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Germany vs United States: Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP)

Side-by-side comparison from World Bank Open Data.

In , Germany's Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP) was 0.16, compared to United States's 0.21. That makes Germany's value 23.2% lower than United States's.

Germany

Rank #140 of 184 globally

Germany trend
Latest (2024)
0.16
Year-over-year
-1.2%
10-year change
-31.8%
Peak
0.28 (2005)
Trough
0.16 (2024)

United States

Rank #128 of 184 globally

United States trend
Latest (2024)
0.21
Year-over-year
-2.4%
10-year change
-30.8%
Peak
0.38 (2005)
Trough
0.21 (2024)

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Source: World Bank Open Data (EN.GHG.CO2.RT.GDP.KD), CC BY 4.0.