Greenhouse gas emissions in the European Union in 2024 — 3,036.26 Mt CO₂e. Since 1850, the indicator has risen by 436.9%.
1850–2024 · million tonnes CO₂e
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: European Union
| Year | Mt CO₂e | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3,036.26 | −72.15 | −2.32% |
| 2023 | 3,108.41 | −265.34 | −7.86% |
| 2022 | 3,373.75 | −102.35 | −2.94% |
| 2021 | 3,476.11 | +195.26 | +5.95% |
| 2020 | 3,280.85 | −316.29 | −8.79% |
| 2019 | 3,597.14 | −170.1 | −4.52% |
| 2018 | 3,767.24 | −36.66 | −0.96% |
| 2017 | 3,803.9 | +29.37 | +0.78% |
| 2016 | 3,774.54 | −6.81 | −0.18% |
| 2015 | 3,781.35 | +68.84 | +1.85% |
| 2014 | 3,712.5 | −142.88 | −3.71% |
| 2013 | 3,855.38 | −84.38 | −2.14% |
| 2012 | 3,939.76 | −76.29 | −1.9% |
| 2011 | 4,016.04 | −94.49 | −2.3% |
| 2010 | 4,110.53 | +105.69 | +2.64% |
| 2009 | 4,004.84 | −306.61 | −7.11% |
| 2008 | 4,311.45 | −114.92 | −2.6% |
| 2007 | 4,426.37 | +18.83 | +0.43% |
| 2006 | 4,407.53 | −21.97 | −0.5% |
| 2005 | 4,429.51 | −25.68 | −0.58% |
| 2004 | 4,455.18 | +12.72 | +0.29% |
| 2003 | 4,442.46 | +91.28 | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 4,351.18 | −11.68 | −0.27% |
| 2001 | 4,362.86 | +25.82 | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 4,337.04 | −53.48 | −1.22% |
| 1999 | 4,390.52 | −93.27 | −2.08% |
| 1998 | 4,483.79 | −28.68 | −0.64% |
| 1997 | 4,512.46 | −97.01 | −2.1% |
| 1996 | 4,609.47 | +81.8 | +1.81% |
| 1995 | 4,527.67 | +46.1 | +1.03% |
| 1994 | 4,481.57 | −60.41 | −1.33% |
| 1993 | 4,541.99 | −117.71 | −2.53% |
| 1992 | 4,659.7 | −204.73 | −4.21% |
| 1991 | 4,864.43 | −54.94 | −1.12% |
| 1990 | 4,919.37 | −8.08 | −0.16% |
| 1989 | 4,927.45 | +32.34 | +0.66% |
| 1988 | 4,895.1 | −61.43 | −1.24% |
| 1987 | 4,956.53 | +17.95 | +0.36% |
| 1986 | 4,938.58 | −26.47 | −0.53% |
| 1985 | 4,965.05 | +52.37 | +1.07% |
| 1984 | 4,912.68 | +40.44 | +0.83% |
| 1983 | 4,872.24 | −34.23 | −0.7% |
| 1982 | 4,906.46 | −87.8 | −1.76% |
| 1981 | 4,994.26 | −242.43 | −4.63% |
| 1980 | 5,236.69 | −45.98 | −0.87% |
| 1979 | 5,282.67 | +117.53 | +2.28% |
| 1978 | 5,165.14 | +142.4 | +2.84% |
| 1977 | 5,022.75 | −30.72 | −0.61% |
| 1976 | 5,053.47 | +276.62 | +5.79% |
| 1975 | 4,776.85 | −76.45 | −1.58% |
| 1974 | 4,853.3 | −8.49 | −0.17% |
| 1973 | 4,861.79 | +204.5 | +4.39% |
| 1972 | 4,657.29 | +122.19 | +2.69% |
| 1971 | 4,535.1 | +95.59 | +2.15% |
| 1970 | 4,439.52 | +105.23 | +2.43% |
| 1969 | 4,334.29 | +202.96 | +4.91% |
| 1968 | 4,131.33 | +226.85 | +5.81% |
| 1967 | 3,904.48 | +86.06 | +2.25% |
