Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Germany
Germany: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF was -42.7% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Germany, 1991–2024
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Measured in % change from 1990.
Analysis
In 2024, carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Germany stood at -42.7%. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 85.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Germany peaked at -2.1% in 1991 and was at its lowest, -42.7%, in 2024.
That places Germany 183rd out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -8.8% | -14.0% | -2.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | -16.2% | -24.2% | -12.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | -23.1% | -31.2% | -19.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | -38.0% | -42.7% | -33.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More environment data for Germany
- Standard Deviation 0.613 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.11 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 12.40 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 14.19 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 568,040 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 183,493 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 8.66 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 8.73 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 4.99 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 5.60 million t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Germany?
- Carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Germany was -42.7% in 2024, according to EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission.
- What is the highest carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was -2.1% in 1991.
- What is the lowest carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was -42.7% in 2024.
- How does Germany rank for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf?
- Germany ranks 183rd out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 85.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as part of Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Change of emissions (as %) of current year with respect to emissions in baseline year 1990 emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF.. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5). Negative values indicate that the emission level for that year is lower than the emissions level in 1990.