Share of global CO2 emissions in the European Union in 2024 — 6.284%. Since 1860, the indicator has fallen by 27.616 pp.
1860–2024 · % of global emissions
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: European Union
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6.284 | −0.239 pp |
| 2023 | 6.523 | −0.773 pp |
| 2022 | 7.296 | −0.301 pp |
| 2021 | 7.597 | +0.123 pp |
| 2020 | 7.474 | −0.358 pp |
| 2019 | 7.832 | −0.469 pp |
| 2018 | 8.301 | −0.367 pp |
| 2017 | 8.668 | −0.075 pp |
| 2016 | 8.743 | +0 pp |
| 2015 | 8.743 | +0.175 pp |
| 2014 | 8.568 | −0.438 pp |
| 2013 | 9.006 | −0.314 pp |
| 2012 | 9.32 | −0.327 pp |
| 2011 | 9.647 | −0.632 pp |
| 2010 | 10.279 | −0.292 pp |
| 2009 | 10.571 | −0.743 pp |
| 2008 | 11.314 | −0.439 pp |
| 2007 | 11.753 | −0.509 pp |
| 2006 | 12.262 | −0.358 pp |
| 2005 | 12.62 | −0.463 pp |
| 2004 | 13.083 | −0.428 pp |
| 2003 | 13.511 | −0.413 pp |
| 2002 | 13.924 | −0.31 pp |
| 2001 | 14.234 | +0.121 pp |
| 2000 | 14.113 | −0.336 pp |
| 1999 | 14.449 | −0.552 pp |
| 1998 | 15.001 | +0.012 pp |
| 1997 | 14.989 | −0.363 pp |
| 1996 | 15.352 | −0.108 pp |
| 1995 | 15.46 | −0.163 pp |
| 1994 | 15.623 | −0.235 pp |
| 1993 | 15.858 | −0.474 pp |
| 1992 | 16.332 | −0.062 pp |
| 1991 | 16.394 | −0.631 pp |
| 1990 | 17.025 | −0.252 pp |
| 1989 | 17.277 | −0.052 pp |
| 1988 | 17.329 | −0.87 pp |
| 1987 | 18.199 | −0.43 pp |
| 1986 | 18.629 | −0.356 pp |
| 1985 | 18.985 | −0.372 pp |
| 1984 | 19.357 | −0.384 pp |
| 1983 | 19.741 | −0.414 pp |
| 1982 | 20.155 | −0.328 pp |
| 1981 | 20.483 | −0.546 pp |
| 1980 | 21.029 | −0.076 pp |
| 1979 | 21.105 | +0.036 pp |
| 1978 | 21.069 | −0.055 pp |
| 1977 | 21.124 | −0.799 pp |
| 1976 | 21.923 | +0.495 pp |
| 1975 | 21.428 | −0.415 pp |
| 1974 | 21.843 | −0.013 pp |
| 1973 | 21.856 | −0.079 pp |
| 1972 | 21.935 | −0.178 pp |
| 1971 | 22.113 | −0.265 pp |
| 1970 | 22.378 | −0.836 pp |
| 1969 | 23.214 | +0.001 pp |
| 1968 | 23.213 | +0.151 pp |
| 1967 | 23.062 | −0.206 pp |
| 1966 | 23.268 | −0.415 pp |
| 1965 | 23.683 | −0.766 pp |
| 1964 | 24.449 | −0.045 pp |
| 1963 | 24.494 | +0.318 pp |
| 1962 | 24.176 | +0.796 pp |
| 1961 | 23.38 | +0.99 pp |
| 1960 | 22.39 | +0.471 pp |
| 1959 | 21.919 | −0.784 pp |
| 1958 | 22.703 | −0.835 pp |
| 1957 | 23.538 | −0.018 pp |
| 1956 | 23.556 | +0.136 pp |
| 1955 | 23.42 | −0.312 pp |
| 1954 | 23.732 | +0.955 pp |
| 1953 | 22.777 | −0.212 pp |
| 1952 | 22.989 | +0.585 pp |
| 1951 | 22.404 | +0.862 pp |
| 1950 | 21.542 | −1.733 pp |
| 1949 | 23.275 | +3.168 pp |
| 1948 | 20.107 | +0.926 pp |
| 1947 | 19.181 | +0.786 pp |
| 1946 | 18.395 | +6.904 pp |
| 1945 | 11.491 | −10.625 pp |
| 1944 | 22.116 | −4.122 pp |
| 1943 | 26.238 | −0.27 pp |
| 1942 | 26.508 | +0.476 pp |
| 1941 | 26.032 | −1 pp |
| 1940 | 27.032 | −1.359 pp |
| 1939 | 28.391 | −0.747 pp |
| 1938 | 29.138 | +2.009 pp |
| 1937 | 27.129 | +1.372 pp |
| 1936 | 25.757 | −1.357 pp |
| 1935 | 27.114 | −0.059 pp |
| 1934 | 27.173 | −0.241 pp |
| 1933 | 27.414 | −0.595 pp |
| 1932 | 28.009 | −0.577 pp |
| 1931 | 28.586 | +0.205 pp |
| 1930 | 28.381 | −0.438 pp |