| 1966 | 3,818.41 | +117.56 | +3.18% |
| 1965 | 3,700.85 | +57.11 | +1.57% |
| 1964 | 3,643.75 | +137.56 | +3.92% |
| 1963 | 3,506.19 | +165.02 | +4.94% |
| 1962 | 3,341.17 | +180.31 | +5.7% |
| 1961 | 3,160.86 | +116.85 | +3.84% |
| 1960 | 3,044.01 | +173.25 | +6.03% |
| 1959 | 2,870.76 | +28.46 | +1% |
| 1958 | 2,842.3 | −11.86 | −0.42% |
| 1957 | 2,854.15 | +78.24 | +2.82% |
| 1956 | 2,775.91 | +153.47 | +5.85% |
| 1955 | 2,622.44 | +162.49 | +6.61% |
| 1954 | 2,459.95 | +119.49 | +5.11% |
| 1953 | 2,340.47 | +31.36 | +1.36% |
| 1952 | 2,309.11 | +97.58 | +4.41% |
| 1951 | 2,211.53 | +176.21 | +8.66% |
| 1950 | 2,035.32 | +92.47 | +4.76% |
| 1949 | 1,942.85 | +144.97 | +8.06% |
| 1948 | 1,797.88 | +118.16 | +7.03% |
| 1947 | 1,679.72 | +182.4 | +12.18% |
| 1946 | 1,497.32 | +378.69 | +33.85% |
| 1945 | 1,118.63 | −691.43 | −38.2% |
| 1944 | 1,810.06 | −206.33 | −10.23% |
| 1943 | 2,016.39 | +16.93 | +0.85% |
| 1942 | 1,999.45 | +22.95 | +1.16% |
| 1941 | 1,976.5 | −30.99 | −1.54% |
| 1940 | 2,007.49 | +24.95 | +1.26% |
| 1939 | 1,982.54 | +34.46 | +1.77% |
| 1938 | 1,948.08 | +16.08 | +0.83% |
| 1937 | 1,932 | +141.9 | +7.93% |
| 1936 | 1,790.09 | +44.96 | +2.58% |
| 1935 | 1,745.14 | +49.66 | +2.93% |
| 1934 | 1,695.47 | +70.01 | +4.31% |
| 1933 | 1,625.46 | +33.07 | +2.08% |
| 1932 | 1,592.39 | −129.92 | −7.54% |
| 1931 | 1,722.32 | −117.65 | −6.39% |
| 1930 | 1,839.97 | −125.18 | −6.37% |
| 1929 | 1,965.15 | +130.51 | +7.11% |
| 1928 | 1,834.64 | +33.91 | +1.88% |
| 1927 | 1,800.73 | +139.11 | +8.37% |
| 1926 | 1,661.62 | −31.93 | −1.89% |
| 1925 | 1,693.55 | +21.28 | +1.27% |
| 1924 | 1,672.27 | +200.13 | +13.59% |
| 1923 | 1,472.14 | −97.69 | −6.22% |
| 1922 | 1,569.83 | +52.93 | +3.49% |
| 1921 | 1,516.91 | +50.14 | +3.42% |
| 1920 | 1,466.76 | +214.13 | +17.09% |
| 1919 | 1,252.64 | −217.16 | −14.78% |
| 1918 | 1,469.8 | −66.63 | −4.34% |
| 1917 | 1,536.43 | −8.76 | −0.57% |
| 1916 | 1,545.19 | +43.87 | +2.92% |
| 1915 | 1,501.32 | −97.17 | −6.08% |
| 1914 | 1,598.49 | −199.27 | −11.08% |
| 1913 | 1,797.76 | +80.14 | +4.67% |
| 1912 | 1,717.63 | +70.79 | +4.3% |
| 1911 | 1,646.84 | +14.41 | +0.88% |
| 1910 | 1,632.43 | −6.03 | −0.37% |
| 1909 | 1,638.46 | −3.84 | −0.23% |
| 1908 | 1,642.3 | +37 | +2.31% |
| 1907 | 1,605.3 | +130.45 | +8.84% |
| 1906 | 1,474.85 | +19.73 | +1.36% |
| 1905 | 1,455.13 | +44.68 | +3.17% |
| 1904 | 1,410.45 | +16.3 | +1.17% |
| 1903 | 1,394.15 | +53.67 | +4% |
| 1902 | 1,340.48 | −11.92 | −0.88% |
| 1901 | 1,352.4 | −3.63 | −0.27% |
| 1900 | 1,356.03 | +58.73 | +4.53% |
| 1899 | 1,297.3 | +36.7 | +2.91% |
