Greenhouse gases per capita — all countries

Greenhouse gases per capita — Northern Europe

Greenhouse gases per capita in Northern Europe in 2024 — 6.91 t/person. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 46.6%.

2024 6.91 t/person −0.68% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 14.82 t/person1979
Period minimum 6.91 t/person2024

Trend over time

1960–2024 · tonnes CO₂e per capita

Greenhouse gases per capita — Northern Europe, 1960–2024681012141619601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 12.95 t/person1962: 13.19 t/person1964: 13.37 t/person1966: 13.8 t/person1968: 13.69 t/person1970: 14.54 t/person1972: 14.31 t/person1974: 13.99 t/person1976: 14.18 t/person1978: 14.14 t/person1980: 13.9 t/person1982: 13.08 t/person1984: 12.5 t/person1986: 13.42 t/person1988: 13.1 t/person1990: 13.42 t/person1992: 12.73 t/person1994: 12.52 t/person1996: 12.94 t/person1998: 12.26 t/person2000: 11.74 t/person2002: 11.76 t/person2004: 12.19 t/person2006: 11.85 t/person2008: 11.18 t/person2010: 10.61 t/person2012: 9.86 t/person2014: 9.08 t/person2016: 8.7 t/person2018: 8.43 t/person2020: 7.36 t/person2022: 7.17 t/person2024: 6.91 t/person
Change over the period: −6.04 (−46.64%) Average annual rate: -0.98 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Northern Europe 6.91 t/person
World computed 6.66 t/person
Greenhouse gases per capita — Northern Europe, by year Northern Europe All countries CSV XLSX
Year t/person Change Change, %
2024 6.91 −0.05 −0.68%
2023 6.96 −0.21 −3%
2022 7.17 −0.42 −5.59%
2021 7.6 +0.24 +3.2%
2020 7.36 −0.65 −8.17%
2019 8.02 −0.41 −4.9%
2018 8.43 −0.06 −0.69%
2017 8.49 −0.21 −2.4%
2016 8.7 −0.23 −2.53%
2015 8.92 −0.15 −1.71%
2014 9.08 −0.61 −6.25%
2013 9.68 −0.17 −1.77%
2012 9.86 +0.02 +0.21%
2011 9.84 −0.78 −7.32%
2010 10.61 +0.36 +3.56%
2009 10.25 −0.93 −8.33%
2008 11.18 −0.57 −4.88%
2007 11.75 −0.1 −0.83%
2006 11.85 −0.17 −1.45%
2005 12.03 −0.16 −1.32%
2004 12.19 +0.11 +0.94%
2003 12.07 +0.31 +2.65%
2002 11.76 −0.26 −2.12%
2001 12.02 +0.28 +2.36%
2000 11.74 −0.28 −2.36%
1999 12.02 −0.23 −1.91%
1998 12.26 −0.18 −1.41%
1997 12.43 −0.51 −3.95%
1996 12.94 +0.52 +4.2%
1995 12.42 −0.09 −0.76%
1994 12.52 +0.04 +0.35%
1993 12.47 −0.26 −2.01%
1992 12.73 −0.75 −5.57%
1991 13.48 +0.06 +0.48%
1990 13.42 +0.37 +2.86%
1989 13.04 −0.05 −0.41%
1988 13.1 −0.3 −2.24%
1987 13.4 −0.02 −0.16%
1986 13.42 +0.12 +0.9%
1985 13.3 +0.8 +6.38%
1984 12.5 −0.51 −3.9%
1983 13.01 −0.07 −0.56%
1982 13.08 −0.34 −2.51%
1981 13.42 −0.48 −3.48%
1980 13.9 −0.92 −6.23%
1979 14.82 +0.68 +4.81%
1978 14.14 −0.04 −0.27%
1977 14.18 −0 −0.01%
1976 14.18 +0.2 +1.44%
1975 13.98 −0.01 −0.08%
1974 13.99 −0.71 −4.82%
1973 14.7 +0.39 +2.74%
1972 14.31 −0.21 −1.46%
1971 14.52 −0.02 −0.16%
1970 14.54 +0.42 +2.97%
1969 14.12 +0.43 +3.14%
1968 13.69 +0.37 +2.79%
1967 13.32 −0.48 −3.45%
1966 13.8 +0.2 +1.44%
1965 13.6 +0.23 +1.73%
1964 13.37 +0.09 +0.7%
1963 13.28 +0.09 +0.67%
1962 13.19 +0.1 +0.74%
1961 13.09 +0.14 +1.1%
1960 12.95

About the indicator

Emissions of all greenhouse gases per person, converted into CO2 equivalent. It differs from CO2 emissions per capita in that it counts methane and nitrous oxide, and that changes the picture: countries with large livestock herds and little industry rise considerably higher in this ranking than they do on carbon dioxide alone. The per capita indicator is the one usually used when the fairness of sharing the reduction effort is discussed.

Important: The aggregate for a group is all of its emissions divided by all of its population. All greenhouse gases are counted in CO2 equivalent using 100-year warming potentials.

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