CO₂ emissions per capita: Germany
6.7688236 tonnes per person in 2024, the latest year published. Figures for 225 years from 1800 to 2024 are below.
Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Source and method · All countries and regions.
Every year
| Year | Value (tonnes per person) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 6.7688236 |
| 2023 | 7.022808 |
| 2022 | 7.942359 |
| 2021 | 8.100614 |
| 2020 | 7.738692 |
| 2019 | 8.480803 |
| 2018 | 9.101415 |
| 2017 | 9.441122 |
| 2016 | 9.642186 |
| 2015 | 9.756902 |
| 2014 | 9.739761 |
| 2013 | 10.263195 |
| 2012 | 10.060916 |
| 2011 | 9.95007 |
| 2010 | 10.22758 |
| 2009 | 9.760688 |
| 2008 | 10.561389 |
| 2007 | 10.407971 |
| 2006 | 10.849607 |
| 2005 | 10.57788 |
| 2004 | 10.677804 |
| 2003 | 10.893722 |
| 2002 | 10.952268 |
| 2001 | 11.1706505 |
| 2000 | 10.990293 |
| 1999 | 10.9630375 |
| 1998 | 11.26054 |
| 1997 | 11.306132 |
| 1996 | 11.666093 |
| 1995 | 11.459825 |
| 1994 | 11.534621 |
| 1993 | 11.773517 |
| 1992 | 11.978324 |
| 1991 | 12.663626 |
| 1990 | 13.233256 |
| 1989 | 12.765508 |
| 1988 | 13.123539 |
| 1987 | 13.223626 |
| 1986 | 13.439202 |
| 1985 | 13.406973 |
| 1984 | 13.24412 |
| 1983 | 12.929977 |
| 1982 | 12.953847 |
| 1981 | 13.363777 |
| 1980 | 14.044512 |
| 1979 | 14.302951 |
| 1978 | 13.813758 |
| 1977 | 13.461735 |
| 1976 | 13.919665 |
| 1975 | 12.735223 |
| 1974 | 13.4500675 |
| 1973 | 13.747555 |
| 1972 | 13.228626 |
| 1971 | 13.23719 |
| 1970 | 13.116823 |
| 1969 | 13.494337 |
| 1968 | 12.733648 |
| 1967 | 12.160628 |
| 1966 | 12.415375 |
| 1965 | 12.634993 |
| 1964 | 12.861333 |
| 1963 | 12.654174 |
| 1962 | 11.930789 |
| 1961 | 11.372996 |
| 1960 | 11.174068 |
| 1959 | 10.457713 |
| 1958 | 10.546377 |
| 1957 | 10.939459 |
| 1956 | 10.846896 |
| 1955 | 10.282786 |
| 1954 | 9.407278 |
| 1953 | 8.911835 |
| 1952 | 8.746724 |
| 1951 | 8.263315 |
| 1950 | 7.308731 |
| 1949 | 6.0961905 |
| 1948 | 5.3269467 |
| 1947 | 4.4693284 |
| 1946 | 3.8143752 |
| 1945 | 1.626086 |
| 1944 | 8.392185 |
| 1943 | 9.478794 |
| 1942 | 9.298256 |
| 1941 | 9.196745 |
| 1940 | 9.120772 |
| 1939 | 9.071787 |
| 1938 | 8.4533 |
| 1937 | 7.9784474 |
| 1936 | 7.124051 |
| 1935 | 6.495202 |
| 1934 | 5.9089975 |
| 1933 | 5.315258 |
| 1932 | 5.096256 |
| 1931 | 5.700178 |
| 1930 | 6.871657 |
| 1929 | 8.073647 |
| 1928 | 7.61232 |
| 1927 | 7.301617 |
| 1926 | 6.312412 |
| 1925 | 7.0439167 |
| 1924 | 6.9938426 |
| 1923 | 5.1726303 |
| 1922 | 7.145081 |
| 1921 | 7.458013 |
| 1920 | 6.7833967 |
| 1919 | 6.1275907 |
