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