Germany vs United Kingdom: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy)
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) over time
- Germany
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Germany currently reports 118.92 Mt CO2e against 74.58 Mt CO2e in United Kingdom, a difference of 44.34 Mt CO2e.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.6 times United Kingdom's.
Across all 55 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.
Germany ranks 6th and United Kingdom ranks 9th of 193 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 262.88 Mt CO2e | 120.83 Mt CO2e | 142.06 Mt CO2e | Germany |
| 1980s | 238.86 Mt CO2e | 117.86 Mt CO2e | 121.01 Mt CO2e | Germany |
| 1990s | 199.93 Mt CO2e | 114.7 Mt CO2e | 85.23 Mt CO2e | Germany |
| 2000s | 163.2 Mt CO2e | 104.46 Mt CO2e | 58.74 Mt CO2e | Germany |
| 2010s | 134.83 Mt CO2e | 91.52 Mt CO2e | 43.31 Mt CO2e | Germany |
| 2020s | 122.83 Mt CO2e | 82.5 Mt CO2e | 40.33 Mt CO2e | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from building (energy), Germany or United Kingdom?
- Germany, at 118.92 Mt CO2e against 74.58 Mt CO2e in United Kingdom as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from building (energy) between Germany and United Kingdom?
- 44.34 Mt CO2e, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and United Kingdom?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Germany and United Kingdom rank globally for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from building (energy)?
- Germany ranks 6th and United Kingdom ranks 9th 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
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).