CO2 emissions per capita — all countries

CO2 emissions per capita — Western Europe

CO2 emissions per capita in Western Europe in 2024 — 5.64 t/person. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 35.6%.

2024 5.64 t/person −2.66% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 12.31 t/person1979
Period minimum 5.64 t/person2024

Trend over time

1960–2024 · tonnes per capita

CO2 emissions per capita — Western Europe, 1960–202446810121419601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 8.76 t/person1962: 9.44 t/person1964: 10.21 t/person1966: 10.06 t/person1968: 10.56 t/person1970: 11.22 t/person1972: 11.68 t/person1974: 11.79 t/person1976: 11.98 t/person1978: 11.95 t/person1980: 11.89 t/person1982: 10.53 t/person1984: 10.44 t/person1986: 10.35 t/person1988: 10.11 t/person1990: 10.46 t/person1992: 9.98 t/person1994: 9.59 t/person1996: 9.85 t/person1998: 9.65 t/person2000: 9.39 t/person2002: 9.37 t/person2004: 9.31 t/person2006: 9.2 t/person2008: 8.89 t/person2010: 8.62 t/person2012: 8.19 t/person2014: 7.74 t/person2016: 7.77 t/person2018: 7.4 t/person2020: 6.38 t/person2022: 6.43 t/person2024: 5.64 t/person
Change over the period: −3.12 (−35.57%) Average annual rate: -0.68 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Western Europe

Western Europe 5.64 t/person
World computed 4.56 t/person
CO2 emissions per capita — Western Europe, by year Western Europe All countries CSV XLSX
Year t/person Change Change, %
2024 5.64 −0.15 −2.66%
2023 5.8 −0.63 −9.84%
2022 6.43 −0.28 −4.24%
2021 6.72 +0.33 +5.19%
2020 6.38 −0.68 −9.62%
2019 7.06 −0.34 −4.54%
2018 7.4 −0.28 −3.6%
2017 7.68 −0.09 −1.22%
2016 7.77 −0.04 −0.55%
2015 7.81 +0.08 +0.97%
2014 7.74 −0.52 −6.33%
2013 8.26 +0.07 +0.9%
2012 8.19 −0 −0.03%
2011 8.19 −0.43 −4.96%
2010 8.62 +0.33 +4.04%
2009 8.28 −0.61 −6.86%
2008 8.89 +0.02 +0.18%
2007 8.88 −0.33 −3.53%
2006 9.2 −0.02 −0.17%
2005 9.22 −0.09 −0.98%
2004 9.31 −0.1 −1.03%
2003 9.41 +0.04 +0.41%
2002 9.37 −0.15 −1.58%
2001 9.52 +0.13 +1.35%
2000 9.39 −0.03 −0.33%
1999 9.42 −0.23 −2.38%
1998 9.65 +0.1 +1.08%
1997 9.55 −0.3 −3.02%
1996 9.85 +0.26 +2.71%
1995 9.59 −0 −0%
1994 9.59 −0.15 −1.55%
1993 9.74 −0.24 −2.43%
1992 9.98 −0.44 −4.18%
1991 10.42 −0.04 −0.43%
1990 10.46 +0.32 +3.14%
1989 10.14 +0.03 +0.31%
1988 10.11 −0.15 −1.51%
1987 10.26 −0.09 −0.83%
1986 10.35 −0.11 −1.1%
1985 10.47 +0.02 +0.22%
1984 10.44 +0.12 +1.17%
1983 10.32 −0.2 −1.94%
1982 10.53 −0.57 −5.16%
1981 11.1 −0.79 −6.61%
1980 11.89 −0.42 −3.43%
1979 12.31 +0.36 +2.98%
1978 11.95 +0.38 +3.24%
1977 11.58 −0.4 −3.34%
1976 11.98 +0.95 +8.58%
1975 11.03 −0.76 −6.43%
1974 11.79 −0.38 −3.11%
1973 12.17 +0.49 +4.19%
1972 11.68 +0.26 +2.3%
1971 11.41 +0.19 +1.72%
1970 11.22 +0.1 +0.93%
1969 11.12 +0.55 +5.25%
1968 10.56 +0.47 +4.63%
1967 10.09 +0.04 +0.36%
1966 10.06 −0.01 −0.06%
1965 10.06 −0.14 −1.38%
1964 10.21 +0.29 +2.88%
1963 9.92 +0.48 +5.09%
1962 9.44 +0.45 +5.06%
1961 8.98 +0.23 +2.58%
1960 8.76

About the indicator

Annual production-based CO2 emissions per resident. Unlike absolute emissions, this indicator removes the effect of country size, which is why it is used in debates about the fair allocation of climate responsibility: the countries with the largest total emissions are not always the leaders per person.

Important: The aggregate for a group is all of its emissions divided by all of its population. That is why the world value is lower than the rich countries would suggest: the denominator is the entire population of the Earth.

Source: CO₂ and GHG Emissions (Our World in Data), license CC BY 4.0.