Germany has released approximately 94 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide (GtCO₂) into the atmosphere from fossil fuels and cement production since 1750. Germany was one of the first countries in the world to industrialize, and by 1815 it had produced almost 20 MtCO₂. Industrialization progressed in the following years as Germany went through an economic boom. This saw Germany's total emissions rise further, and by 1900 the country had emitted 6.4 GtCO₂. Although Germany is now the biggest cumulative CO₂ emitter in Europe, it wasn't until the 1980s that its cumulative emissions exceeded those produced by the United Kingdom.
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Cumulative production-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) since the first year of data availability, measured in metric tons. This is based on territorial emissions, which do not account for emissions embedded in traded goods. This measures CO₂ emissions from fossil fuels and cement production only – land use change is not included.
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World Bank. (December 12, 2023). Cumulative carbon dioxide emissions produced in Germany from 1792 to 2022 (in million metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1282533/cumulative-co2-emissions-germany-historical/
World Bank. "Cumulative carbon dioxide emissions produced in Germany from 1792 to 2022 (in million metric tons)." Chart. December 12, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1282533/cumulative-co2-emissions-germany-historical/
World Bank. (2023). Cumulative carbon dioxide emissions produced in Germany from 1792 to 2022 (in million metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1282533/cumulative-co2-emissions-germany-historical/
World Bank. "Cumulative Carbon Dioxide Emissions Produced in Germany from 1792 to 2022 (in Million Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1282533/cumulative-co2-emissions-germany-historical/
World Bank, Cumulative carbon dioxide emissions produced in Germany from 1792 to 2022 (in million metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1282533/cumulative-co2-emissions-germany-historical/ (last visited July 23, 2024)
Cumulative carbon dioxide emissions produced in Germany from 1792 to 2022 (in million metric tons) [Graph], World Bank, December 12, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1282533/cumulative-co2-emissions-germany-historical/