| 1898 | 1,260.61 | +30.36 | +2.47% |
| 1897 | 1,230.25 | +37.59 | +3.15% |
| 1896 | 1,192.66 | +37.89 | +3.28% |
| 1895 | 1,154.77 | +18.69 | +1.65% |
| 1894 | 1,136.08 | +29.63 | +2.68% |
| 1893 | 1,106.45 | +10.14 | +0.92% |
| 1892 | 1,096.31 | −4.61 | −0.42% |
| 1891 | 1,100.92 | +25.26 | +2.35% |
| 1890 | 1,075.66 | +31.22 | +2.99% |
| 1889 | 1,044.44 | +26.83 | +2.64% |
| 1888 | 1,017.61 | +31.34 | +3.18% |
| 1887 | 986.27 | +28.53 | +2.98% |
| 1886 | 957.74 | +0.72 | +0.08% |
| 1885 | 957.02 | +4.66 | +0.49% |
| 1884 | 952.36 | +2.47 | +0.26% |
| 1883 | 949.88 | +26.98 | +2.92% |
| 1882 | 922.9 | +22.7 | +2.52% |
| 1881 | 900.2 | +1.37 | +0.15% |
| 1880 | 898.83 | +53.03 | +6.27% |
| 1879 | 845.8 | +18.5 | +2.24% |
| 1878 | 827.3 | +11.99 | +1.47% |
| 1877 | 815.31 | −3.88 | −0.47% |
| 1876 | 819.19 | +18.25 | +2.28% |
| 1875 | 800.94 | +41.65 | +5.49% |
| 1874 | 759.29 | −29.9 | −3.79% |
| 1873 | 789.19 | +23.94 | +3.13% |
| 1872 | 765.26 | +34.16 | +4.67% |
| 1871 | 731.1 | +20.23 | +2.85% |
| 1870 | 710.87 | +6.01 | +0.85% |
| 1869 | 704.85 | +8.43 | +1.21% |
| 1868 | 696.42 | +6.63 | +0.96% |
| 1867 | 689.79 | +20.55 | +3.07% |
| 1866 | 669.24 | +4.06 | +0.61% |
| 1865 | 665.18 | +12.66 | +1.94% |
| 1864 | 652.53 | +10.92 | +1.7% |
| 1863 | 641.61 | +3.54 | +0.55% |
| 1862 | 638.07 | +10.58 | +1.69% |
| 1861 | 627.49 | +8.47 | +1.37% |
| 1860 | 619.02 | +10.2 | +1.68% |
| 1859 | 608.82 | −5.03 | −0.82% |
| 1858 | 613.85 | +4.11 | +0.67% |
| 1857 | 609.74 | +3.99 | +0.66% |
| 1856 | 605.74 | +6.03 | +1.01% |
| 1855 | 599.72 | +7.08 | +1.19% |
| 1854 | 592.63 | +12.65 | +2.18% |
| 1853 | 579.99 | +7.22 | +1.26% |
| 1852 | 572.77 | +6.96 | +1.23% |
| 1851 | 565.81 | +0.28 | +0.05% |
| 1850 | 565.53 | — | — |
Total greenhouse gas emissions converted into CO2 equivalent: carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide and fluorinated gases, including emissions from land use and agriculture. The conversion uses 100-year global warming potentials. For countries with large agriculture this indicator runs substantially above emissions of CO2 alone.
Source: CO₂ and GHG Emissions (Our World in Data), license CC BY 4.0.
All greenhouse gases except emissions from deforestation and land-use change.
Emissions Greenhouse gases per capitaHow much greenhouse gas falls on each resident — all gases, not CO2 alone.
Emissions Methane emissionsHow much methane a country emits — converted into CO2 equivalent.
Emissions Nitrous oxide emissionsThe third greenhouse gas by importance — almost all of it from fertilizer and manure.