Germany's greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions were 674 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (MtCO₂e) in 2023, an annual decrease of 10.1 percent. Overall, GHG emissions in Germany have reduced by roughly 46 percent since 1990. To reach climate targets, Germany aims to reduce emissions by at least 65 percent below 1990 levels by 2030, and reach greenhouse gas neutrality by 2045.
Annual greenhouse gas emissions in Germany from 1990 to 2023
(in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)
Characteristic
Emissions in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalents
2023
674
2022
750
2021
759.6
2020
731.8
2019
796.8
2018
851.7
2017
879.8
2016
894.7
2015
899.4
2014
890.9
2013
931.5
2012
914.5
2011
904.3
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Umweltbundesamt. (March 15, 2024). Annual greenhouse gas emissions in Germany from 1990 to 2023 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 22, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1308873/annual-greenhouse-gas-emissions-germany/
Umweltbundesamt. "Annual greenhouse gas emissions in Germany from 1990 to 2023 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)." Chart. March 15, 2024. Statista. Accessed February 22, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1308873/annual-greenhouse-gas-emissions-germany/
Umweltbundesamt. (2024). Annual greenhouse gas emissions in Germany from 1990 to 2023 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 22, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1308873/annual-greenhouse-gas-emissions-germany/
Umweltbundesamt. "Annual Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Germany from 1990 to 2023 (in Million Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Mar 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1308873/annual-greenhouse-gas-emissions-germany/
Umweltbundesamt, Annual greenhouse gas emissions in Germany from 1990 to 2023 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1308873/annual-greenhouse-gas-emissions-germany/ (last visited February 22, 2025)
Annual greenhouse gas emissions in Germany from 1990 to 2023 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph], Umweltbundesamt, March 15, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1308873/annual-greenhouse-gas-emissions-germany/
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