Per capita methane emissions in Germany
Germany: Per capita methane emissions was 0.6639 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.6639 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
down 2.3%
World rank
151st
of 199 countries
All-time high
2.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1969
All-time low
0.6639 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita methane emissions in Germany, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Analysis
Germany recorded 0.6639 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person for per capita methane emissions in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 175 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 23.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita methane emissions in Germany peaked at 2.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1969 and was at its lowest, 0.6639 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 2024.
That places Germany 151st out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.
Per capita methane emissions in Germany, year by year
| Year | tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | — |
| 1851 | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1852 | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1853 | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1854 | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1855 | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1856 | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1857 | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1858 | 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1859 | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1860 | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1861 | 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1862 | 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1863 | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1864 | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1865 | 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1866 | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1867 | 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1868 | 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1869 | 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1870 | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1871 | 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1872 | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1873 | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1874 | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.6% |
| 1875 | 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.1% |
| 1876 | 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1877 | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1878 | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1879 | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1880 | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.8% |
| 1881 | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1882 | 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1883 | 1.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1884 | 1.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1885 | 1.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1886 | 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1887 | 1.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1888 | 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.8% |
| 1889 | 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1890 | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1891 | 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1892 | 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.7% |
| 1893 | 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1894 | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1895 | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1896 | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.7% |
| 1897 | 1.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.5% |
| 1898 | 1.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1899 | 1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 1900 | 1.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.0% |
| 1901 | 1.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 1902 | 1.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.6% |
| 1903 | 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.1% |
| 1904 | 1.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1905 | 1.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.1% |
| 1906 | 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.9% |
| 1907 | 1.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.9% |
| 1908 | 1.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1909 | 1.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1910 | 1.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1911 | 1.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1912 | 1.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.8% |
| 1913 | 1.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.6% |
| 1914 | 1.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.3% |
| 1915 | 1.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.3% |
| 1916 | 1.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.9% |
| 1917 | 1.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.2% |
| 1918 | 1.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.0% |
| 1919 | 1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -11.9% |
| 1920 | 1.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.4% |
| 1921 | 1.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.7% |
| 1922 | 1.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.9% |
| 1923 | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -13.6% |
| 1924 | 1.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +14.0% |
| 1925 | 1.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1926 | 1.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.9% |
| 1927 | 1.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.9% |
| 1928 | 1.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.6% |
| 1929 | 1.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.9% |
| 1930 | 1.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.8% |
| 1931 | 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -8.0% |
| 1932 | 1.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.5% |
| 1933 | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.6% |
| 1934 | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.3% |
| 1935 | 1.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.0% |
| 1936 | 1.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.6% |
| 1937 | 1.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.1% |
| 1938 | 1.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.1% |
| 1939 | 1.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.2% |
| 1940 | 1.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1941 | 1.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.1% |
| 1942 | 1.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.4% |
| 1943 | 1.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.6% |
| 1944 | 1.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.0% |
| 1945 | 0.9638 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -36.8% |
| 1946 | 0.8609 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -10.7% |
| 1947 | 1.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +47.1% |
| 1948 | 1.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.9% |
| 1949 | 1.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.6% |
| 1950 | 1.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +10.6% |
| 1951 | 1.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.4% |
| 1952 | 1.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.3% |
| 1953 | 1.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.4% |
| 1954 | 1.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.7% |
| 1955 | 2.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.5% |
| 1956 | 2.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.6% |
| 1957 | 2.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.5% |
| 1958 | 2.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1959 | 2.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1960 | 2.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.5% |
| 1961 | 2.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1962 | 2.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.5% |
| 1963 | 2.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.1% |
| 1964 | 2.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 2.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.5% |
| 1966 | 2.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 1967 | 2.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 2.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.5% |
| 1969 | 2.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.2% |
| 1970 | 2.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.9% |
| 1971 | 2.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1972 | 2.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.1% |
| 1973 | 2.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 2.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 2.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 2.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 2.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 2.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 2.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 2.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 2.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 2.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 2.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.1% |
| 1984 | 2.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 2.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 2.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 1.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.2% |
| 1988 | 1.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.4% |
| 1989 | 1.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 1.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.8% |
| 1991 | 1.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.1% |
| 1992 | 1.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.7% |
| 1993 | 1.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.6% |
| 1994 | 1.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.8% |
| 1995 | 1.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 1.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 1.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.9% |
| 1998 | 1.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.5% |
| 1999 | 1.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 1.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.8% |
| 2001 | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 0.9958 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.9821 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9531 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9403 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.9208 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9024 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.8827 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.8641 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.8439 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.8183 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 0.8114 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.7801 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 0.7545 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 0.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 0.7198 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.7006 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 0.6794 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 0.6639 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.3% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 0.6639 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 65% of the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Germany's 0.6639 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 65% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita methane emissions 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | +47.1% | 0.8609 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 1945 | -36.8% | 1.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9638 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 1.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 1.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 1.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 1.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8609 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9531 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8518 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7545 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9403 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6987 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6639 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 148 Philippines 0.6813 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 149 Switzerland 0.6753 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 150 Taiwan 0.6662 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 152 United Kingdom 0.6337 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 153 Sierra Leone 0.6269 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 154 Liechtenstein 0.6155 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 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 methane emissions in Germany?
- Per capita methane emissions in Germany was 0.6639 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita methane emissions recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 2.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1969.
- What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6639 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024.
- How does Germany rank for per capita methane emissions?
- Germany ranks 151st out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita methane emissions rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.