Share of global CO₂ emissions from flaring in Germany
Germany: Share of global CO₂ emissions from flaring was 0.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of global CO₂ emissions from flaring in Germany, 1987–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Germany recorded 0.4% for share of global co₂ emissions from flaring in 2024.
The figure is down 3.8% on the previous year and down 38.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions from flaring in Germany peaked at 1.5% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 1989.
Germany ranks 35th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 38 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.8% | 3 |
| 1990s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 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 share of global co₂ emissions from flaring in Germany?
- Share of global co₂ emissions from flaring in Germany was 0.4% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ emissions from flaring recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 1.5% in 1990.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions from flaring recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 1989.
- How does Germany rank for share of global co₂ emissions from flaring?
- Germany ranks 35th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions from flaring rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.5%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global CO₂ emissions from flaring. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from flaring, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from flaring in the same year.