Share of global nitrous oxide emissions in Germany
Germany: Share of global nitrous oxide emissions was 1.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of global nitrous oxide emissions in Germany, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of global nitrous oxide emissions in Germany stood at 1.1%. That is the lowest value across all 175 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 28.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global nitrous oxide emissions in Germany peaked at 4.3% in 1969 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 2024.
Germany ranks 16th of 201 countries on this measure, 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 | 3.2% | 3.2% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 1860s | 3.2% | 3.2% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 1870s | 3.1% | 3.0% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 1880s | 3.0% | 3.0% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 1890s | 3.4% | 2.8% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 1900s | 3.5% | 3.3% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 1910s | 3.1% | 3.0% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 1920s | 3.0% | 3.0% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 1930s | 3.3% | 3.0% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 1940s | 3.6% | 3.6% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 1950s | 3.8% | 3.6% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.3% | 4.2% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.0% | 3.7% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.4% | 3.2% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.8% | 2.1% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.8% | 1.6% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 1.3% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.3% | 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 nitrous oxide emissions in Germany?
- Share of global nitrous oxide emissions in Germany was 1.1% in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 4.3% in 1969.
- What is the lowest share of global nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2024.
- How does Germany rank for share of global nitrous oxide emissions?
- Germany ranks 16th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global nitrous oxide emissions rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.1%. 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 nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of the world's nitrous oxide emissions.