Share of global CO₂ emissions and population in Germany
Germany: Share of global CO₂ emissions and population was 0.7% in 2100. ▼ Falling
Share of global CO₂ emissions and population in Germany, 1000–2100
Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2100, share of global co₂ emissions and population in Germany stood at 0.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions and population in Germany peaked at 3.6% in 1910 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2091.
That places Germany 36th out of 234 countries with data for 2100, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 318 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1 |
| 1100s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1 |
| 1200s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1 |
| 1300s | 2.0% | 2.0% | 2.0% | 1 |
| 1400s | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1 |
| 1500s | 1.8% | 1.8% | 1.8% | 1 |
| 1600s | 2.3% | 2.3% | 2.3% | 1 |
| 1700s | 2.2% | 2.2% | 2.2% | 1 |
| 1710s | 2.3% | 2.3% | 2.3% | 1 |
| 1720s | 2.3% | 2.3% | 2.3% | 1 |
| 1730s | 2.4% | 2.4% | 2.4% | 1 |
| 1740s | 2.4% | 2.4% | 2.4% | 1 |
| 1750s | 2.4% | 2.4% | 2.4% | 1 |
| 1760s | 2.4% | 2.4% | 2.4% | 1 |
| 1770s | 2.4% | 2.4% | 2.4% | 1 |
| 1780s | 2.3% | 2.3% | 2.3% | 1 |
| 1790s | 2.3% | 2.3% | 2.3% | 1 |
| 1800s | 1.9% | 1.8% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 1810s | 2.2% | 2.1% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 1820s | 2.3% | 2.3% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 1830s | 2.5% | 2.4% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 1840s | 2.6% | 2.5% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 1850s | 2.7% | 2.6% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 1860s | 2.9% | 2.8% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 1870s | 3.0% | 3.0% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 1880s | 3.2% | 3.1% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 1890s | 3.3% | 3.2% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 1900s | 3.5% | 3.4% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 1910s | 3.5% | 3.4% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 1920s | 3.3% | 3.3% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 1930s | 3.2% | 3.1% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 1940s | 3.0% | 2.9% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 1950s | 2.6% | 2.4% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.3% | 2.2% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.0% | 1.8% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.6% | 1.5% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.4% | 1.3% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2030s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2040s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2050s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2060s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2070s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2080s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2090s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2100s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 33 Uzbekistan 0.7% compare
- 34 United Kingdom 0.7% compare
- 35 Saudi Arabia 0.7% compare
- 37 Chad 0.7% compare
- 38 France 0.7% compare
- 39 Ghana 0.7% compare
More climate change data for Germany
- 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)
- Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population 1.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of global co₂ emissions and population in Germany?
- Share of global co₂ emissions and population in Germany was 0.7% in 2100, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ emissions and population recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 3.6% in 1910.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions and population recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2091.
- How does Germany rank for share of global co₂ emissions and population?
- Germany ranks 36th out of 234 countries with data for 2100.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions and population rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global CO₂ emissions and population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 318 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Share of the world's population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.