Air emissions - Greenhouse gas emissions Inventories — Total in European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020)
European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020): Air emissions - Greenhouse gas emissions Inventories — Total was 70.34 Index in 2024. ▼ Falling
Air emissions - Greenhouse gas emissions Inventories — Total in European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020), 1990–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Index.
Analysis
In 2024, air emissions - greenhouse gas emissions inventories — total in European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020) stood at 70.34 Index. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air emissions - greenhouse gas emissions inventories — total in European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020) peaked at 120.47 Index in 1990 and was at its lowest, 70.34 Index, in 2024.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Air emissions - Greenhouse gas emissions Inventories — Total in European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020), year by year
| Year | Index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 120.47 Index | — |
| 1991 | 116.24 Index | -3.5% |
| 1992 | 113.35 Index | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 112.47 Index | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 110.83 Index | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 110.12 Index | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 109.26 Index | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 107.24 Index | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 105.31 Index | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 103.34 Index | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 100 Index | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 98.68 Index | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 96.8 Index | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 95.52 Index | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 92.65 Index | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 91.08 Index | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 89.26 Index | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 88.85 Index | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 87.17 Index | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 85.6 Index | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 84.49 Index | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 82.76 Index | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 82.25 Index | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 80.66 Index | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 79.35 Index | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 79.47 Index | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 78.56 Index | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 78.85 Index | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 76.88 Index | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 75.38 Index | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 74.72 Index | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 74.37 Index | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 72.72 Index | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 71.72 Index | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 70.34 Index | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 110.86 Index | 103.34 Index | 120.47 Index | 10 |
| 2000s | 92.56 Index | 85.6 Index | 100 Index | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.87 Index | 75.38 Index | 84.49 Index | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.78 Index | 70.34 Index | 74.72 Index | 5 |
Countries ranked near European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020)
- 5 Estonia 78.82 Index compare
- 5 Solomon Islands 260.21 Index compare
- 6 Poland 72.46 Index compare
- 6 Israel 205.16 Index compare
- 7 Guatemala 180.31 Index compare
- 8 Saudi Arabia 176.99 Index compare
- 9 Lithuania 70.08 Index compare
- 9 Nigeria 174.94 Index compare
- 10 Netherlands 65.39 Index compare
- 10 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 167.73 Index compare
- 11 Slovenia 64.18 Index compare
- 11 Côte d’Ivoire 154.38 Index compare
More climate change data for European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020)
- Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Carbon dioxide 2.49 million Tonnes of CO2-equivalent (2023)
- Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Nitrous oxide 164,744 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent (2023)
- Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Total greenhouse gas 364,936 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent (2023)
- Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Methane 385,741 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent (2023)
- Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Agriculture 364,936 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent (2023)
- Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Manure management 44,941 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent (2023)
- Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Manure management 17,643 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent (2023)
- Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Enteric fermentation 179,484 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent (2023)
- Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Total nitrous oxide (N2O) 126,851 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent (2023)
- Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Total methane (CH4) from 228,832 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent (2023)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is air emissions - greenhouse gas emissions inventories — total in European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020)?
- Air emissions - greenhouse gas emissions inventories — total in European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020) was 70.34 Index in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest air emissions - greenhouse gas emissions inventories — total recorded in European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020)?
- The highest recorded value was 120.47 Index in 1990.
- What is the lowest air emissions - greenhouse gas emissions inventories — total recorded in European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020)?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.34 Index in 2024.
- How does European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020) rank for air emissions - greenhouse gas emissions inventories — total?
- European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020) ranks 8th out of 11 regions with data for 2024.
- Is air emissions - greenhouse gas emissions inventories — total rising or falling in European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020) data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Air emissions - Greenhouse gas emissions Inventories — Total emissions excluding LULUCF. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset presents trends in man-made emissions of major greenhouse gases and emissions by gas. Data refer to total emissions of CO2 (emissions from energy use and industrial processes, e.g. cement production), CH4(methane emissions from solid waste, livestock, mining of hard coal and lignite, rice paddies, agriculture and leaks from natural gas pipelines), nitrous oxide (N2O), hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), perfluorocarbons (PFCs), sulphur hexafluoride (SF6) and nitrogen trifluoride (NF3). Data exclude indirect CO2. For UNCCCC Annex I countries, data follow the IPCC 2006 guidelines. Territories' coverage are as those defined in the Kyoto Protocol. Data source(s): National Inventory Submissions 2026 to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC, CRT tables), available here. Data for Indonesia, Israel and Korea were derived from Annual Quality Assurance (AQA) questionnaires submitted to the OECD. Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: July 2026 Database documentation