CO2 emissions from gas — all countries

CO2 emissions from gas — Euro area

CO2 emissions from gas in the Euro area in 2024 — 555.57 Mt.

2024 555.57 Mt +0.39% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 746.81 Mt2010
Period minimum 0 Mt1867

Trend over time

1867–2024 · million tonnes

CO2 emissions from gas — Euro area, 1867–20240200400600800186718831899191519311947196319791995201120241867: 0 Mt1870: 0 Mt1873: 0 Mt1876: 0 Mt1879: 0 Mt1882: 0 Mt1885: 0 Mt1888: 0 Mt1891: 0 Mt1894: 0 Mt1897: 0 Mt1900: 0 Mt1903: 0 Mt1906: 0.01 Mt1909: 0.02 Mt1912: 0.01 Mt1915: 0.05 Mt1918: 0.12 Mt1921: 0.11 Mt1924: 0.01 Mt1927: 0.18 Mt1930: 0.33 Mt1933: 0.4 Mt1936: 0.48 Mt1939: 0.49 Mt1942: 0.43 Mt1945: 0.93 Mt1948: 2 Mt1951: 3.82 Mt1954: 8.59 Mt1957: 15.14 Mt1960: 26.56 Mt1963: 34.75 Mt1966: 49.84 Mt1969: 97.76 Mt1972: 201.53 Mt1975: 287.3 Mt1978: 337.26 Mt1981: 356.91 Mt1984: 366.05 Mt1987: 375.75 Mt1990: 451.53 Mt1993: 481.01 Mt1996: 562.71 Mt1999: 598.99 Mt2002: 641.92 Mt2005: 715.61 Mt2008: 736.42 Mt2011: 685.8 Mt2014: 577.01 Mt2017: 667.32 Mt2020: 651.96 Mt2023: 553.4 Mt2024: 555.57 Mt
Change over the period: +555.57
CO2 emissions from gas — Euro area, by year Euro area All countries CSV XLSX
Year Mt Change Change, %
2024 555.57 +2.17 +0.39%
2023 553.4 −54.28 −8.93%
2022 607.69 −75.73 −11.08%
2021 683.42 +31.46 +4.83%
2020 651.96 −22.95 −3.4%
2019 674.91 +21.74 +3.33%
2018 653.17 −14.14 −2.12%
2017 667.32 +25.15 +3.92%
2016 642.17 +36.61 +6.05%
2015 605.56 +28.55 +4.95%
2014 577.01 −76.21 −11.67%
2013 653.22 −17.02 −2.54%
2012 670.23 −15.56 −2.27%
2011 685.8 −61.02 −8.17%
2010 746.81 +54.08 +7.81%
2009 692.73 −43.69 −5.93%
2008 736.42 +26.25 +3.7%
2007 710.17 −6.88 −0.96%
2006 717.05 +1.45 +0.2%
2005 715.61 +24.02 +3.47%
2004 691.58 +17.58 +2.61%
2003 674 +32.08 +5%
2002 641.92 +5.41 +0.85%
2001 636.51 +20.4 +3.31%
2000 616.11 +17.12 +2.86%
1999 598.99 +24.36 +4.24%
1998 574.62 +18.53 +3.33%
1997 556.1 −6.61 −1.18%
1996 562.71 +45.51 +8.8%
1995 517.2 +36.1 +7.5%
1994 481.09 +0.09 +0.02%
1993 481.01 +6.73 +1.42%
1992 474.27 −8.95 −1.85%
1991 483.23 +31.69 +7.02%
1990 451.53 +24.53 +5.74%
1989 427.01 +50.41 +13.38%
1988 376.6 +0.85 +0.23%
1987 375.75 +22.49 +6.37%
1986 353.26 −23.05 −6.13%
1985 376.31 +10.26 +2.8%
1984 366.05 +21.52 +6.25%
1983 344.53 +14.04 +4.25%
1982 330.49 −26.42 −7.4%
1981 356.91 −4.16 −1.15%
1980 361.07 +1.25 +0.35%
1979 359.82 +22.56 +6.69%
1978 337.26 +18.17 +5.69%
1977 319.09 +7.7 +2.47%
1976 311.39 +24.1 +8.39%
1975 287.3 +19.26 +7.18%
1974 268.04 +33.03 +14.05%
1973 235.01 +33.48 +16.61%
