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Fossil CO2 emissions per person in Germany

Fossil CO2 emissions per person in Germany was 6.77 tonnes of CO2 per person in 2024, according to Global Carbon Project. That is down 3.6% from 2023. That is the 5th highest of 27 EU countries in 2024.

2024, tonnes of CO2 per person6.77
Change on 2023-3.6%
Rank5th of 27EU countries ranked
Series high14.31979
Series low6.772024

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Fossil CO2 emissions per person in Germany, 1950 to 2024

681012141619501961197219831994200520241950: 7.31 tonnes of CO2 per person1951: 8.26 tonnes of CO2 per person1952: 8.75 tonnes of CO2 per person1953: 8.91 tonnes of CO2 per person1954: 9.41 tonnes of CO2 per person1955: 10.28 tonnes of CO2 per person1956: 10.85 tonnes of CO2 per person1957: 10.94 tonnes of CO2 per person1958: 10.55 tonnes of CO2 per person1959: 10.46 tonnes of CO2 per person1960: 11.17 tonnes of CO2 per person1961: 11.37 tonnes of CO2 per person1962: 11.93 tonnes of CO2 per person1963: 12.65 tonnes of CO2 per person1964: 12.86 tonnes of CO2 per person1965: 12.63 tonnes of CO2 per person1966: 12.42 tonnes of CO2 per person1967: 12.16 tonnes of CO2 per person1968: 12.73 tonnes of CO2 per person1969: 13.49 tonnes of CO2 per person1970: 13.12 tonnes of CO2 per person1971: 13.24 tonnes of CO2 per person1972: 13.23 tonnes of CO2 per person1973: 13.75 tonnes of CO2 per person1974: 13.45 tonnes of CO2 per person1975: 12.74 tonnes of CO2 per person1976: 13.92 tonnes of CO2 per person1977: 13.46 tonnes of CO2 per person1978: 13.81 tonnes of CO2 per person1979: 14.3 tonnes of CO2 per person1980: 14.04 tonnes of CO2 per person1981: 13.36 tonnes of CO2 per person1982: 12.95 tonnes of CO2 per person1983: 12.93 tonnes of CO2 per person1984: 13.24 tonnes of CO2 per person1985: 13.41 tonnes of CO2 per person1986: 13.44 tonnes of CO2 per person1987: 13.22 tonnes of CO2 per person1988: 13.12 tonnes of CO2 per person1989: 12.77 tonnes of CO2 per person1990: 13.23 tonnes of CO2 per person1991: 12.66 tonnes of CO2 per person1992: 11.98 tonnes of CO2 per person1993: 11.77 tonnes of CO2 per person1994: 11.53 tonnes of CO2 per person1995: 11.46 tonnes of CO2 per person1996: 11.67 tonnes of CO2 per person1997: 11.31 tonnes of CO2 per person1998: 11.26 tonnes of CO2 per person1999: 10.96 tonnes of CO2 per person2000: 10.99 tonnes of CO2 per person2001: 11.17 tonnes of CO2 per person2002: 10.95 tonnes of CO2 per person2003: 10.89 tonnes of CO2 per person2004: 10.68 tonnes of CO2 per person2005: 10.58 tonnes of CO2 per person2006: 10.85 tonnes of CO2 per person2007: 10.41 tonnes of CO2 per person2008: 10.56 tonnes of CO2 per person2009: 9.76 tonnes of CO2 per person2010: 10.23 tonnes of CO2 per person2011: 9.95 tonnes of CO2 per person2012: 10.06 tonnes of CO2 per person2013: 10.26 tonnes of CO2 per person2014: 9.74 tonnes of CO2 per person2015: 9.76 tonnes of CO2 per person2016: 9.64 tonnes of CO2 per person2017: 9.44 tonnes of CO2 per person2018: 9.1 tonnes of CO2 per person2019: 8.48 tonnes of CO2 per person2020: 7.74 tonnes of CO2 per person2021: 8.1 tonnes of CO2 per person2022: 7.94 tonnes of CO2 per person2023: 7.02 tonnes of CO2 per person2024: 6.77 tonnes of CO2 per person
tonnes of CO2 per person. Source: Global Carbon Project, Global Carbon Project fossil CO2 emissions dataset: fossil CO2 emissions per person, tonnes of CO2. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2025-10-22.
All 75 values
Periodtonnes of CO2 per person
20246.77
20237.02
20227.94
20218.1
20207.74
20198.48
20189.1
20179.44
20169.64
20159.76
20149.74
201310.26
201210.06
20119.95
201010.23
20099.76
200810.56
200710.41
200610.85
200510.58
200410.68
200310.89
200210.95
200111.17
200010.99
199910.96
199811.26
199711.31
199611.67
199511.46
199411.53
199311.77
199211.98
199112.66
199013.23
198912.77
198813.12
198713.22
198613.44
198513.41
198413.24
198312.93
198212.95
198113.36
198014.04
197914.3
197813.81
197713.46
197613.92
197512.74
197413.45
197313.75
197213.23
197113.24
197013.12
196913.49
196812.73
196712.16
196612.42
196512.63
196412.86
196312.65
196211.93
196111.37
196011.17
195910.46
195810.55
195710.94
195610.85
195510.28
19549.41
19538.91
19528.75
19518.26
19507.31

