Share of CO₂ emissions covered by a carbon price in Cyprus
Cyprus: Share of CO₂ emissions covered by a carbon price was 64.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Share of CO₂ emissions covered by a carbon price in Cyprus, 1989–2025
Source: Dolphin and Merkle (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of co₂ emissions covered by a carbon price in Cyprus stood at 64.0%.
That represents a change of down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of co₂ emissions covered by a carbon price in Cyprus peaked at 66.7% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1989.
That places Cyprus 20th out of 200 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of CO₂ emissions covered by a carbon price in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 0.0% | — |
| 1990 | 0.0% | — |
| 1991 | 0.0% | — |
| 1992 | 0.0% | — |
| 1993 | 0.0% | — |
| 1994 | 0.0% | — |
| 1995 | 0.0% | — |
| 1996 | 0.0% | — |
| 1997 | 0.0% | — |
| 1998 | 0.0% | — |
| 1999 | 0.0% | — |
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 0.0% | — |
| 2003 | 0.0% | — |
| 2004 | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | 66.7% | — |
| 2006 | 65.8% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 64.9% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 65.6% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 64.8% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 63.2% | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 62.8% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 62.9% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 63.3% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 66.1% | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 64.4% | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 64.6% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 64.0% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 63.9% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 62.1% | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 63.8% | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 62.7% | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 64.0% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 64.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 64.0% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 64.0% | +0.0% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 64.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 37.8%, 1.7× the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 64.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 41.9%, 1.5× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 32.8% | 0.0% | 66.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.7% | 62.1% | 66.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.7% | 62.7% | 64.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
More climate change data for Cyprus
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 6.63 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 350.21 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 163.11 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 187.1 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.6155 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 6.68 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 43.28 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 43.12 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 0.1624 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.1627 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of co₂ emissions covered by a carbon price in Cyprus?
- Share of co₂ emissions covered by a carbon price in Cyprus was 64.0% in 2025, according to Dolphin and Merkle (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of co₂ emissions covered by a carbon price recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 66.7% in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of co₂ emissions covered by a carbon price recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1989.
- How does Cyprus rank for share of co₂ emissions covered by a carbon price?
- Cyprus ranks 20th out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of co₂ emissions covered by a carbon price rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cyprus data come from?
- The figures come from Dolphin and Merkle (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of CO₂ emissions covered by a carbon price. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Carbon dioxide emissions are included in this figure if they are covered by a carbon tax or trading system.