Is total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square rising or falling in Germany?

Over the last ten years it is down 27.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square in Germany

Name: Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square in Germany
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
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Germany: Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square was 0.002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

0.002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre

Change on year

down 9.6%

World rank

25th

of 203 countries

All-time high

0.0041 Mt CO2e per square kilometre

in 1979

All-time low

0.002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre

in 2023

Years of data

1970–2023

Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square in Germany, 1970–2023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Mt CO2e per square kilometre.

Analysis

Germany recorded 0.002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre for total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 54 years on record.

The figure is down 9.6% on the previous year and down 27.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square in Germany peaked at 0.0041 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 1979 and was at its lowest, 0.002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, in 2023.

That places Germany 25th out of 203 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.

Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square in Germany, year by year

Annual values for Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square kilometre in Germany, 1970 to 2023.
Year	Mt CO2e per square kilometre	Change
1970	0.0038 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	—
1971	0.0038 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-0.6%
1972	0.0038 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+1.8%
1973	0.004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+4.1%
1974	0.0039 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-2.4%
1975	0.0037 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-4.7%
1976	0.0039 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+4.9%
1977	0.0038 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-1.8%
1978	0.004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+3.1%
1979	0.0041 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+3.9%
1980	0.004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-3.7%
1981	0.0038 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-2.7%
1982	0.0037 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-3.8%
1983	0.0037 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+1.0%
1984	0.0038 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+1.3%
1985	0.0038 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+0.0%
1986	0.0038 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-0.9%
1987	0.0037 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-0.9%
1988	0.0037 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-0.6%
1989	0.0037 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-1.0%
1990	0.0035 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-3.5%
1991	0.0035 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-2.1%
1992	0.0033 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-5.3%
1993	0.0032 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-1.2%
1994	0.0032 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-1.2%
1995	0.0032 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-0.7%
1996	0.0033 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+2.4%
1997	0.0031 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-3.3%
1998	0.0031 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-1.8%
1999	0.003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-3.9%
2000	0.003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-0.4%
2001	0.003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+0.8%
2002	0.0029 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-1.9%
2003	0.0029 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+0.3%
2004	0.0029 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-1.7%
2005	0.0028 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-2.6%
2006	0.0028 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+0.7%
2007	0.0028 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-2.8%
2008	0.0027 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-0.1%
2009	0.0026 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-6.8%
2010	0.0027 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+5.2%
2011	0.0026 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-3.1%
2012	0.0026 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+1.2%
2013	0.0027 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+1.8%
2014	0.0026 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-4.2%
2015	0.0026 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+0.6%
2016	0.0026 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+0.2%
2017	0.0025 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-1.8%
2018	0.0025 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-3.5%
2019	0.0023 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-6.2%
2020	0.0021 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-7.3%
2021	0.0022 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+3.6%
2022	0.0022 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-2.0%
2023	0.002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-9.6%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.0039 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	0.0037 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	0.0041 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	10
1980s	0.0038 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	0.0037 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	0.004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	10
1990s	0.0032 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	0.003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	0.0035 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	10
2000s	0.0028 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	0.0026 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	0.003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	10
2010s	0.0026 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	0.0023 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	0.0027 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	10
2020s	0.0021 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	0.002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	0.0022 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	4

Countries ranked near Germany

22 Brunei 0.0023 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
23 Barbados 0.0021 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
24 Seychelles 0.002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
26 Puerto Rico 0.0019 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
27 Lebanon 0.0018 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
28 Vietnam 0.0017 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare

See the full ranking of 250 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square in Germany?: Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square in Germany was 0.002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square recorded in Germany?: The highest recorded value was 0.0041 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 1979.
What is the lowest total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square recorded in Germany?: The lowest recorded value was 0.002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2023.
How does Germany rank for total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square?: Germany ranks 25th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
Is total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square rising or falling in Germany?: Over the last ten years it is down 27.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Germany data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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How this figure is calculated

Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

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Indicator: Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square kilometre
Unit: Mt CO2e per square kilometre
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 250 places, 12,804 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed: 22 September 2026

Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.