Energy — Emissions in Europe

Europe: Energy — Emissions was 5.03 million kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
5.03 million kt
Change on year
down 3.6%
Rank
7th
of 32 groups
All-time high
8.35 million kt
in 1988
All-time low
4.28 million kt
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Energy — Emissions in Europe, 1961–2023

02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M196119922023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

Europe recorded 5.03 million kt for energy — emissions in 2023.

That represents a change of down 3.6% on the previous year and down 10.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, energy — emissions in Europe peaked at 8.35 million kt in 1988 and was at its lowest, 4.28 million kt, in 1961.

That places Europe 7th out of 32 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 5.17 million kt 4.28 million kt 6.05 million kt 9
1970s 7.25 million kt 6.39 million kt 8.14 million kt 10
1980s 8.12 million kt 7.84 million kt 8.35 million kt 10
1990s 6.56 million kt 5.92 million kt 7.89 million kt 10
2000s 6.05 million kt 5.63 million kt 6.21 million kt 10
2010s 5.57 million kt 5.29 million kt 5.88 million kt 10
2020s 5.09 million kt 4.93 million kt 5.21 million kt 4

Countries ranked near Europe

  1. 4 USSR 3.49 million kt compare
  2. 5 India 2.91 million kt compare
  3. 6 Russian Federation 2.04 million kt compare
  4. 7 Japan 957,000 kt compare
  5. 8 Indonesia 845,000 kt compare
  6. 9 Saudi Arabia 657,000 kt compare
  7. 10 Republic of Korea 575,000 kt compare

See the full ranking of 252 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is energy — emissions in Europe?
Energy — emissions in Europe was 5.03 million kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest energy — emissions recorded in Europe?
The highest recorded value was 8.35 million kt in 1988.
What is the lowest energy — emissions recorded in Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 4.28 million kt in 1961.
How does Europe rank for energy — emissions?
Europe ranks 7th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
Is energy — emissions rising or falling in Europe?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Europe data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Energy — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Energy — Emissions (CO2)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
252 places, 14,511 data points, 1961–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf