Total greenhouse gas emissions in Germany

Germany emitted 649.8 million tonnes of greenhouse gases (CO2 equivalent) in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1990.

Measure: Total greenhouse gas emissions (Eurostat) Unit: Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent Data: 1990 to 2024 Source: Eurostat
Germany, 2024 649.8 Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent
Change from 2023 −3.0% 2023: 669.6 Mt CO2e
European Union, 2024 3,017.2 Mt CO2e Official aggregate
Position in 2024 1st of 31 See the full ranking

Total greenhouse gas emissions in Germany over time

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Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Total greenhouse gas emissions (Eurostat) (million tonnes of CO2 equivalent), 2000 to 2024
Period GermanyEuropean Union
2024 649.8 Mt CO2e 3,017.2 Mt CO2e
2023 669.6 Mt CO2e 3,088.3 Mt CO2e
2022 749.3 Mt CO2e 3,359.6 Mt CO2e
2021 762.8 Mt CO2e 3,452.7 Mt CO2e
2020 731.0 Mt CO2e 3,280.9 Mt CO2e
2019 798.0 Mt CO2e 3,574.5 Mt CO2e
2018 850.1 Mt CO2e 3,732.8 Mt CO2e
2017 886.3 Mt CO2e 3,821.2 Mt CO2e
2016 899.0 Mt CO2e 3,796.9 Mt CO2e
2015 898.6 Mt CO2e 3,794.3 Mt CO2e
2014 895.2 Mt CO2e 3,750.3 Mt CO2e
2013 936.6 Mt CO2e 3,895.3 Mt CO2e
2012 916.9 Mt CO2e 3,979.9 Mt CO2e
2011 907.6 Mt CO2e 4,051.8 Mt CO2e
2010 933.2 Mt CO2e 4,168.8 Mt CO2e
2009 901.3 Mt CO2e 4,091.3 Mt CO2e
2008 964.9 Mt CO2e 4,391.1 Mt CO2e
2007 963.5 Mt CO2e 4,487.2 Mt CO2e
2006 1,002.0 Mt CO2e 4,539.9 Mt CO2e
2005 988.9 Mt CO2e 4,537.1 Mt CO2e
2004 1,010.7 Mt CO2e 4,562.0 Mt CO2e
2003 1,030.5 Mt CO2e 4,559.1 Mt CO2e
2002 1,036.7 Mt CO2e 4,483.3 Mt CO2e
2001 1,057.1 Mt CO2e 4,496.1 Mt CO2e
2000 1,043.0 Mt CO2e 4,448.8 Mt CO2e

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −3.0% from 669.6 Mt CO2e in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 895.2 Mt CO2e, the figure has changed by −27.4%.
  • Among the 31 countries with data for 2024, Germany has the highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 3,017.2 Mt CO2e.

Source and dates

Original producer
Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
env_air_gge · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A unit=MIO_T airpol=GHG src_crf=TOTX4_MEMO
Observation period
1990 to 2024 for Germany
Provider update
2 June 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat