Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions in Cyprus
Cyprus: Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions was 1.5% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions in Cyprus, 1951–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual percentage change in co₂ emissions in Cyprus is 1.5%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.7% on the previous year and down 71.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual percentage change in co₂ emissions in Cyprus peaked at 49.6% in 1956 and was at its lowest, -23.0%, in 1974.
That places Cyprus 124th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | 5.5% | — |
| 1952 | 11.7% | +113.3% |
| 1953 | 16.3% | +39.3% |
| 1954 | 21.0% | +29.0% |
| 1955 | 1.7% | -92.1% |
| 1956 | 49.6% | +2898.4% |
| 1957 | 21.2% | -57.3% |
| 1958 | -6.3% | -129.7% |
| 1959 | 8.6% | -237.0% |
| 1960 | 6.6% | -23.3% |
| 1961 | -2.5% | -137.6% |
| 1962 | 4.7% | -287.8% |
| 1963 | 8.9% | +91.1% |
| 1964 | 1.5% | -83.2% |
| 1965 | 15.0% | +903.2% |
| 1966 | 8.0% | -47.0% |
| 1967 | 9.7% | +21.9% |
| 1968 | 19.1% | +96.5% |
| 1969 | 2.9% | -84.6% |
| 1970 | 2.0% | -32.9% |
| 1971 | 10.6% | +439.3% |
| 1972 | 27.7% | +161.1% |
| 1973 | 4.1% | -85.4% |
| 1974 | -23.0% | -666.0% |
| 1975 | 3.2% | -114.0% |
| 1976 | 25.0% | +675.6% |
| 1977 | 8.5% | -65.8% |
| 1978 | 5.4% | -37.2% |
| 1979 | 7.0% | +31.3% |
| 1980 | 7.1% | +0.3% |
| 1981 | -5.1% | -171.6% |
| 1982 | 2.0% | -139.3% |
| 1983 | -0.2% | -109.3% |
| 1984 | 2.6% | -1523.3% |
| 1985 | -2.8% | -204.9% |
| 1986 | 14.7% | -629.5% |
| 1987 | 16.1% | +9.5% |
| 1988 | 0.3% | -98.1% |
| 1989 | 5.5% | +1736.4% |
| 1990 | 4.9% | -11.0% |
| 1991 | 10.5% | +113.5% |
| 1992 | 7.3% | -30.9% |
| 1993 | 4.4% | -39.0% |
| 1994 | 4.2% | -4.9% |
| 1995 | -2.2% | -151.2% |
| 1996 | 6.0% | -376.7% |
| 1997 | 1.4% | -76.6% |
| 1998 | 4.7% | +234.9% |
| 1999 | 4.0% | -13.5% |
| 2000 | 3.5% | -12.2% |
| 2001 | -1.8% | -150.5% |
| 2002 | 2.8% | -253.9% |
| 2003 | 5.4% | +96.8% |
| 2004 | 3.0% | -44.8% |
| 2005 | 2.1% | -29.4% |
| 2006 | 2.9% | +37.7% |
| 2007 | 3.6% | +22.6% |
| 2008 | 2.6% | -28.4% |
| 2009 | -2.9% | -214.2% |
| 2010 | -4.3% | +48.7% |
| 2011 | -3.5% | -20.2% |
| 2012 | -6.8% | +96.7% |
| 2013 | -9.4% | +38.2% |
| 2014 | 5.3% | -156.8% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | -93.9% |
| 2016 | 5.7% | +1646.1% |
| 2017 | 1.6% | -71.6% |
| 2018 | -1.9% | -219.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | -100.2% |
| 2020 | -5.8% | -150886.7% |
| 2021 | 0.7% | -112.0% |
| 2022 | 1.7% | +150.3% |
| 2023 | 1.7% | -3.9% |
| 2024 | 1.5% | -6.7% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 1.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.5%, 1.0× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 1.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -0.0%. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions in Cyprus 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -150886.7% | 0.0% | -5.8% |
| 1956 | +2898.4% | 1.7% | 49.6% |
| 1989 | +1736.4% | 0.3% | 5.5% |
| 2016 | +1646.1% | 0.3% | 5.7% |
| 1984 | +1523.3% | -0.2% | 2.6% |
| 1965 | +903.2% | 1.5% | 15.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 14.4% | -6.3% | 49.6% | 9 |
| 1960s | 7.4% | -2.5% | 19.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.1% | -23.0% | 27.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.0% | -5.1% | 16.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.5% | -2.2% | 10.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.1% | -2.9% | 5.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.3% | -9.4% | 5.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.0% | -5.8% | 1.7% | 5 |
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 annual percentage change in co₂ emissions in Cyprus?
- Annual percentage change in co₂ emissions in Cyprus was 1.5% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual percentage change in co₂ emissions recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 49.6% in 1956.
- What is the lowest annual percentage change in co₂ emissions recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was -23.0% in 1974.
- How does Cyprus rank for annual percentage change in co₂ emissions?
- Cyprus ranks 124th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual percentage change in co₂ emissions rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 71.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cyprus data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 74 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Annual percentage growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change.