Share of global methane emissions in Germany
Germany: Share of global methane emissions was 0.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of global methane emissions in Germany, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of global methane emissions in Germany is 0.6%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 175 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.2% on the previous year and down 27.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global methane emissions in Germany peaked at 4.0% in 1913 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2024.
Germany ranks 30th of 201 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 175 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.8% | 2.8% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 1860s | 2.9% | 2.8% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 1870s | 3.0% | 2.9% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 1880s | 3.2% | 3.1% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 1890s | 3.3% | 3.2% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 1900s | 3.7% | 3.5% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 1910s | 3.8% | 3.3% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 1920s | 3.3% | 3.0% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 1930s | 3.1% | 2.9% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 1940s | 2.9% | 1.9% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 1950s | 3.3% | 3.1% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.2% | 3.0% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.6% | 2.4% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.3% | 2.1% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.7% | 1.4% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 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 methane emissions in Germany?
- Share of global methane emissions in Germany was 0.6% in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global methane emissions recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 4.0% in 1913.
- What is the lowest share of global methane emissions recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2024.
- How does Germany rank for share of global methane emissions?
- Germany ranks 30th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global methane emissions rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of the world's methane emissions.