Germany CO2 emissions data for 2008
Key questions
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How much total CO₂ did Germany emit in 2008?
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Germany emitted 852.86 million tonnes of CO₂ in 2008.
This represents 2.66% of the world's entire CO₂ emissions that year.
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What was the CO₂ per capita of Germany in 2008?
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In 2008, Germany emitted 10.5 tonnes of carbon dioxide per person.
This is on a total population of 81217488.
Breakdown
The total CO₂ emissions of 852.86 million tonnes emitted by Germany in 2008 come from the following sources:
| Source |
CO₂ emissions (million tonnes) |
CO₂ emissions per capita (tonnes) |
| Oil |
291.23 |
3.59 |
| Gas |
179.82 |
2.21 |
| Coal |
356.21 |
4.39 |
| Cement |
13.58 |
0.17 |
| Flaring |
2.94 |
0.04 |
See how Germany compares to other countries in 2008 rankings.