Germany — CO2 per capita
CO2 Emissions per Capita for Germany, 1970–2024.
CO2 per capita for Germany was 6.94 in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 55 years, from 1970 to 2024. The highest recorded value was 15.22 in 1979. Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -1.27% per year.
Germany ranks 35 of 203 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 17%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 5.08, so Germany sits above it. It peaked in 1979 and has fallen 54% since. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved down 28%. Within Europe & Central Asia it ranks 13 of 49 economies; Netherlands (6.60) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was down 11% in 2023. That is 18% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 16th of 203 in 1970 → 15th of 203 in 1980 → 17th of 203 in 1990 → 23rd of 203 in 2000 → 28th of 203 in 2010 → 33rd of 203 in 2020 → 35th of 203 in 2024.
Key figures
Full history — 1970 to 2024
| Year | metric tons per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6.94 | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 7.08 | -10.5% |
| 2022 | 7.91 | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 8.06 | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 7.72 | -7.9% |
| 2019 | 8.38 | -6.9% |
| 2018 | 9.01 | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 9.37 | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 9.58 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 9.61 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 9.62 | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 10.14 | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 9.95 | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 9.82 | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 9.97 | +6.3% |
| 2009 | 9.38 | -7.2% |
| 2008 | 10.11 | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 10.05 | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 10.38 | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 10.21 | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 10.46 | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 10.64 | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 10.55 | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 10.75 | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 10.6 | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 10.6 | -4.0% |
| 1998 | 11.05 | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 11.06 | -3.5% |
| 1996 | 11.47 | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 11.15 | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 11.24 | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 11.45 | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 11.63 | -6.2% |
| 1991 | 12.39 | -2.8% |
| 1990 | 12.75 | -4.4% |
| 1989 | 13.34 | -2.2% |
| 1988 | 13.64 | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 13.77 | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 13.89 | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 13.98 | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 13.94 | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 13.69 | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 13.45 | -4.1% |
| 1981 | 14.02 | -3.3% |
| 1980 | 14.5 | -4.7% |
| 1979 | 15.22 | +4.4% |
| 1978 | 14.58 | +3.5% |
| 1977 | 14.09 | -1.7% |
| 1976 | 14.33 | +6.3% |
| 1975 | 13.48 | -5.2% |
| 1974 | 14.21 | -3.1% |
| 1973 | 14.66 | +4.4% |
| 1972 | 14.04 | +2.1% |
| 1971 | 13.75 | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 13.87 | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Germany’s CO2 per capita in 1971?
13.75 (1971). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are Germany’s CO2 per capita figures nominal or inflation-adjusted?
They are exactly as the World Bank publishes them — metric tons per capita — with no inflation restatement and no PPP conversion. Years the source does not report are omitted rather than interpolated.
Is Germany’s CO2 per capita growing or shrinking?
Between 1970 and 2024 the series was shrinking overall: -49.9% in total — about 1.3% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator EN.GHG.CO2.PC.CE.AR5. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2024: 6.94; 2023: 7.08; 2022: 7.91; 2021: 8.06; 2020: 7.72. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
EN.GHG.CO2.PC.CE.AR5 — CO2 Emissions per Capita. Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.