Share of cumulative CO2 emissions — all countries

Share of cumulative CO2 emissions — Southern Europe

Share of cumulative CO2 emissions in Southern Europe in 2024 — 3.024%. Since 1933, the indicator has risen by 1.574 pp.

2024 3.024% −0.026 pp vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 3.312%2008
Period minimum 1.441%1945

Trend over time

1933–2024 · % of cumulative emissions

Share of cumulative CO2 emissions — Southern Europe, 1933–202411.522.533.519331943195319631973198319932003201320231933: 1.45%1935: 1.483%1937: 1.478%1939: 1.493%1943: 1.472%1945: 1.441%1947: 1.448%1949: 1.464%1951: 1.475%1953: 1.493%1955: 1.522%1957: 1.56%1959: 1.599%1961: 1.644%1963: 1.711%1965: 1.786%1967: 1.879%1969: 1.977%1971: 2.087%1973: 2.203%1975: 2.324%1977: 2.434%1979: 2.537%1981: 2.632%1983: 2.717%1985: 2.785%1987: 2.843%1989: 2.901%1991: 2.961%1993: 3.018%1995: 3.066%1997: 3.107%1999: 3.156%2001: 3.206%2003: 3.249%2005: 3.286%2007: 3.307%2009: 3.31%2011: 3.29%2013: 3.256%2015: 3.213%2017: 3.181%2019: 3.14%2021: 3.095%2023: 3.05%2024: 3.024%
Change over the period: +1.574 pp Annual average: 0.02 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Southern Europe 3.024%
World computed 97.503%
Share of cumulative CO2 emissions — Southern Europe, by year Southern Europe All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 3.024 −0.026 pp
2023 3.05 −0.025 pp
2022 3.075 −0.02 pp
2021 3.095 −0.024 pp
2020 3.119 −0.021 pp
2019 3.14 −0.02 pp
2018 3.16 −0.021 pp
2017 3.181 −0.016 pp
2016 3.197 −0.016 pp
2015 3.213 −0.02 pp
2014 3.233 −0.023 pp
2013 3.256 −0.019 pp
2012 3.275 −0.015 pp
2011 3.29 −0.012 pp
2010 3.302 −0.008 pp
2009 3.31 −0.002 pp
2008 3.312 +0.005 pp
2007 3.307 +0.01 pp
2006 3.297 +0.011 pp
2005 3.286 +0.018 pp
2004 3.268 +0.019 pp
2003 3.249 +0.02 pp
2002 3.229 +0.023 pp
2001 3.206 +0.025 pp
2000 3.181 +0.025 pp
1999 3.156 +0.023 pp
1998 3.133 +0.026 pp
1997 3.107 +0.021 pp
1996 3.086 +0.02 pp
1995 3.066 +0.027 pp
1994 3.039 +0.021 pp
1993 3.018 +0.025 pp
1992 2.993 +0.032 pp
1991 2.961 +0.027 pp
1990 2.934 +0.033 pp
1989 2.901 +0.033 pp
1988 2.868 +0.025 pp
1987 2.843 +0.028 pp
1986 2.815 +0.03 pp
1985 2.785 +0.031 pp
1984 2.754 +0.037 pp
1983 2.717 +0.042 pp
1982 2.675 +0.043 pp
1981 2.632 +0.047 pp
1980 2.585 +0.048 pp
1979 2.537 +0.052 pp
1978 2.485 +0.051 pp
1977 2.434 +0.051 pp
1976 2.383 +0.059 pp
1975 2.324 +0.056 pp
1974 2.268 +0.065 pp
1973 2.203 +0.059 pp
1972 2.144 +0.057 pp
1971 2.087 +0.057 pp
1970 2.03 +0.053 pp
1969 1.977 +0.048 pp
1968 1.929 +0.05 pp
1967 1.879 +0.046 pp
1966 1.833 +0.047 pp
1965 1.786 +0.039 pp
1964 1.747 +0.036 pp
1963 1.711 +0.035 pp
1962 1.676 +0.032 pp
1961 1.644 +0.026 pp
1960 1.618 +0.019 pp
1959 1.599 +0.02 pp
1958 1.579 +0.019 pp
1957 1.56 +0.022 pp
1956 1.538 +0.016 pp
1955 1.522 +0.014 pp
1954 1.508 +0.015 pp
1953 1.493 +0.009 pp
1952 1.484 +0.009 pp
1951 1.475 +0.004 pp
1950 1.471 +0.007 pp
1949 1.464 +0.011 pp
1948 1.453 +0.005 pp
1947 1.448 +0.007 pp
1946 1.441 +0 pp
1945 1.441 −0.01 pp
1944 1.451 −0.021 pp
1943 1.472
1940 1.499 +0.006 pp
1939 1.493 +0.006 pp
1938 1.487 +0.009 pp
1937 1.478 −0.001 pp
1936 1.479 −0.004 pp
1935 1.483 +0.016 pp
1934 1.467 +0.017 pp
1933 1.45

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.