Share of cumulative CO2 emissions — all countries

Share of cumulative CO2 emissions — Northern Europe

Share of cumulative CO2 emissions in Northern Europe in 2024 — 5.538%. Since 1880, the indicator has fallen by 47.104 pp.

2024 5.538% −0.089 pp vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 52.642%1880
Period minimum 5.538%2024

Trend over time

1880–2024 · % of cumulative emissions

Share of cumulative CO2 emissions — Northern Europe, 1880–20240204060188018951910192519401955197019852000201520241880: 52.642%1910: 30.961%1914: 28.578%1916: 27.689%1918: 26.717%1920: 25.968%1924: 24.493%1926: 23.682%1928: 23.033%1930: 22.437%1932: 22.066%1934: 21.702%1936: 21.29%1938: 20.863%1940: 20.411%1942: 19.921%1944: 19.45%1946: 19.116%1948: 18.723%1950: 18.337%1952: 17.899%1954: 17.475%1956: 17.01%1958: 16.515%1960: 16.005%1962: 15.533%1964: 15.055%1966: 14.572%1968: 14.08%1970: 13.574%1972: 13.051%1974: 12.537%1976: 12.061%1978: 11.597%1980: 11.169%1982: 10.787%1984: 10.425%1986: 10.088%1988: 9.753%1990: 9.438%1992: 9.148%1994: 8.878%1996: 8.618%1998: 8.372%2000: 8.136%2002: 7.91%2004: 7.679%2006: 7.442%2008: 7.207%2010: 6.976%2012: 6.736%2014: 6.515%2016: 6.303%2018: 6.099%2020: 5.906%2022: 5.719%2024: 5.538%
Change over the period: −47.104 pp Annual average: -0.33 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Northern Europe 5.538%
World computed 97.503%
Share of cumulative CO2 emissions — Northern Europe, by year Northern Europe All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 5.538 −0.089 pp
2023 5.627 −0.092 pp
2022 5.719 −0.093 pp
2021 5.812 −0.094 pp
2020 5.906 −0.093 pp
2019 5.999 −0.1 pp
2018 6.099 −0.101 pp
2017 6.2 −0.103 pp
2016 6.303 −0.102 pp
2015 6.405 −0.11 pp
2014 6.515 −0.109 pp
2013 6.624 −0.112 pp
2012 6.736 −0.118 pp
2011 6.854 −0.122 pp
2010 6.976 −0.116 pp
2009 7.092 −0.115 pp
2008 7.207 −0.116 pp
2007 7.323 −0.119 pp
2006 7.442 −0.116 pp
2005 7.558 −0.121 pp
2004 7.679 −0.116 pp
2003 7.795 −0.115 pp
2002 7.91 −0.112 pp
2001 8.022 −0.114 pp
2000 8.136 −0.116 pp
1999 8.252 −0.12 pp
1998 8.372 −0.119 pp
1997 8.491 −0.127 pp
1996 8.618 −0.129 pp
1995 8.747 −0.131 pp
1994 8.878 −0.133 pp
1993 9.011 −0.137 pp
1992 9.148 −0.14 pp
1991 9.288 −0.15 pp
1990 9.438 −0.155 pp
1989 9.593 −0.16 pp
1988 9.753 −0.17 pp
1987 9.923 −0.165 pp
1986 10.088 −0.165 pp
1985 10.253 −0.172 pp
1984 10.425 −0.18 pp
1983 10.605 −0.182 pp
1982 10.787 −0.185 pp
1981 10.972 −0.197 pp
1980 11.169 −0.213 pp
1979 11.382 −0.215 pp
1978 11.597 −0.23 pp
1977 11.827 −0.234 pp
1976 12.061 −0.24 pp
1975 12.301 −0.236 pp
1974 12.537 −0.253 pp
1973 12.79 −0.261 pp
1972 13.051 −0.264 pp
1971 13.315 −0.259 pp
1970 13.574 −0.258 pp
1969 13.832 −0.248 pp
1968 14.08 −0.246 pp
1967 14.326 −0.246 pp
1966 14.572 −0.243 pp
1965 14.815 −0.24 pp
1964 15.055 −0.243 pp
1963 15.298 −0.235 pp
1962 15.533 −0.236 pp
1961 15.769 −0.236 pp
1960 16.005 −0.254 pp
1959 16.259 −0.256 pp
1958 16.515 −0.249 pp
1957 16.764 −0.246 pp
1956 17.01 −0.238 pp
1955 17.248 −0.227 pp
1954 17.475 −0.207 pp
1953 17.682 −0.217 pp
1952 17.899 −0.218 pp
1951 18.117 −0.22 pp
1950 18.337 −0.217 pp
1949 18.554 −0.169 pp
1948 18.723 −0.199 pp
1947 18.922 −0.194 pp
1946 19.116 −0.169 pp
1945 19.285 −0.165 pp
1944 19.45 −0.235 pp
1943 19.685 −0.236 pp
1942 19.921 −0.241 pp
1941 20.162 −0.249 pp
1940 20.411 −0.243 pp
1939 20.654 −0.209 pp
1938 20.863 −0.2 pp
1937 21.063 −0.227 pp
1936 21.29 −0.217 pp
1935 21.507 −0.195 pp
1934 21.702 −0.187 pp
1933 21.889 −0.177 pp
1932 22.066 −0.162 pp
1931 22.228 −0.209 pp
1930 22.437 −0.27 pp
1929 22.707 −0.326 pp
1928 23.033 −0.324 pp
1927 23.357 −0.325 pp
1926 23.682 −0.468 pp
1925 24.15 −0.343 pp
1924 24.493
1921 25.539 −0.429 pp
1920 25.968 −0.416 pp
1919 26.384 −0.333 pp
1918 26.717 −0.478 pp
1917 27.195 −0.494 pp
1916 27.689 −0.459 pp
1915 28.148 −0.43 pp
1914 28.578 −0.491 pp
1913 29.069
1910 30.961
1881 51.884 −0.758 pp
1880 52.642

About the indicator

A country's share of total global carbon dioxide emissions since 1750. It is cumulative emissions rather than annual ones that determine the concentration of CO2 reached in the atmosphere, because carbon dioxide remains there for centuries. This measure, not the current share, is what stands behind the notion of historical responsibility: a few countries that began burning coal in the 19th century have built up a contribution out of all proportion to their present weight in emissions.

Important: Borders have shifted over 250 years, and emissions are assigned to the present-day borders of the territory where they occurred — comparisons with colonial empires on this measure are therefore not entirely sound.

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