Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Germany
Germany: Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change was 1.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Germany, 1850–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Germany recorded 1.3% for share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change in 2024.
The figure is down 4.4% on the previous year and down 30.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change in Germany peaked at 6.8% in 1913 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 1945.
That places Germany 13th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 175 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.5% | 1.3% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 1860s | 2.5% | 1.8% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 1870s | 2.9% | 2.3% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 1880s | 3.7% | 3.2% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 1890s | 4.5% | 4.1% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 1900s | 5.7% | 5.2% | 6.3% | 10 |
| 1910s | 6.3% | 5.3% | 6.8% | 10 |
| 1920s | 5.2% | 3.9% | 6.0% | 10 |
| 1930s | 5.1% | 4.1% | 6.6% | 10 |
| 1940s | 4.5% | 1.2% | 6.3% | 10 |
| 1950s | 4.3% | 4.0% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.9% | 4.4% | 5.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.4% | 4.1% | 4.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.9% | 3.5% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.2% | 2.8% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.5% | 2.0% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.9% | 1.7% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 1.3% | 1.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 10 Democratic Republic of Congo 1.5% compare
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- 16 South Africa 1.0% compare
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 including land-use change in Germany?
- Share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change in Germany was 1.3% 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 including land-use change recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 6.8% in 1913.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 1945.
- How does Germany rank for share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Germany ranks 13th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.4%. 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 including land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, measured as a percentage of global total emissions of CO₂ in the same year.