Air emissions - Greenhouse gas emissions Inventories — Total in OECD Europe
OECD Europe: Air emissions - Greenhouse gas emissions Inventories — Total was 70.7 Index in 2023. ▼ Falling
Air emissions - Greenhouse gas emissions Inventories — Total in OECD Europe, 1990–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Index.
Analysis
OECD Europe recorded 70.7 Index for air emissions - greenhouse gas emissions inventories — total in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air emissions - greenhouse gas emissions inventories — total in OECD Europe peaked at 115.39 Index in 1990 and was at its lowest, 70.7 Index, in 2023.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Air emissions - Greenhouse gas emissions Inventories — Total in OECD Europe, year by year
| Year | Index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 115.39 Index | — |
| 1991 | 113.74 Index | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 111.97 Index | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 111 Index | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 108.61 Index | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 108.15 Index | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 107.62 Index | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 105.72 Index | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 103.72 Index | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 102.23 Index | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 100 Index | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 98.45 Index | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 95.76 Index | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 94.46 Index | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 91.63 Index | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 90.02 Index | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 88.52 Index | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 87.61 Index | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 85.99 Index | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 84.08 Index | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 82.86 Index | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 81.39 Index | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 81.38 Index | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 79.36 Index | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 78.33 Index | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 77.23 Index | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 76.78 Index | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 76.75 Index | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 76.54 Index | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 75.62 Index | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 74.87 Index | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 74.35 Index | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 72.81 Index | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 70.7 Index | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 108.81 Index | 102.23 Index | 115.39 Index | 10 |
| 2000s | 91.65 Index | 84.08 Index | 100 Index | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.62 Index | 75.62 Index | 82.86 Index | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.18 Index | 70.7 Index | 74.87 Index | 4 |
Countries ranked near OECD Europe
- 4 Kenya 263.79 Index compare
- 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
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Frequently asked questions
- What is air emissions - greenhouse gas emissions inventories — total in OECD Europe?
- Air emissions - greenhouse gas emissions inventories — total in OECD Europe was 70.7 Index in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest air emissions - greenhouse gas emissions inventories — total recorded in OECD Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 115.39 Index in 1990.
- What is the lowest air emissions - greenhouse gas emissions inventories — total recorded in OECD Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.7 Index in 2023.
- How does OECD Europe rank for air emissions - greenhouse gas emissions inventories — total?
- OECD Europe ranks 7th out of 11 regions with data for 2023.
- Is air emissions - greenhouse gas emissions inventories — total rising or falling in OECD Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this OECD Europe 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