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.
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
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Population growth 0.9% (2025)
- Population, total 1.37 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.9% (2025)
- Urban population 914,225 (2025)
- Urban population 66.7% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 5.37 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 321.55 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 5.37 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 5.37 tonnes per person (2024)
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.