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.
Share of global CO₂ emissions from flaring in Germany, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 0.8% | — |
| 1988 | 0.7% | -20.8% |
| 1989 | 0.4% | -40.0% |
| 1990 | 1.5% | +282.8% |
| 1991 | 1.3% | -11.1% |
| 1992 | 1.5% | +11.0% |
| 1993 | 1.4% | -3.3% |
| 1994 | 1.0% | -27.9% |
| 1995 | 0.9% | -8.3% |
| 1996 | 0.9% | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 0.9% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.9% | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 0.9% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.9% | -8.6% |
| 2001 | 0.9% | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 0.9% | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 0.9% | -4.7% |
| 2004 | 0.9% | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.9% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.9% | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 0.9% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.9% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.8% | -11.2% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | -8.3% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | -6.5% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | -16.6% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.4% | -10.2% |
| 2024 | 0.4% | -3.8% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 0.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0%, 34.4× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Germany's 0.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0%, 21.2× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global CO₂ emissions from flaring 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +282.8% | 0.4% | 1.5% |
| 1989 | -40.0% | 0.7% | 0.4% |
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
- 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 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.