Germany emitted around 667 million metric tons of carbon dioxide in 2022, which accounted for roughly 90 percent of the country's total greenhouse gas emissions that year. Methane was the second-largest contributor to Germany's GHG emissions in 2022, at 45 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (MtCO₂e). Since 1990, carbon dioxide and methane emissions in Germany have fallen 37 and 66 percent, respectively.
Greenhouse gas emissions in Germany from 1990 to 2022, by type of gas
(in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)
Characteristic
Carbon dioxide
Methane
Nitrous oxide
Fluorinated gases (F-gases)
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Umweltbundesamt. (March 15, 2023). Greenhouse gas emissions in Germany from 1990 to 2022, by type of gas (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1388844/greenhouse-gas-emissions-by-gas-germany/
Umweltbundesamt. "Greenhouse gas emissions in Germany from 1990 to 2022, by type of gas (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)." Chart. March 15, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1388844/greenhouse-gas-emissions-by-gas-germany/
Umweltbundesamt. (2023). Greenhouse gas emissions in Germany from 1990 to 2022, by type of gas (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1388844/greenhouse-gas-emissions-by-gas-germany/
Umweltbundesamt. "Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Germany from 1990 to 2022, by Type of Gas (in Million Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Mar 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1388844/greenhouse-gas-emissions-by-gas-germany/
Umweltbundesamt, Greenhouse gas emissions in Germany from 1990 to 2022, by type of gas (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1388844/greenhouse-gas-emissions-by-gas-germany/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Greenhouse gas emissions in Germany from 1990 to 2022, by type of gas (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph], Umweltbundesamt, March 15, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1388844/greenhouse-gas-emissions-by-gas-germany/