Germany greenhouse gas emissions by sector and by gas, annual
German greenhouse gas emissions on the two cuts the Umweltbundesamt reports: the six sectors of the Federal Climate Change Act, whose targets are binding, and the individual gases carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide and the fluorinated gases.
| Indicator | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 | 1997 | 1996 | 1995 | 1994 | 1993 | 1992 | 1991 | 1990 | |
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| By Climate Act sector1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total greenhouse gases excluding LULUCF6 | 648.87 | 649.77 | 669.58 | 749.27 | 762.77 | 730.97 | 798 | 850.14 | 886.28 | 899.03 | 898.61 | 895.23 | 936.61 | 916.95 | 907.62 | 933.25 | 901.28 | 964.93 | 963.51 | 1,002 | 988.95 | 1,010.68 | 1,030.54 | 1,036.66 | 1,057.08 | 1,043 | 1,045.54 | 1,079.98 | 1,104.78 | 1,140.2 | 1,123.4 | 1,130.81 | 1,148.48 | 1,157.98 | 1,206.39 | 1,253.13 | |
| Energy industry | 189.09 | 189.7 | 204.83 | 258.07 | 247.78 | 220.1 | 259.18 | 311.7 | 326.86 | 346.39 | 351.69 | 363.02 | 384.37 | 379.78 | 367.94 | 372.59 | 362.05 | 388.02 | 405.78 | 403.13 | 402.6 | 411.6 | 416.98 | 400.96 | 400.85 | 390.85 | 379.99 | 390.96 | 391.01 | 412.88 | 406.94 | 420.02 | 425.93 | 435.68 | 459.95 | 474.78 | |
| Industry | 144.14 | 149.77 | 149.72 | 164.25 | 180.07 | 172.33 | 179.01 | 184.73 | 192.3 | 186.57 | 182.88 | 176.05 | 176.91 | 176.99 | 181.74 | 183.73 | 169.86 | 195.5 | 198.98 | 190.84 | 186.28 | 189.06 | 189.06 | 189.74 | 191.95 | 202.49 | 203 | 213.09 | 230.07 | 225.51 | 236.72 | 234.84 | 231.28 | 241 | 252.31 | 277.64 | |
| Buildings | 103.37 | 100 | 102.36 | 111.31 | 117.96 | 121.56 | 123.48 | 117.69 | 122.98 | 124.16 | 124.78 | 118.64 | 140.24 | 129.59 | 124.86 | 145.03 | 137.07 | 147.34 | 122.28 | 160.7 | 151.29 | 152.47 | 164.27 | 174.08 | 187.08 | 166.79 | 172.83 | 189.51 | 197.65 | 210.88 | 187.71 | 186.22 | 197.01 | 190.28 | 208.43 | 210.03 | |
| Transport | 146.31 | 144.18 | 144.48 | 148.07 | 146.81 | 145.9 | 163.62 | 162.64 | 167.28 | 163.89 | 161.09 | 157.64 | 156.03 | 152.09 | 153.56 | 151.91 | 151.26 | 151.65 | 152.07 | 161.88 | 160.7 | 167.35 | 167.44 | 174.18 | 176.69 | 180.59 | 184.53 | 179.4 | 176.12 | 175.71 | 176.12 | 172.46 | 176.49 | 172.17 | 166.3 | 163.36 | |
| Agriculture | 60.84 | 60.85 | 62.74 | 61.92 | 64.24 | 64.97 | 66.11 | 66.25 | 69.33 | 70.11 | 69.72 | 70.82 | 69.37 | 68.01 | 68.21 | 67.8 | 67.6 | 67.57 | 68.16 | 67.7 | 68.25 | 68.71 | 68.73 | 71.84 | 72.94 | 72.71 | 73.74 | 73.59 | 73.96 | 75.95 | 74.84 | 74.93 | 74.36 | 75.16 | 76.3 | 85.78 | |
