Cumulative CO₂ emissions in Czechia
Czechia: Cumulative CO₂ emissions was 12.33 billion tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cumulative CO₂ emissions in Czechia, 1860–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cumulative co₂ emissions in Czechia is 12.33 billion tonnes, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 165 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions in Czechia peaked at 12.33 billion tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 202,377 tonnes, in 1860.
Czechia ranks 25th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 8.78 million tonnes | 202,377 tonnes | 22.95 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1870s | 62.29 million tonnes | 27.80 million tonnes | 112.86 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1880s | 211.78 million tonnes | 128.43 million tonnes | 307.05 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1890s | 463.26 million tonnes | 333.13 million tonnes | 604.40 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1900s | 805.70 million tonnes | 638.12 million tonnes | 985.23 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1910s | 1.22 billion tonnes | 1.03 billion tonnes | 1.40 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 1920s | 1.59 billion tonnes | 1.44 billion tonnes | 1.77 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.96 billion tonnes | 1.81 billion tonnes | 2.14 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 1940s | 2.45 billion tonnes | 2.20 billion tonnes | 2.69 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 1950s | 3.07 billion tonnes | 2.75 billion tonnes | 3.45 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.08 billion tonnes | 3.54 billion tonnes | 4.64 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.56 billion tonnes | 4.79 billion tonnes | 6.36 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.37 billion tonnes | 6.54 billion tonnes | 8.18 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.97 billion tonnes | 8.35 billion tonnes | 9.56 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.25 billion tonnes | 9.68 billion tonnes | 10.81 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.41 billion tonnes | 10.93 billion tonnes | 11.89 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.16 billion tonnes | 11.98 billion tonnes | 12.33 billion tonnes | 5 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
More climate change data for Czechia
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.1% (2100)
- Population growth -0.2% (2025)
- Population, total 10.89 million (2025)
- Urban population growth -0.1% (2025)
- Urban population 7.93 million (2025)
- Urban population 72.9% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 7.04 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 7.04 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 7.04 tonnes per person (2024)
- Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population 0.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cumulative co₂ emissions in Czechia?
- Cumulative co₂ emissions in Czechia was 12.33 billion tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 12.33 billion tonnes in 2024.
- What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 202,377 tonnes in 1860.
- How does Czechia rank for cumulative co₂ emissions?
- Czechia ranks 25th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cumulative co₂ emissions rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Czechia data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cumulative CO₂ emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.