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Germany Annual CO2 Emissions

Germany's annual CO2 emissions fell to 596.15 million tonnes in 2023, down from 671.47 million tonnes in 2022, according to Global Carbon Budget. This represents a decrease of 11.2% (75.32 million) from the previous year. Germany has the 9th highest annual CO2 emissions. Within Europe, it ranks 2nd out of 44 countries.

Yearly Historical Data (1792-2023)

(in Million Tonnes)
Year Annual CO2 Emissions (Million Tonnes)
2023 596.15
2022 671.47
2021 678.78
2020 648.36
2019 709.83
2018 760.05
2017 784.59
2016 798.01
2015 800.84
2014 792.58
2013 831.74
2012 814.09
2011 804.51
2010 826.68
2009 789.95
2008 856.61
2007 846.12
2006 886.43
2005 867.88
2004 876.57
2003 894.5
2002 898.83
2001 915.25
2000 898.98
1999 895.44
1998 923.5
1997 931.51
1996 959.69
1995 939.93
1994 943.23
1993 959.39
1992 969.46
1991 1,016.93
1990 1,054.8
1989 1,008.79
1988 1,029.02
1987 1,032.44
1986 1,047.47
1985 1,044.12
1984 1,033.24
1983 1,011.6
1982 1,015.73
1981 1,048.52
1980 1,100.07
1979 1,117.89
1978 1,079.13
1977 1,052.61
1976 1,090.84
1975 1,002.45
1974 1,062.73
1973 1,085.74
1972 1,041.48
1971 1,037.24
1970 1,026.02
1969 1,052
1968 984.79
1967 936.23
1966 951.42
1965 960.1
1964 968.92
1963 945.5
1962 883.17
1961 834.84
1960 813.95
1959 755.79
1958 756.38
1957 777.91
1956 766.19
1955 723.5
1954 659.73
1953 623.49
1952 610.98
1951 576.87
1950 510.68
1949 432.15
1948 377.82
1947 317.66
1946 271.68
1945 116.06
1944 600.27
1943 679.43
1942 667.9
1941 660.79
1940 654.32
1939 648.63
1938 601.27
1937 563.51
1936 499.63
1935 452.33
1934 408.62
1933 364.98
1932 347.49
1931 385.96
1930 462.09
1929 539.23
1928 505.01
1927 481.19
1926 413.24
1925 458.07
1924 451.79
1923 331.93
1922 455.46
1921 473.18
1920 429.21
1919 387.43
1918 503.42
1917 524.58
1916 500.7
1915 462.91
1914 497.93
1913 535.08
1912 499.12
1911 458.59
1910 445.37
1909 445.57
1908 446.64
1907 442.18
1906 361.94
1905 382.32
1904 356.12
1903 343.6
1902 319.19
1901 325.56
1900 326.76
1899 303.28
1898 285.38
1897 273.55
1896 256.26
1895 238.28
1894 229.5
1893 220.71
1892 214.99
1891 220.84
1890 208.23
1889 198.85
1888 186.35
1887 170.39
1886 163.03
1885 161.18
1884 157.53
1883 153.09
1882 143.67
1881 134.26
1880 124.5
1879 110.85
1878 104.54
1877 101.3
1876 103.44
1875 101.52
1874 71.59
1873 98.37
1872 92.11
1871 85.35
1870 76.64
1869 77.59
1868 74.37
1867 69.15
1866 62.91
1865 63.47
1864 56.64
1863 49.38
1862 45.54
1861 41.33
1860 36.39
1859 33.81
1858 35.61
1857 32.94
1856 30.92
1855 28.62
1854 24.37
1853 20.76
1852 19.17
1851 16.87
1850 15.14
1849 13.62
1848 12.83
1847 13.84
1846 13.19
1845 12.61
1844 10.88
1843 10.3
1842 10.88
1841 9.55
1840 9.17
1839 7.02
1838 6.63
1837 5.95
1836 5.19
1835 4.93
1834 4.41
1833 4.38
1832 3.45
1831 4.59
1830 4.79
1829 3.63
1828 4.54
1827 4.54
1826 4.19
1825 4.34
1824 3.23
1823 4.03
1822 3.63
1821 3.53
1820 3.38
1819 3.28
1818 3.53
1817 3.38
1816 2.39
1815 1.03
1814 0.88
1813 0.89
1812 0.91
1811 0.93
1810 0.98
1809 0.93
1808 0.9
1807 2.69
1806 0.94
1805 1.04
1804 1.01
1803 0.53
1802 0.55
1801 0.53
1800 0.8
1799 0.63
1798 0.58
1797 0.55
1796 0.53
1795 0.45
1794 0.44
1793 0.48
1792 0.47
Germany Annual CO2 Emissions : Definition
Annual CO2 Emissions is defined as total CO2 emissions from energy and industrial processes for the reporting year, reported in metric tonnes and excluding emissions or removals from land-use change and forestry in Germany.
Indicator Last Value Prior Value Period
Agricultural Land (%) 47.5% 47.49% 2022
Forest Area (%) 32.69% 32.68% 2022