Germany's greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions were 674 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (MtCO₂e) in 2023, an annual decrease of 10.1 percent. Overall, GHG emissions in Germany have reduced by roughly 46 percent since 1990. To reach climate targets, Germany aims to reduce emissions by at least 65 percent below 1990 levels by 2030, and reach greenhouse gas neutrality by 2045.
Annual greenhouse gas emissions in Germany from 1990 to 2023
(in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)
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Emissions in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalents
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Umweltbundesamt. (March 15, 2024). Annual greenhouse gas emissions in Germany from 1990 to 2023 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 08, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1308873/annual-greenhouse-gas-emissions-germany/
Umweltbundesamt. "Annual greenhouse gas emissions in Germany from 1990 to 2023 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)." Chart. March 15, 2024. Statista. Accessed October 08, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1308873/annual-greenhouse-gas-emissions-germany/
Umweltbundesamt. (2024). Annual greenhouse gas emissions in Germany from 1990 to 2023 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 08, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1308873/annual-greenhouse-gas-emissions-germany/
Umweltbundesamt. "Annual Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Germany from 1990 to 2023 (in Million Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Mar 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1308873/annual-greenhouse-gas-emissions-germany/
Umweltbundesamt, Annual greenhouse gas emissions in Germany from 1990 to 2023 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1308873/annual-greenhouse-gas-emissions-germany/ (last visited October 08, 2024)
Annual greenhouse gas emissions in Germany from 1990 to 2023 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph], Umweltbundesamt, March 15, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1308873/annual-greenhouse-gas-emissions-germany/
