Carbon dioxide emissions from fuel combustion (millions of tonnes) in Gibraltar
Gibraltar: Carbon dioxide emissions from fuel combustion (millions of tonnes) was 0.28 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Carbon dioxide emissions from fuel combustion in Gibraltar, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for carbon dioxide emissions from fuel combustion in Gibraltar is 0.28, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 7.7% on the previous year and down 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon dioxide emissions from fuel combustion in Gibraltar peaked at 0.42 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.26, in 2022.
That places Gibraltar 161st out of 161 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Carbon dioxide emissions from fuel combustion (millions of tonnes) in Gibraltar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.42 | — |
| 2001 | 0.33 | -21.4% |
| 2002 | 0.31 | -6.1% |
| 2003 | 0.31 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.31 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.31 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.31 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.33 | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 0.34 | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 0.35 | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 0.37 | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 0.37 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.37 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.35 | -5.4% |
| 2014 | 0.33 | -5.7% |
| 2015 | 0.33 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.32 | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 0.32 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.41 | +28.1% |
| 2019 | 0.37 | -9.8% |
| 2020 | 0.27 | -27.0% |
| 2021 | 0.27 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.26 | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 0.28 | +7.7% |
Gibraltar compared with similar countries
- Gibraltar's 0.28 is below the median for high income countries, which is 35.08, 1% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Gibraltar's 0.28 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 31.27, 1% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Carbon dioxide emissions from fuel combustion (millions of tonnes) in Gibraltar changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +28.1% | 0.32 | 0.41 |
| 2020 | -27.0% | 0.37 | 0.27 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.332 | 0.31 | 0.42 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.354 | 0.32 | 0.41 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.27 | 0.26 | 0.28 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Gibraltar
More climate change data for Gibraltar
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Population, total, annual growth rate 2.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population, per capita 1 units per person (2025)
- Urban population, annual growth rate 2.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population 40,126 (2025)
- Population, total 40,126 (2025)
- Population growth 2.0% (2025)
- Urban population growth 2.0% (2025)
- Annual Net Emissions/Removals 0.6589 (2024)
- Energy use per capita vs. CO₂ emissions per capita 16.15 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon dioxide emissions from fuel combustion in Gibraltar?
- Carbon dioxide emissions from fuel combustion in Gibraltar was 0.28 in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest carbon dioxide emissions from fuel combustion recorded in Gibraltar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.42 in 2000.
- What is the lowest carbon dioxide emissions from fuel combustion recorded in Gibraltar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.26 in 2022.
- How does Gibraltar rank for carbon dioxide emissions from fuel combustion?
- Gibraltar ranks 161st out of 161 countries with data for 2023.
- Is carbon dioxide emissions from fuel combustion rising or falling in Gibraltar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gibraltar data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Carbon dioxide emissions from fuel combustion (millions of tonnes). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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