| 1918 | 7.9522567 |
| 1917 | 8.25984 |
| 1916 | 7.8622327 |
| 1915 | 7.2489376 |
| 1914 | 7.776015 |
| 1913 | 8.3334255 |
| 1912 | 7.752086 |
| 1911 | 7.1282573 |
| 1910 | 6.9526906 |
| 1909 | 7.010511 |
| 1908 | 7.10769 |
| 1907 | 7.143025 |
| 1906 | 5.935062 |
| 1905 | 6.3640666 |
| 1904 | 6.0174766 |
| 1903 | 5.893571 |
| 1902 | 5.5575953 |
| 1901 | 5.752767 |
| 1900 | 5.8584833 |
| 1899 | 5.5158305 |
| 1898 | 5.2635717 |
| 1897 | 5.115586 |
| 1896 | 4.858754 |
| 1895 | 4.580699 |
| 1894 | 4.473088 |
| 1893 | 4.3616033 |
| 1892 | 4.307531 |
| 1891 | 4.48249 |
| 1890 | 4.27808 |
| 1889 | 4.1315155 |
| 1888 | 3.9121675 |
| 1887 | 3.611334 |
| 1886 | 3.4883993 |
| 1885 | 3.481745 |
| 1884 | 3.4352546 |
| 1883 | 3.3704581 |
| 1882 | 3.1931138 |
| 1881 | 3.013424 |
| 1880 | 2.8224943 |
| 1879 | 2.538891 |
| 1878 | 2.4199347 |
| 1877 | 2.370372 |
| 1876 | 2.446672 |
| 1875 | 2.4273689 |
| 1874 | 1.7304846 |
| 1873 | 2.4034545 |
| 1872 | 2.2750201 |
| 1871 | 2.1301944 |
| 1870 | 1.9321979 |
| 1869 | 1.9752913 |
| 1868 | 1.9109488 |
| 1867 | 1.7929425 |
| 1866 | 1.6456321 |
| 1865 | 1.6752176 |
| 1864 | 1.5084821 |
| 1863 | 1.3269968 |
| 1862 | 1.2347139 |
| 1861 | 1.1302289 |
| 1860 | 1.003471 |
| 1859 | 0.9394867 |
| 1858 | 0.9969994 |
| 1857 | 0.92877984 |
| 1856 | 0.87816346 |
| 1855 | 0.8183968 |
| 1854 | 0.70180196 |
| 1853 | 0.60221237 |
| 1852 | 0.5601497 |
| 1851 | 0.49647328 |
| 1850 | 0.4490097 |
| 1849 | 0.40705645 |
| 1848 | 0.38629287 |
| 1847 | 0.42012787 |
| 1846 | 0.40357685 |
| 1845 | 0.38910353 |
| 1844 | 0.33847037 |
| 1843 | 0.32294974 |
| 1842 | 0.34398574 |
| 1841 | 0.3044165 |
| 1840 | 0.29514763 |
| 1839 | 0.22798942 |
| 1838 | 0.21752897 |
| 1837 | 0.19722018 |
| 1836 | 0.17388494 |
| 1835 | 0.16690293 |
| 1834 | 0.15085933 |
| 1833 | 0.1513005 |
| 1832 | 0.12038958 |
| 1831 | 0.16203187 |
| 1830 | 0.17101406 |
| 1829 | 0.13103831 |
| 1828 | 0.16573869 |
| 1827 | 0.16771843 |
| 1826 | 0.15657145 |
| 1825 | 0.16412507 |
| 1824 | 0.12372251 |
| 1823 | 0.15628752 |
| 1822 | 0.14235331 |
| 1821 | 0.1402481 |
| 1820 | 0.1361196 |
| 1819 | 0.13376212 |
| 1818 | 0.14646468 |
| 1817 | 0.14253065 |
| 1816 | 0.1021735 |
| 1815 | 0.044824384 |
| 1814 | 0.039072905 |
| 1813 | 0.04004199 |
| 1812 | 0.041702244 |
| 1811 | 0.04306568 |
| 1810 | 0.046192635 |
| 1809 | 0.044674568 |
| 1808 | 0.043796904 |
| 1807 | 0.13335954 |
| 1806 | 0.047273606 |
| 1805 | 0.053302526 |
| 1804 | 0.05245813 |
| 1803 | 0.02830634 |
| 1802 | 0.029754901 |
| 1801 | 0.029240523 |
| 1800 | 0.044171557 |