EU Emission Tracker

Waste

In Germany, the sector Waste was responsible for 5.91 Mt CO₂eq of emissions in the year 2021, which is 0.8% of total emissions in that year. Compared to 1990 (41.55 Mt CO₂eq), emissions have decreased by 85.8%. Under existing measures, emissions from this sector are projected to reach 3.4 Mt CO₂eq by 2050.

0 10 20 30 40Mt CO₂eq 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025 2030 2035 2040 2045 2050 PROJECTION (With Existing Measures)

Sub-sectors

45%

Solid waste disposal

2.69 Mt CO₂eq

 36%

Wastewater treatment and discharge

2.13 Mt CO₂eq

 18%

Biological treatment of solid waste

1.06 Mt CO₂eq

 <1%

Other

0.03 Mt CO₂eq

 0%

Incineration and open burning of waste

0 Mt CO₂eq