Germany has released approximately 95 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide (GtCO₂) into the atmosphere from fossil fuels and cement production since the Industrial Revolution began. Germany was one of the first countries in the world to industrialize, and by 1815 it had emitted 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.
Cumulative carbon dioxide emissions produced in Germany from 1792 to 2023
(in million metric tons)
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Cumulative carbon dioxide emissions in million metric tons
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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OWID. (November 21, 2024). Cumulative carbon dioxide emissions produced in Germany from 1792 to 2023 (in million metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1282533/cumulative-co2-emissions-germany-historical/
OWID. "Cumulative carbon dioxide emissions produced in Germany from 1792 to 2023 (in million metric tons)." Chart. November 21, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1282533/cumulative-co2-emissions-germany-historical/
OWID. (2024). Cumulative carbon dioxide emissions produced in Germany from 1792 to 2023 (in million metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1282533/cumulative-co2-emissions-germany-historical/
OWID. "Cumulative Carbon Dioxide Emissions Produced in Germany from 1792 to 2023 (in Million Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Nov 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1282533/cumulative-co2-emissions-germany-historical/
OWID, Cumulative carbon dioxide emissions produced in Germany from 1792 to 2023 (in million metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1282533/cumulative-co2-emissions-germany-historical/ (last visited December 25, 2024)
Cumulative carbon dioxide emissions produced in Germany from 1792 to 2023 (in million metric tons) [Graph], OWID, November 21, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1282533/cumulative-co2-emissions-germany-historical/
