Greenhouse gas emissions — all countries

Greenhouse gas emissions — Southern Europe

Greenhouse gas emissions in Southern Europe in 2024 — 870.33 Mt CO₂e. Since 1850, the indicator has risen by 868.5%.

2024 870.33 Mt CO₂e −1.16% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 1,334.92 Mt CO₂e2007
Period minimum 89.87 Mt CO₂e1850

Trend over time

1850–2024 · million tonnes CO₂e

Greenhouse gas emissions — Southern Europe, 1850–202405001,0001,500185018681886190419221940195819761994201220241850: 89.87 Mt CO₂e1853: 92.91 Mt CO₂e1856: 94.81 Mt CO₂e1859: 95.49 Mt CO₂e1862: 96.63 Mt CO₂e1865: 94.73 Mt CO₂e1868: 96.53 Mt CO₂e1871: 100.19 Mt CO₂e1874: 104.16 Mt CO₂e1877: 110.33 Mt CO₂e1880: 113.71 Mt CO₂e1883: 119.88 Mt CO₂e1886: 124.25 Mt CO₂e1889: 132.13 Mt CO₂e1892: 142.03 Mt CO₂e1895: 146.09 Mt CO₂e1898: 151.22 Mt CO₂e1901: 151.43 Mt CO₂e1904: 157.58 Mt CO₂e1907: 167.65 Mt CO₂e1910: 172.47 Mt CO₂e1913: 189.9 Mt CO₂e1916: 178.48 Mt CO₂e1919: 179.46 Mt CO₂e1922: 204.63 Mt CO₂e1925: 215.17 Mt CO₂e1928: 229.64 Mt CO₂e1931: 230.46 Mt CO₂e1934: 229.72 Mt CO₂e1937: 226.86 Mt CO₂e1940: 240.86 Mt CO₂e1943: 195.58 Mt CO₂e1946: 238.62 Mt CO₂e1949: 284.89 Mt CO₂e1952: 322.77 Mt CO₂e1955: 353.17 Mt CO₂e1958: 400.09 Mt CO₂e1961: 445.26 Mt CO₂e1964: 510.66 Mt CO₂e1967: 634.1 Mt CO₂e1970: 761.47 Mt CO₂e1973: 869.59 Mt CO₂e1976: 925.63 Mt CO₂e1979: 986.35 Mt CO₂e1982: 972.07 Mt CO₂e1985: 992.12 Mt CO₂e1988: 1,031.77 Mt CO₂e1991: 1,139.37 Mt CO₂e1994: 1,050.97 Mt CO₂e1997: 1,155.28 Mt CO₂e2000: 1,225.83 Mt CO₂e2003: 1,300.93 Mt CO₂e2006: 1,290.55 Mt CO₂e2009: 1,157.47 Mt CO₂e2012: 1,087.75 Mt CO₂e2015: 1,005.07 Mt CO₂e2018: 1,030.1 Mt CO₂e2021: 945.05 Mt CO₂e2024: 870.33 Mt CO₂e
Change over the period: +780.46 (+868.45%) Average annual rate: 1.31 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Southern Europe 870.33 Mt CO₂e
World computed 54,413.64 Mt CO₂e
Greenhouse gas emissions — Southern Europe, by year Southern Europe All countries CSV XLSX
Year Mt CO₂e Change Change, %
2024 870.33 −10.2 −1.16%
2023 880.53 −62.78 −6.65%
2022 943.31 −1.74 −0.18%
2021 945.05 +72.56 +8.32%
2020 872.49 −97.85 −10.08%
2019 970.34 −59.76 −5.8%
2018 1,030.1 +22.74 +2.26%
2017 1,007.36 +15 +1.51%
2016 992.37 −12.7 −1.26%
2015 1,005.07 +35.62 +3.67%
2014 969.44 −35.98 −3.58%
2013 1,005.42 −82.33 −7.57%
2012 1,087.75 −66.28 −5.74%
2011 1,154.03 +23.71 +2.1%
2010 1,130.33 −27.14 −2.34%
2009 1,157.47 −103.76 −8.23%
2008 1,261.23 −73.68 −5.52%
2007 1,334.92 +44.37 +3.44%
2006 1,290.55 −28.78 −2.18%
2005 1,319.33 −0.59 −0.04%
2004 1,319.91 +18.99 +1.46%
2003 1,300.93 +35.13 +2.78%
2002 1,265.8 +37.22 +3.03%
2001 1,228.57 +2.75 +0.22%
2000 1,225.83 +12.81 +1.06%
1999 1,213.02 +5.96 +0.49%
1998 1,207.06 +51.78 +4.48%
1997 1,155.28 +48.59 +4.39%
1996 1,106.69 −14.59 −1.3%
1995 1,121.28 +70.31 +6.69%
1994 1,050.97 −19.44 −1.82%
1993 1,070.42 −38.16 −3.44%
1992 1,108.58 −30.79 −2.7%
1991 1,139.37 +10.47 +0.93%
1990 1,128.9 +37.9 +3.47%
1989 1,091 +59.23 +5.74%
1988 1,031.77 +24.05 +2.39%
1987 1,007.72 +23.71 +2.41%
1986 984.02 −8.11 −0.82%
1985 992.12 +14.11 +1.44%
1984 978.02 +9.71 +1%
1983 968.3 −3.77 −0.39%
1982 972.07 −10.31 −1.05%
1981 982.38 −11.04 −1.11%
1980 993.42 +7.07 +0.72%
1979 986.35 +33.29 +3.49%
1978 953.07 +35.32 +3.85%
