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Greenhouse gas emissions per person in Germany

Greenhouse gas emissions per person in Germany was 7.79 tonnes of CO2 equivalent per person in 2024, according to the European Environment Agency greenhouse gas inventory (via Eurostat) and Eurostat. That is down 3.4% from 2023. That is the 8th highest of 27 EU countries in 2024.

2024, tonnes of CO2 equivalent per person7.79
Change on 2023-3.4%
Rank8th of 27EU countries ranked
Series high12.852001
Series low7.792024
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Greenhouse gas emissions per person in Germany, 2000 to 2024

6810121420002004200820122017202120242000: 12.69 tonnes of CO2 equivalent per person2001: 12.85 tonnes of CO2 equivalent per person2002: 12.57 tonnes of CO2 equivalent per person2003: 12.49 tonnes of CO2 equivalent per person2004: 12.25 tonnes of CO2 equivalent per person2005: 11.99 tonnes of CO2 equivalent per person2006: 12.15 tonnes of CO2 equivalent per person2007: 11.71 tonnes of CO2 equivalent per person2008: 11.74 tonnes of CO2 equivalent per person2009: 10.99 tonnes of CO2 equivalent per person2010: 11.41 tonnes of CO2 equivalent per person2011: 11.31 tonnes of CO2 equivalent per person2012: 11.42 tonnes of CO2 equivalent per person2014: 11.08 tonnes of CO2 equivalent per person2015: 11.07 tonnes of CO2 equivalent per person2016: 10.94 tonnes of CO2 equivalent per person2017: 10.74 tonnes of CO2 equivalent per person2018: 10.27 tonnes of CO2 equivalent per person2019: 9.61 tonnes of CO2 equivalent per person2020: 8.79 tonnes of CO2 equivalent per person2021: 9.17 tonnes of CO2 equivalent per person2022: 9 tonnes of CO2 equivalent per person2023: 8.06 tonnes of CO2 equivalent per person2024: 7.79 tonnes of CO2 equivalent per person
tonnes of CO2 equivalent per person. Source: Invokely calculation with data from European Environment Agency greenhouse gas inventory (via Eurostat), Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
All 24 values
Periodtonnes of CO2 equivalent per person
20247.79
20238.06
20229
20219.17
20208.79
20199.61
201810.27
201710.74
201610.94
201511.07
201411.08
201211.42
201111.31
201011.41
200910.99
200811.74
200711.71
200612.15
200511.99
200412.25
200312.49
200212.57
200112.85
200012.69

Compared with European Union (27)

Place2024
Germany7.79
European Union (27)6.72

Rankings

Definition

Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF and international aviation and shipping (ghg_emissions_total), in tonnes of CO2 equivalent, divided by the population on 1 January of the same year.

Emissions are counted where they occur, so countries that export energy or heavy industry products show higher values than their consumption alone would cause.

How it is calculated

Invokely calculation: EEA total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Eurostat env_air_gge, million tonnes of CO2 equivalent) times 1,000,000, divided by the Eurostat population on 1 January of the same year (demo_r_pjanaggr3).

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Invokely calculation from Greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (EEA via Eurostat env_air_gge) divided by population on 1 January (Eurostat demo_r_pjanaggr3). https://invokely.ai/docs/methodology#ghg_emissions_per_capita. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Invokely. (n.d.). Greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (EEA via Eurostat env_air_gge) divided by population on 1 January (Eurostat demo_r_pjanaggr3) (Greenhouse gas emissions per person, Germany, 2000 to 2024) [Data set]. Calculated from data by European Environment Agency greenhouse gas inventory (via Eurostat) and Eurostat. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://invokely.ai/docs/methodology#ghg_emissions_per_capita

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Greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (EEA via Eurostat env_air_gge) divided by population on 1 January (Eurostat demo_r_pjanaggr3), Greenhouse gas emissions per person, Germany, 2000 to 2024. Calculated from data by European Environment Agency greenhouse gas inventory (via Eurostat) and Eurostat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/docs/methodology#ghg_emissions_per_capita. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Invokely. n.d. Greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (EEA via Eurostat env_air_gge) divided by population on 1 January (Eurostat demo_r_pjanaggr3). Greenhouse gas emissions per person, Germany, 2000 to 2024. Dataset. Calculated from data by European Environment Agency greenhouse gas inventory (via Eurostat) and Eurostat. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://invokely.ai/docs/methodology#ghg_emissions_per_capita.

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Invokely (no date) Greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (EEA via Eurostat env_air_gge) divided by population on 1 January (Eurostat demo_r_pjanaggr3), Greenhouse gas emissions per person, Germany, 2000 to 2024 [Dataset]. Calculated from data by European Environment Agency greenhouse gas inventory (via Eurostat) and Eurostat. Available at: https://invokely.ai/docs/methodology#ghg_emissions_per_capita (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the greenhouse gas emissions per person in Germany?

Greenhouse gas emissions per person in Germany was 7.79 tonnes of CO2 equivalent per person in 2024, according to the European Environment Agency greenhouse gas inventory (via Eurostat) and Eurostat. That is down 3.4% from 2023. That is the 8th highest of 27 EU countries in 2024.

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Invokely. Greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (EEA via Eurostat env_air_gge) divided by population on 1 January (Eurostat demo_r_pjanaggr3). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest greenhouse gas emissions per person in Germany?

12.85 tonnes of CO2 equivalent per person in 2001, the highest value since 2000 in this series.

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