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Definition

Fossil CO2 emissions (fossil_co2_emissions) in tonnes of CO2 divided by the population, as published by the Global Carbon Project with the population series it ships with the dataset. Fossil CO2 covers the burning of coal, oil and gas, gas flaring, cement production and other industrial carbonate use. Emissions are counted in the country where they occur (territorial emissions). International aviation and shipping are left out of country figures and included in the World total. Land use change is not included.

Countries that refine oil or produce energy intensive goods for export, and small states with large ports or refineries, show high values that their residents' consumption alone would not cause. Each annual Global Carbon Budget release revises past years.

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Andrew, R. M. and Peters, G. P., The Global Carbon Project's fossil CO2 emissions dataset, Global Carbon Budget (Friedlingstein et al.). Global Carbon Project fossil CO2 emissions dataset: fossil CO2 emissions per person, tonnes of CO2. https://zenodo.org/records/17417124. Retrieved 2026-10-12. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.

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Global Carbon Project. (2025). Global Carbon Project fossil CO2 emissions dataset: fossil CO2 emissions per person, tonnes of CO2 (Fossil CO2 emissions per person, Germany, 1950 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://zenodo.org/records/17417124

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Global Carbon Project fossil CO2 emissions dataset: fossil CO2 emissions per person, tonnes of CO2, Fossil CO2 emissions per person, Germany, 1950 to 2024. Global Carbon Project, 22 Oct. 2025, https://zenodo.org/records/17417124. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/fossil-co2-emissions-per-capita/germany. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Global Carbon Project. 2025. Global Carbon Project fossil CO2 emissions dataset: fossil CO2 emissions per person, tonnes of CO2. Fossil CO2 emissions per person, Germany, 1950 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://zenodo.org/records/17417124. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/fossil-co2-emissions-per-capita/germany.

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Global Carbon Project (2025) Global Carbon Project fossil CO2 emissions dataset: fossil CO2 emissions per person, tonnes of CO2, Fossil CO2 emissions per person, Germany, 1950 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://zenodo.org/records/17417124, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/fossil-co2-emissions-per-capita/germany (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the fossil CO2 emissions per person in Germany?

Fossil CO2 emissions per person in Germany was 6.77 tonnes of CO2 per person in 2024, according to Global Carbon Project. That is down 3.6% from 2023. That is the 5th highest of 27 EU countries in 2024.

Where does this figure come from?

Global Carbon Project. Global Carbon Project fossil CO2 emissions dataset: fossil CO2 emissions per person, tonnes of CO2. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest fossil CO2 emissions per person in Germany?

14.3 tonnes of CO2 per person in 1979, the highest value since 1950 in this series.

Fossil CO2 emissions per person elsewhere in European Union (27)

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