Germany vs Japan: CO₂ per person
CO₂ per person in 2024: 6.94 tonnes in Germany and 7.84 tonnes in Japan, by EDGAR estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Japan, by 0.9 tonnes, or 1.13 times that in Germany.
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Watch it change on the maptonnes per person · EDGAR · log scale
Latest figures
tonnes per person · EDGAR
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 6.94 2024 | 9.62 | 34 of 202 |
| Japan | 7.84 2024 | 10.01 | 27 of 202 |
| World | 4.69 2024 | 4.78 |
What the numbers say
- Japan has been higher since 2011, when it overtook Germany.
- In 2024, Germany ranked 34 and Japan ranked 27 of 202 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 4.69 tonnes in 2024.
Every year
tonnes per person · EDGAR
| Year | Germany | Japan | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6.94 | 7.84 | 4.69 |
| 2023 | 7.08 | 8.05 | 4.68 |
| 2022 | 7.91 | 8.4 | 4.67 |
| 2021 | 8.06 | 8.6 | 4.69 |
| 2020 | 7.72 | 8.4 | 4.48 |
| 2019 | 8.38 | 8.88 | 4.7 |
| 2018 | 9.01 | 9.17 | 4.74 |
| 2017 | 9.37 | 9.55 | 4.67 |
| 2016 | 9.58 | 9.67 | 4.65 |
| 2015 | 9.61 | 9.7 | 4.7 |
| 2014 | 9.62 | 10.01 | 4.78 |
| 2013 | 10.14 | 10.38 | 4.81 |
| 2012 | 9.95 | 10.25 | 4.77 |
| 2011 | 9.82 | 9.93 | 4.76 |
| 2010 | 9.97 | 9.5 | 4.67 |
| 2009 | 9.38 | 9.04 | 4.45 |
| 2008 | 10.11 | 9.53 | 4.56 |
| 2007 | 10.05 | 10.09 | 4.59 |
| 2006 | 10.38 | 9.82 | 4.48 |
| 2005 | 10.21 | 10.01 | 4.39 |
| 2004 | 10.46 | 9.92 | 4.28 |
| 2003 | 10.64 | 9.96 | 4.15 |
| 2002 | 10.55 | 9.92 | 4.02 |
| 2001 | 10.75 | 9.67 | 4.01 |
| 2000 | 10.6 | 9.8 | 4.01 |
| 1999 | 10.6 | 9.68 | 3.95 |
| 1998 | 11.05 | 9.37 | 3.98 |
| 1997 | 11.06 | 9.77 | 4.02 |
| 1996 | 11.47 | 9.91 | 4.01 |
| 1995 | 11.15 | 9.83 | 3.99 |
| 1994 | 11.24 | 9.77 | 3.94 |
| 1993 | 11.45 | 9.37 | 3.97 |
| 1992 | 11.63 | 9.46 | 4.02 |
| 1991 | 12.39 | 9.46 | 4.1 |
| 1990 | 12.75 | 9.41 | 4.15 |
| 1989 | 13.34 | 8.86 | 4.16 |
| 1988 | 13.64 | 8.65 | 4.16 |
| 1987 | 13.77 | 8.09 | 4.1 |
| 1986 | 13.89 | 8.07 | 4.04 |
| 1985 | 13.98 | 8.14 | 4.05 |
| 1984 | 13.94 | 8.42 | 4.07 |
| 1983 | 13.69 | 7.91 | 4.01 |
| 1982 | 13.45 | 7.93 | 4.05 |
| 1981 | 14.02 | 8.34 | 4.18 |
| 1980 | 14.5 | 8.59 | 4.33 |
| 1979 | 15.22 | 8.89 | 4.46 |
| 1978 | 14.58 | 8.76 | 4.42 |
| 1977 | 14.09 | 8.83 | 4.36 |
| 1976 | 14.33 | 8.7 | 4.31 |
| 1975 | 13.48 | 8.5 | 4.15 |
| 1974 | 14.21 | 9.11 | 4.23 |
| 1973 | 14.66 | 9.26 | 4.32 |
| 1972 | 14.04 | 8.33 | 4.16 |
| 1971 | 13.75 | 8.01 | 4.04 |
| 1970 | 13.87 | 8.21 | 4.15 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Carbon dioxide from energy, industry, farming and waste, divided by the population; land use and forests are left out.
- Source: EDGAR (European Commission JRC) and the IEA, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 202 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time