| Waste management and other | 5.12 | 5.28 | 5.45 | 5.65 | 5.91 | 6.12 | 6.61 | 7.13 | 7.53 | 7.9 | 8.44 | 9.06 | 9.69 | 10.48 | 11.31 | 12.19 | 13.45 | 14.84 | 16.24 | 17.76 | 19.83 | 21.49 | 24.06 | 25.85 | 27.57 | 29.57 | 31.45 | 33.43 | 35.96 | 39.27 | 41.06 | 42.33 | 43.41 | 43.69 | 43.1 | 41.55 | |
| By greenhouse gas1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total greenhouse gases excluding LULUCF4 | 648.87 | 649.77 | 669.58 | 749.27 | 762.77 | 730.97 | 798 | 850.14 | 886.28 | 899.03 | 898.61 | 895.23 | 936.61 | 916.95 | 907.62 | 933.25 | 901.28 | 964.93 | 963.51 | 1,002 | 988.95 | 1,010.68 | 1,030.54 | 1,036.66 | 1,057.08 | 1,043 | 1,045.54 | 1,079.98 | 1,104.78 | 1,140.2 | 1,123.4 | 1,130.81 | 1,148.48 | 1,157.98 | 1,206.39 | 1,253.13 | |
| Carbon dioxide excluding LULUCF | 573.54 | 573.92 | 591.37 | 670.02 | 679.95 | 646.68 | 709.77 | 758.2 | 788.56 | 800.43 | 798.77 | 794.69 | 834.5 | 814.79 | 805.77 | 829.79 | 789.24 | 851.01 | 845.67 | 884.93 | 866.91 | 883.45 | 899.54 | 898.83 | 915.25 | 898.97 | 895.44 | 923.5 | 931.51 | 959.69 | 939.93 | 943.23 | 959.39 | 969.46 | 1,016.93 | 1,054.8 | |
| Methane excluding LULUCF | 43.99 | 44.12 | 44.93 | 45.58 | 46.67 | 47.77 | 49.01 | 51.84 | 54.09 | 54.95 | 56.67 | 57.26 | 58.79 | 59.73 | 59.4 | 60.99 | 62.38 | 65.24 | 66.65 | 69.19 | 73.59 | 77.52 | 84.32 | 88.32 | 93.02 | 97.14 | 101.72 | 102.92 | 108.7 | 113.91 | 116.98 | 119.6 | 124.41 | 123.51 | 127.42 | 133.69 | |
| Nitrous oxide excluding LULUCF | 22.6 | 22.86 | 24.24 | 24.09 | 25.66 | 25.35 | 26.51 | 26.57 | 29.13 | 29.08 | 28.54 | 29.07 | 29.12 | 28.3 | 28.56 | 28.79 | 35.63 | 35.04 | 37.53 | 34.35 | 34.84 | 36.26 | 33.66 | 36.02 | 35.35 | 34.18 | 34.13 | 37.63 | 49.13 | 51.38 | 50.47 | 52.54 | 49.68 | 52.62 | 50.16 | 52.32 | |
| Fluorinated gases | 8.73 | 8.87 | 9.03 | 9.57 | 10.5 | 11.17 | 12.71 | 13.53 | 14.5 | 14.58 | 14.62 | 14.21 | 14.19 | 14.13 | 13.89 | 13.68 | 14.03 | 13.64 | 13.66 | 13.53 | 13.61 | 13.44 | 13.02 | 13.49 | 13.46 | 12.71 | 14.24 | 15.94 | 15.44 | 15.22 | 16.02 | 15.45 | 15.01 | 12.38 | 11.89 | 12.33 |
Latest reading
Total greenhouse gases excluding LULUCF stood at 648.87 million t CO₂e in 2025. That is −0.1% from 2024. The series on this page is annual and runs from 1990 to 2025. Source: German Environment Agency (Umweltbundesamt, UBA).
- Latest
- 648.87 million t CO₂e
- 2025
- vs previous period
- −0.1%
- 2024
About this data
German greenhouse gas emissions on the two cuts the Umweltbundesamt reports: the six sectors of the Federal Climate Change Act, whose targets are binding, and the individual gases carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide and the fluorinated gases. Both are expressed in million tonnes of CO2 equivalent and both add to the same national total.
