Energy — Emissions in Western Europe

Western Europe: Energy — Emissions was 1.12 million kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
1.12 million kt
Change on year
down 8.5%
Rank
17th
of 32 groups
All-time high
2.07 million kt
in 1979
All-time low
1.12 million kt
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Energy — Emissions in Western Europe, 1961–2023

0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M196119922023

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

Analysis

In 2023, energy — emissions in Western Europe stood at 1.12 million kt. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of down 8.5% on the previous year and down 23.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, energy — emissions in Western Europe peaked at 2.07 million kt in 1979 and was at its lowest, 1.12 million kt, in 2023.

That places Western Europe 17th out of 32 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Energy — Emissions in Western Europe, year by year

Annual values for Energy — Emissions (CO2) in Western Europe, 1961 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1961 1.34 million kt
1962 1.43 million kt +6.3%
1963 1.55 million kt +8.6%
1964 1.59 million kt +2.4%
1965 1.59 million kt +0.1%
1966 1.58 million kt -0.7%
1967 1.60 million kt +1.1%
1968 1.68 million kt +5.3%
1969 1.79 million kt +6.4%
1970 1.84 million kt +2.7%
1971 1.85 million kt +0.9%
1972 1.91 million kt +3.2%
1973 2.01 million kt +5.3%
1974 1.96 million kt -2.6%
1975 1.81 million kt -7.5%
1976 1.99 million kt +9.7%
1977 1.91 million kt -4.1%
1978 1.98 million kt +3.8%
1979 2.07 million kt +4.5%
1980 2.01 million kt -2.8%
1981 1.89 million kt -6.2%
1982 1.80 million kt -4.7%
1983 1.77 million kt -1.5%
1984 1.79 million kt +1.0%
1985 1.80 million kt +0.5%
1986 1.78 million kt -1.1%
1987 1.76 million kt -1.2%
1988 1.74 million kt -0.9%
1989 1.77 million kt +1.7%
1990 1.75 million kt -1.2%
1991 1.70 million kt -2.5%
1992 1.62 million kt -4.7%
1993 1.60 million kt -1.4%
1994 1.57 million kt -2.0%
1995 1.59 million kt +1.1%
1996 1.65 million kt +4.2%
1997 1.59 million kt -3.6%
1998 1.62 million kt +1.7%
1999 1.57 million kt -3.3%
2000 1.56 million kt -0.1%
2001 1.62 million kt +3.5%
2002 1.59 million kt -2.0%
2003 1.60 million kt +0.8%
2004 1.60 million kt -0.2%
2005 1.58 million kt -1.2%
2006 1.58 million kt +0.0%
2007 1.52 million kt -3.3%
2008 1.52 million kt -0.1%
2009 1.44 million kt -5.2%
2010 1.51 million kt +4.5%
2011 1.44 million kt -4.4%
2012 1.44 million kt -0.1%
2013 1.46 million kt +1.7%
2014 1.38 million kt -5.9%
2015 1.40 million kt +1.9%
2016 1.40 million kt -0.1%
2017 1.40 million kt -0.2%
2018 1.36 million kt -2.8%
2019 1.31 million kt -3.4%
2020 1.18 million kt -10.4%
2021 1.25 million kt +6.3%
2022 1.23 million kt -1.9%
2023 1.12 million kt -8.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1.57 million kt 1.34 million kt 1.79 million kt 9
1970s 1.93 million kt 1.81 million kt 2.07 million kt 10
1980s 1.81 million kt 1.74 million kt 2.01 million kt 10
1990s 1.63 million kt 1.57 million kt 1.75 million kt 10
2000s 1.56 million kt 1.44 million kt 1.62 million kt 10
2010s 1.41 million kt 1.31 million kt 1.51 million kt 10
2020s 1.19 million kt 1.12 million kt 1.25 million kt 4

Countries ranked near Western Europe

  1. 14 South Africa 428,000 kt compare
  2. 15 Brazil 420,000 kt compare
  3. 16 Australia and New Zealand 396,200 kt compare
  4. 17 Australia 364,000 kt compare
  5. 18 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 303,000 kt compare
  6. 19 Malaysia 290,000 kt compare
  7. 20 Italy 287,000 kt compare

See the full ranking of 252 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is energy — emissions in Western Europe?
Energy — emissions in Western Europe was 1.12 million kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest energy — emissions recorded in Western Europe?
The highest recorded value was 2.07 million kt in 1979.
What is the lowest energy — emissions recorded in Western Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 1.12 million kt in 2023.
How does Western Europe rank for energy — emissions?
Western Europe ranks 17th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
Is energy — emissions rising or falling in Western Europe?
Over the last ten years it is down 23.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Western 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