Germany vs India: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy)

Germany
118.92 Mt CO2e
in 2024
India
210.24 Mt CO2e
in 2024
Germany rank
6th
India rank
4th

Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) over time

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How they compare

India currently reports 210.24 Mt CO2e against 118.92 Mt CO2e in Germany, a difference of 91.32 Mt CO2e.

That makes India's figure about 1.8 times Germany's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Germany ahead.

Germany ranks 6th and India ranks 4th of 193 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 4 and India in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany India Difference Ahead
1970s 262.88 Mt CO2e 36.83 Mt CO2e 226.05 Mt CO2e Germany
1980s 238.86 Mt CO2e 62.58 Mt CO2e 176.28 Mt CO2e Germany
1990s 199.93 Mt CO2e 101.08 Mt CO2e 98.85 Mt CO2e Germany
2000s 163.2 Mt CO2e 128.98 Mt CO2e 34.22 Mt CO2e Germany
2010s 134.83 Mt CO2e 162.55 Mt CO2e 27.71 Mt CO2e India
2020s 122.83 Mt CO2e 195.42 Mt CO2e 72.59 Mt CO2e India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from building (energy), Germany or India?
India, at 210.24 Mt CO2e against 118.92 Mt CO2e in Germany as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from building (energy) between Germany and India?
91.32 Mt CO2e, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and India?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Germany and India rank globally for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from building (energy)?
Germany ranks 6th and India ranks 4th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e)
Unit
Mt CO2e
Source
EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
240 places, 13,200 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

A measure of annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the building sector (subsector of the energy sector) including IPCC 2006 codes 1.A.4 Residential and other sectors, 1.A.5 Non-Specified. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).