| 1929 | 28.819 | +0.664 pp |
| 1928 | 28.155 | +0.76 pp |
| 1927 | 27.395 | +0.804 pp |
| 1926 | 26.591 | −0.457 pp |
| 1925 | 27.048 | +0.131 pp |
| 1924 | 26.917 | +4.683 pp |
| 1923 | 22.234 | −5.889 pp |
| 1922 | 28.123 | −0.581 pp |
| 1921 | 28.704 | +4.415 pp |
| 1920 | 24.289 | +1.701 pp |
| 1919 | 22.588 | −2.609 pp |
| 1918 | 25.197 | −1.185 pp |
| 1917 | 26.382 | −1.44 pp |
| 1916 | 27.822 | −0.768 pp |
| 1915 | 28.59 | −2.09 pp |
| 1914 | 30.68 | −1.836 pp |
| 1913 | 32.516 | −0.194 pp |
| 1912 | 32.71 | +0.657 pp |
| 1911 | 32.053 | +0.156 pp |
| 1910 | 31.897 | −0.954 pp |
| 1909 | 32.851 | −1.625 pp |
| 1908 | 34.476 | +2.547 pp |
| 1907 | 31.929 | +0.059 pp |
| 1906 | 31.87 | −0.733 pp |
| 1905 | 32.603 | −0.458 pp |
| 1904 | 33.061 | +0.246 pp |
| 1903 | 32.815 | −0.717 pp |
| 1902 | 33.532 | −1.503 pp |
| 1901 | 35.035 | −1.248 pp |
| 1900 | 36.283 | +0.381 pp |
| 1899 | 35.902 | −1.33 pp |
| 1898 | 37.232 | −0.372 pp |
| 1897 | 37.604 | +0.378 pp |
| 1896 | 37.226 | +0.908 pp |
| 1895 | 36.318 | −1.017 pp |
| 1894 | 37.335 | +0.516 pp |
| 1893 | 36.819 | +1.062 pp |
| 1892 | 35.757 | −0.847 pp |
| 1891 | 36.604 | −0.241 pp |
| 1890 | 36.845 | −0.968 pp |
| 1889 | 37.813 | +1.905 pp |
| 1888 | 35.908 | −1.074 pp |
| 1887 | 36.982 | −0.073 pp |
| 1886 | 37.055 | −0.386 pp |
| 1885 | 37.441 | +0.171 pp |
| 1884 | 37.27 | −0.077 pp |
| 1883 | 37.347 | +0.15 pp |
| 1882 | 37.197 | +0.027 pp |
| 1881 | 37.17 | −1.147 pp |
| 1880 | 38.317 | +0.905 pp |
| 1879 | 37.412 | −0.424 pp |
| 1878 | 37.836 | +0.924 pp |
| 1877 | 36.912 | −1.655 pp |
| 1876 | 38.567 | +1.139 pp |
| 1875 | 37.428 | +2.396 pp |
| 1874 | 35.032 | −2.51 pp |
| 1873 | 37.542 | +0.28 pp |
| 1872 | 37.262 | +0.129 pp |
| 1871 | 37.133 | +0.178 pp |
| 1870 | 36.955 | −0.654 pp |
| 1869 | 37.609 | −0.682 pp |
| 1868 | 38.291 | +0.75 pp |
| 1867 | 37.541 | +0.058 pp |
| 1866 | 37.483 | −0.188 pp |
| 1865 | 37.671 | +0.825 pp |
| 1864 | 36.846 | +0.094 pp |
| 1863 | 36.752 | −0.908 pp |
| 1862 | 37.66 | +2.191 pp |
| 1861 | 35.469 | +1.569 pp |
| 1860 | 33.9 | — |
A country's share of global carbon dioxide emissions for the year. The indicator answers the question of current responsibility and differs noticeably from the share of cumulative emissions: countries that industrialized late stand higher on current emissions than on historical ones, and the other way around. That divergence is the main subject of the dispute over the fair sharing of the effort.
Important: Shares add up, so the sum over a group of countries is its weight in global emissions, and “the world” should come to one hundred percent.
Source: CO₂ and GHG Emissions (Our World in Data), license CC BY 4.0.
What part of all emissions since the start of the industrial era a country produced.
Emissions CO2 emissionsAnnual carbon dioxide emissions from burning fuel and producing cement.
Emissions Contribution to temperature changeBy how many degrees a country has warmed the planet with its CO2 emissions.
Economy Share of world GDPWhat part of the world economy a country makes up — at purchasing power parity.