Germany CO2 emissions data for 2016

Key questions

How much total CO₂ did Germany emit in 2016?

Germany emitted 801.74 million tonnes of CO₂ in 2016. This represents 2.26% of the world's entire CO₂ emissions that year.

What was the CO₂ per capita of Germany in 2016?

In 2016, Germany emitted 9.74 tonnes of carbon dioxide per person. This is on a total population of 82331432.

Breakdown

The total CO₂ emissions of 801.74 million tonnes emitted by Germany in 2016 come from the following sources:

Source CO₂ emissions (million tonnes) CO₂ emissions per capita (tonnes)
Oil 279.12 3.39
Gas 169.48 2.06
Coal 329.45 4.0
Cement 12.66 0.15
Flaring 2.34 0.03

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