1977 917.75 −7.88 −0.85%
1976 925.63 +48.2 +5.49%
1975 877.43 −8.41 −0.95%
1974 885.83 +16.24 +1.87%
1973 869.59 +56.64 +6.97%
1972 812.96 +23.44 +2.97%
1971 789.52 +28.05 +3.68%
1970 761.47 +55.07 +7.8%
1969 706.4 +15.33 +2.22%
1968 691.07 +56.97 +8.98%
1967 634.1 +31.36 +5.2%
1966 602.73 +57.82 +10.61%
1965 544.92 +34.26 +6.71%
1964 510.66 +23.58 +4.84%
1963 487.08 +9.84 +2.06%
1962 477.24 +31.98 +7.18%
1961 445.26 +29.09 +6.99%
1960 416.17 +0.69 +0.17%
1959 415.47 +15.39 +3.85%
1958 400.09 +7.75 +1.98%
1957 392.34 +19.74 +5.3%
1956 372.6 +19.43 +5.5%
1955 353.17 +15.95 +4.73%
1954 337.22 +13.1 +4.04%
1953 324.12 +1.35 +0.42%
1952 322.77 +25.19 +8.47%
1951 297.58 +5.19 +1.78%
1950 292.38 +7.5 +2.63%
1949 284.89 +18.64 +7%
1948 266.25 +3.45 +1.31%
1947 262.8 +24.18 +10.13%
1946 238.62 +29.46 +14.08%
1945 209.16 +11.81 +5.99%
1944 197.35 +1.77 +0.9%
1943 195.58 −29.7 −13.18%
1942 225.28 +4.3 +1.95%
1941 220.98 −19.88 −8.25%
1940 240.86 −1.72 −0.71%
1939 242.58 +2.35 +0.98%
1938 240.23 +13.37 +5.89%
1937 226.86 +11.43 +5.31%
1936 215.43 −29.22 −11.94%
1935 244.65 +14.93 +6.5%
1934 229.72 +9.51 +4.32%
1933 220.21 +0.1 +0.05%
1932 220.1 −10.36 −4.49%
1931 230.46 −3.93 −1.68%
1930 234.39 −5.81 −2.42%
1929 240.2 +10.56 +4.6%
1928 229.64 +0.16 +0.07%
1927 229.48 +13.33 +6.16%
1926 216.15 +0.98 +0.46%
1925 215.17 +1.96 +0.92%
1924 213.21 +7.07 +3.43%
1923 206.14 +1.51 +0.74%
1922 204.63 +14.52 +7.64%
1921 190.11 +9.29 +5.14%
1920 180.82 +1.36 +0.76%
1919 179.46 +4.65 +2.66%
1918 174.82 +5.71 +3.38%
1917 169.1 −9.38 −5.25%
1916 178.48 +4.79 +2.76%
1915 173.69 −6.81 −3.77%
1914 180.5 −9.39 −4.95%
1913 189.9 +9.67 +5.36%
1912 180.23 +5.22 +2.98%
1911 175.01 +2.54 +1.47%
1910 172.47 +0.8 +0.47%
1909 171.67 +3.01 +1.79%
1908 168.66 +1.01 +0.6%
1907 167.65 +3.91 +2.39%
1906 163.74 +5.77 +3.65%
1905 157.97 +0.39 +0.24%
1904 157.58 +1.24 +0.79%
1903 156.34 +1.35 +0.87%
1902 154.99 +3.57 +2.36%
1901 151.43 −0.99 −0.65%
1900 152.41 −0.26 −0.17%
1899 152.67 +1.46 +0.96%
1898 151.22 +1.56 +1.04%
1897 149.66 +1.1 +0.74%
1896 148.57 +2.48 +1.7%
1895 146.09 +1.09 +0.75%
1894 145 +2.7 +1.9%
1893 142.3 +0.27 +0.19%
1892 142.03 +3.9 +2.82%
1891 138.13 +3.1 +2.3%
1890 135.03 +2.9 +2.19%
1889 132.13 +1.84 +1.41%
1888 130.3 +1.84 +1.43%
1887 128.45 +4.21 +3.39%
1886 124.25 +1.12 +0.91%
1885 123.13 +2.94 +2.45%
1884 120.19 +0.31 +0.26%
1883 119.88 +0.76 +0.64%
1882 119.12 +2.42 +2.07%
1881 116.7 +2.98 +2.62%
1880 113.71 +1.94 +1.73%
1879 111.78 +0.57 +0.51%
1878 111.21 +0.88 +0.8%
1877 110.33 +0.05 +0.05%
1876 110.27 +3.19 +2.98%
1875 107.09 +2.92 +2.81%
1874 104.16 −0.47 −0.45%
1873 104.63 +0.73 +0.7%
1872 103.9 +3.71 +3.7%
1871 100.19 +1.89 +1.92%
1870 98.31 +1.47 +1.52%
1869 96.83 +0.3 +0.31%
1868 96.53 +0.14 +0.14%
1867 96.4 +1.67 +1.77%
1866 94.73 −0.01 −0.01%
1865 94.73 +0.4 +0.43%
1864 94.33 −0.83 −0.87%
1863 95.16 −1.47 −1.52%
1862 96.63 +0.97 +1.01%
1861 95.66 +0.71 +0.74%
1860 94.95 −0.54 −0.57%
1859 95.49 −0.26 −0.27%
1858 95.76 +0.79 +0.83%
1857 94.97 +0.16 +0.17%
1856 94.81 +1.56 +1.67%
1855 93.25 +1.46 +1.59%
1854 91.79 −1.12 −1.2%
1853 92.91 +0.26 +0.28%
1852 92.65 +1.53 +1.68%
1851 91.12 +1.25 +1.39%
1850 89.87

About the indicator

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.