 1992 | 4.42 | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 4.47 | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 4.33 | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 4.29 | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 4.39 | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 4.29 | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 4.29 | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 4.17 | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 4.04 | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 4.14 | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 3.95 | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 3.82 | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 3.67 | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 3.72 | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 3.83 | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 3.31 | -13.7% |
| 2008 | 3.65 | +10.5% |
| 2009 | 3.49 | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 3.43 | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 3.35 | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 3.36 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 3.46 | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 3.34 | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 3.4 | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 3.33 | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 3.32 | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 3.22 | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 3.25 | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 3.04 | -6.5% |
| 2021 | 2.87 | -5.6% |
| 2022 | 2.94 | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 2.81 | -4.4% |
| 2024 | 2.76 | -1.9% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 2.76 is below the median for high income countries, which is 3.3, 84% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Germany's 2.76 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.34, 1.2× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita co2 oil in Germany changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | +448.6% | 0.0249 | 0.1366 |
| 1935 | +318.2% | 0.0045 | 0.0188 |
| 1866 | +177.5% | 0.001 | 0.0027 |
| 1927 | -100.0% | 0.0045 | 0 |
| 1914 | -90.5% | 0.0552 | 0.0053 |
| 1867 | +80.5% | 0.0027 | 0.0048 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.0021 | 0 | 0.0071 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.0135 | 0.0074 | 0.018 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.0289 | 0.0149 | 0.0405 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.0484 | 0.0417 | 0.0527 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.0544 | 0.0526 | 0.0582 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.0246 | 0.0018 | 0.0597 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.0019 | 0 | 0.0045 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.012 | 0 | 0.0318 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0473 | 0.0234 | 0.1366 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.4407 | 0.1083 | 0.9749 | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.65 | 1.24 | 4.16 | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.17 | 4.73 | 5.52 | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.48 | 4.09 | 5.27 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.33 | 4.17 | 4.47 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.76 | 3.31 | 4.14 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.35 | 3.22 | 3.46 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.88 | 2.76 | 3.04 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 60 Trinidad and Tobago 2.87 compare
- 61 Croatia 2.86 compare
- 62 Japan 2.86 compare
- 64 Chile 2.75 compare
- 65 Switzerland 2.73 compare
- 66 Wallis and Futuna 2.7 compare
More climate change data for Germany
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1.70 billion kg (2050)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita co2 oil in Germany?
- Per capita co2 oil in Germany was 2.76 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co2 oil recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 5.52 in 1979.
- What is the lowest per capita co2 oil recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1800.
- How does Germany rank for per capita co2 oil?
- Germany ranks 63rd out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co2 oil rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita co2 oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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