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Chemical Industry

In Germany, the sub-sector Chemical Industry (part of Industry) was responsible for 6.43 Mt CO₂eq of emissions in the year 2021, which is 0.8% of total emissions in that year. Compared to 1990 (32.26 Mt CO₂eq), emissions have decreased by 80.1%.

What is part of this sector? Emissions from the chemical industry, such as nitric acid, ammonia and ethylene production.

This sub-sector accounts for 3.5% of Industry emissions in Germany.

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41%

Other Manufacturing Industries and Construction

75.5 Mt CO₂eq

 21%

Iron and Steel

38.02 Mt CO₂eq

 11%

Mineral Industry

19.9 Mt CO₂eq

 10%

Metal Industry

17.61 Mt CO₂eq

 7%

Non-Metallic Minerals

12.26 Mt CO₂eq

 4%

Product Uses as Substitutes for ODS

8.04 Mt CO₂eq

 4%

Chemical Industry (current)

6.43 Mt CO₂eq

 2%

Other Product Manufacture and Use

2.86 Mt CO₂eq

 1%

Non-Energy Products from Fuels and Solvent Use

2.03 Mt CO₂eq

 <1%

Electronics Industry

0.19 Mt CO₂eq

 <1%

Food Processing, Beverages and Tobacco

0.15 Mt CO₂eq

 <1%

Other

0.12 Mt CO₂eq

 <1%

Non-Ferrous Metals

0.12 Mt CO₂eq

 <1%

Pulp, Paper and Print

0.02 Mt CO₂eq

 0%

Chemicals

0 Mt CO₂eq