1972 201.53 +39.03 +24.02%
1971 162.5 +33.17 +25.65%
1970 129.33 +31.57 +32.29%
1969 97.76 +16.39 +20.13%
1968 81.38 +20.41 +33.47%
1967 60.97 +11.14 +22.35%
1966 49.84 +7.3 +17.15%
1965 42.54 +3.62 +9.31%
1964 38.92 +4.17 +11.99%
1963 34.75 +0.83 +2.44%
1962 33.92 +2.98 +9.62%
1961 30.94 +4.38 +16.49%
1960 26.56 +5.32 +25.02%
1959 21.25 +4.54 +27.18%
1958 16.71 +1.57 +10.34%
1957 15.14 +2.03 +15.48%
1956 13.11 +2.33 +21.62%
1955 10.78 +2.19 +25.51%
1954 8.59 +1.8 +26.46%
1953 6.79 +1.93 +39.67%
1952 4.86 +1.04 +27.2%
1951 3.82 +1.07 +39.02%
1950 2.75 +0.61 +28.56%
1949 2.14 +0.14 +6.84%
1948 2 +0.52 +35.18%
1947 1.48 +0.39 +36.25%
1946 1.09 +0.16 +17.13%
1945 0.93 +0.22 +30.52%
1944 0.71 +0.18 +33.15%
1943 0.53 +0.11 +25.65%
1942 0.43 +0.1 +30.77%
1941 0.33 −0.26 −44.25%
1940 0.58 +0.09 +19.22%
1939 0.49 +0.08 +19.27%
1938 0.41 +0.01 +2.76%
1937 0.4 −0.08 −16.35%
1936 0.48 +0.02 +3.47%
1935 0.46 +0.02 +4.54%
1934 0.44 +0.05 +11.36%
1933 0.4 −0.01 −3.18%
1932 0.41 +0.04 +10.54%
1931 0.37 +0.04 +11.78%
1930 0.33 +0.3 +1,003.33%
1929 0.03 +0.01 +42.86%
1928 0.02 −0.16 −88.33%
1927 0.18 +0.1 +130.77%
1926 0.08 +0.06 +358.82%
1925 0.02 +0 +21.43%
1924 0.01 +0 +27.27%
1923 0.01 −0.06 −83.33%
1922 0.07 −0.05 −42.11%
1921 0.11 +0 +0%
1920 0.11 +0.04 +54.05%
1919 0.07 −0.04 −36.75%
1918 0.12 +0.01 +10.38%
1917 0.11 −0.04 −29.33%
1916 0.15 +0.1 +212.5%
1915 0.05 +0.01 +20%
1914 0.04 −0.02 −27.27%
1913 0.06 +0.04 +400%
1912 0.01 −0 −26.67%
1911 0.02 +0 +0%
1910 0.02 +0 +0%
1909 0.02 +0 +36.36%
1908 0.01 +0 +0%
1907 0.01 +0 +0%
1906 0.01 +0.01 +175%
1905 0 +0 +0%
1904 0 +0 +0%
1903 0 +0 +0%
1902 0 +0
1901 0 +0
1900 0 +0
1899 0 +0
1898 0 +0
1897 0 +0
1896 0 +0
1895 0 +0
1894 0 +0
1893 0 +0
1892 0 +0
1891 0 +0
1890 0 +0
1889 0 +0
1888 0 +0
1887 0 +0
1886 0 +0
1885 0 +0
1884 0 +0
1883 0 +0
1882 0 +0
1881 0 +0
1880 0 +0
1879 0 +0
1878 0 +0
1877 0 +0
1876 0 +0
1875 0 +0
1874 0 +0
1873 0 +0
1872 0 +0
1871 0 +0
1870 0 +0
1869 0 +0
1868 0 +0
1867 0

About the indicator

Carbon dioxide emissions from burning natural gas. Per unit of energy, gas releases about half as much CO2 as coal, and the case for gas as a transition fuel rests on that. The case is incomplete, however: methane leaks in production and transport eat up part or all of the gain, and methane is not part of this series — it is counted separately.

Important: Combustion only. Methane leaks in production and transport are not part of this series, although they are what determines how much cleaner gas really is than coal.

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