CO2 emissions from gas — all countries

CO2 emissions from gas — Europe & Central Asia

CO2 emissions from gas in Europe & Central Asia in 2024 — 2,100.29 Mt.

2024 2,100.29 Mt +2.88% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 2,289.96 Mt2008
Period minimum 0 Mt1870

Trend over time

1870–2024 · million tonnes

CO2 emissions from gas — Europe & Central Asia, 1870–202401,0002,0003,000187018861902191819341950196619821998201420241870: 0 Mt1873: 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: 1.03 Mt1924: 1.51 Mt1927: 2.1 Mt1930: 3.99 Mt1933: 5.73 Mt1936: 8.89 Mt1939: 8.21 Mt1942: 3.71 Mt1945: 10.18 Mt1948: 17.02 Mt1952: 29.2 Mt1955: 44.35 Mt1958: 97.82 Mt1961: 180.64 Mt1964: 298 Mt1967: 422.87 Mt1970: 553.15 Mt1973: 788.97 Mt1976: 1,024.24 Mt1979: 1,197.23 Mt1982: 1,295.8 Mt1985: 1,548.7 Mt1988: 1,735.28 Mt1991: 1,910.83 Mt1994: 1,818.36 Mt1997: 1,862.12 Mt2000: 1,977.15 Mt2003: 2,131.82 Mt2006: 2,238.3 Mt2009: 2,113.62 Mt2012: 2,195.01 Mt2015: 2,020.9 Mt2018: 2,191.85 Mt2021: 2,249.49 Mt2024: 2,100.29 Mt
Change over the period: +2,100.29
CO2 emissions from gas — Europe & Central Asia, by year Europe & Central Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year Mt Change Change, %
2024 2,100.29 +58.89 +2.88%
2023 2,041.4 −65 −3.09%
2022 2,106.4 −143.09 −6.36%
2021 2,249.49 +152.35 +7.26%
2020 2,097.14 −67.83 −3.13%
2019 2,164.96 −26.88 −1.23%
2018 2,191.85 +23.23 +1.07%
2017 2,168.62 +76.4 +3.65%
2016 2,092.22 +71.32 +3.53%
2015 2,020.9 +0.03 +0%
2014 2,020.87 −104.28 −4.91%
2013 2,125.15 −69.86 −3.18%
2012 2,195.01 −45.85 −2.05%
2011 2,240.86 −38.96 −1.71%
2010 2,279.81 +166.19 +7.86%
2009 2,113.62 −176.34 −7.7%
2008 2,289.96 +50.62 +2.26%
2007 2,239.33 +1.04 +0.05%
2006 2,238.3 +31.59 +1.43%
2005 2,206.71 +28.59 +1.31%
2004 2,178.12 +46.3 +2.17%
2003 2,131.82 +106.77 +5.27%
2002 2,025.05 +1.9 +0.09%
2001 2,023.14 +45.99 +2.33%
2000 1,977.15 +20.83 +1.06%
1999 1,956.32 +29.71 +1.54%
1998 1,926.62 +64.5 +3.46%
1997 1,862.12 −42.4 −2.23%
1996 1,904.52 +84.08 +4.62%
1995 1,820.44 +2.08 +0.11%
1994 1,818.36 −69.76 −3.69%
1993 1,888.12 −8.62 −0.45%
1992 1,896.74 −14.09 −0.74%
1991 1,910.83 −4.13 −0.22%
1990 1,914.95 +120.41 +6.71%
1989 1,794.54 +59.26 +3.42%
1988 1,735.28 +72.52 +4.36%
1987 1,662.76 +159.45 +10.61%
1986 1,503.3 −45.4 −2.93%
1985 1,548.7 +101.88 +7.04%
1984 1,446.82 +79.65 +5.83%
1983 1,367.17 +71.38 +5.51%
1982 1,295.8 +19.71 +1.54%
1981 1,276.09 +44.79 +3.64%
1980 1,231.3 +34.07 +2.85%
1979 1,197.23 +68.77 +6.09%
1978 1,128.46 +52.81 +4.91%
1977 1,075.65 +51.41 +5.02%
1976 1,024.24 +85.61 +9.12%
1975 938.63 +73.1 +8.45%
1974 865.53 +76.57 +9.7%
1973 788.97 +64.9 +8.96%
1972 724.06 +76.9 +11.88%
1971 647.16 +94.01 +17%
1970 553.15 +23.66 +4.47%
1969 529.49 +52.86 +11.09%
1968 476.63 +53.76 +12.71%
1967 422.87 +43.47 +11.46%
1966 379.4 +38.35 +11.24%
1965 341.05 +43.05 +14.45%
1964 298 +45.54 +18.04%
1963 252.46 +36.79 +17.06%
1962 215.67 +35.03 +19.39%
1961 180.64 +33.11 +22.44%
1960 147.53 +27.13 +22.54%
1959 120.4 +22.57 +23.07%
1958 97.82 +23.5 +31.61%
1957 74.33 +19.62 +35.87%
1956 54.71 +10.36 +23.36%
1955 44.35 +6.43 +16.95%
1954 37.92 +3.69 +10.76%
1953 34.24 +5.04 +17.25%
1952 29.2 +2.49 +9.33%
1951 26.71
1949 21.78 +4.76 +27.97%
1948 17.02 +3.88 +29.54%
1947 13.14 +1.8 +15.83%
1946 11.34 +1.16 +11.39%
1945 10.18 +7.66 +304.33%
1944 2.52 −0.66 −20.79%
1943 3.18 −0.53 −14.27%
1942 3.71 +0.5 +15.62%
1941 3.21 −6.69 −67.58%
1940 9.89 +1.68 +20.47%
1939 8.21 −0.54 −6.2%
1938 8.75 −0.13 −1.49%
1937 8.89 +0 +0.01%
1936 8.89 +1.38 +18.44%
1935 7.5 +0.54 +7.76%
1934 6.96 +1.23 +21.44%
1933 5.73 +0.43 +8.15%
1932 5.3 +0.44 +9.03%
1931 4.86 +0.87 +21.89%
1930 3.99 +1.18 +42.01%
1929 2.81 +0.49 +21.13%
1928 2.32 +0.22 +10.22%
1927 2.1 +0.2 +10.45%
1926 1.91 +0.09 +4.73%
1925 1.82 +0.31 +20.78%
1924 1.51 +0.41 +37.79%
1923 1.09 −0.02 −1.44%
1922 1.11 +0.08 +7.25%
1921 1.03 +0.06 +5.62%
1920 0.98 +0.65 +196.67%
1919 0.33 +0.21 +182.05%
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
1875 0 +0
1874 0 +0
1873 0 +0
1872 0 +0
1871 0 +0
1870 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.