Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring in Germany
Germany: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring was 0.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring in Germany, 1987–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring in Germany is 0.5%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring in Germany peaked at 0.5% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1987.
That places Germany 35th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring in Germany, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 0.0% | — |
| 1988 | 0.0% | +85.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0% | +20.8% |
| 1990 | 0.1% | +115.3% |
| 1991 | 0.1% | +47.0% |
| 1992 | 0.2% | +29.7% |
| 1993 | 0.2% | +20.2% |
| 1994 | 0.2% | +14.4% |
| 1995 | 0.2% | +10.9% |
| 1996 | 0.3% | +9.5% |
| 1997 | 0.3% | +8.2% |
| 1998 | 0.3% | +7.0% |
| 1999 | 0.3% | +6.0% |
| 2000 | 0.4% | +4.9% |
| 2001 | 0.4% | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 0.4% | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 0.4% | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 0.4% | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.5% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.5% | -0.4% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 0.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0%, 36.0× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Germany's 0.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0%, 18.8× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global cumulative 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 | +115.3% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| 1988 | +85.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1991 | +47.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| 1992 | +29.7% | 0.1% | 0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3 |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 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 cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring in Germany?
- Share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring in Germany was 0.5% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1987.
- How does Germany rank for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring?
- Germany ranks 35th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from flaring since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from flaring.