Germany vs North America: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy)
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) over time
- Germany
- North America
How they compare
North America currently reports 1,845 Mt CO2e against 138.04 Mt CO2e in Germany, a difference of 1,707 Mt CO2e.
That makes North America's figure about 13.4 times Germany's.
Across all 55 years both countries report, North America has been ahead every year.
Germany ranks 11th and North America ranks 11th of 194 countries.
North America has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 108.24 Mt CO2e | 1,305 Mt CO2e | 1,197 Mt CO2e | North America |
| 1980s | 133.99 Mt CO2e | 1,424 Mt CO2e | 1,290 Mt CO2e | North America |
| 1990s | 167.61 Mt CO2e | 1,662 Mt CO2e | 1,494 Mt CO2e | North America |
| 2000s | 159.16 Mt CO2e | 1,909 Mt CO2e | 1,750 Mt CO2e | North America |
| 2010s | 155.33 Mt CO2e | 1,858 Mt CO2e | 1,703 Mt CO2e | North America |
| 2020s | 139.59 Mt CO2e | 1,805 Mt CO2e | 1,665 Mt CO2e | North America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from transport (energy), Germany or North America?
- North America, at 1,845 Mt CO2e against 138.04 Mt CO2e in Germany as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from transport (energy) between Germany and North America?
- 1,707 Mt CO2e, with North America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and North America?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Germany and North America rank globally for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from transport (energy)?
- Germany ranks 11th and North America ranks 11th of 194 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 Transport (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 transportation sector (subsector of the energy sector) including IPCC 2006 codes 1.A.3.a Civil Aviation, 1.A.3.b_noRES Road Transportation no resuspension, 1.A.3.c Railways, 1.A.3.d Water-borne Navigation, 1.A.3.e Other Transportation. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).