Energy — Emissions per capita in Europe
Europe: Energy — Emissions per capita was 7.32 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▼ Falling
Energy — Emissions per capita in Europe, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.
Analysis
The most recent figure for energy — emissions per capita in Europe is 7.32 t CO2eq/cap, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 3.3% on the previous year and down 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, energy — emissions per capita in Europe peaked at 10.76 t CO2eq/cap in 1990 and was at its lowest, 7.15 t CO2eq/cap, in 2020.
That places Europe 9th out of 34 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.45 t CO2eq/cap | 8.66 t CO2eq/cap | 10.76 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.82 t CO2eq/cap | 8.19 t CO2eq/cap | 9.04 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.06 t CO2eq/cap | 7.66 t CO2eq/cap | 8.53 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.39 t CO2eq/cap | 7.15 t CO2eq/cap | 7.57 t CO2eq/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near Europe
- 6 Trinidad and Tobago 22.87 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 7 Saudi Arabia 21.83 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 8 Oman 19.65 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 9 Mongolia 19.13 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 10 Netherlands Antilles (former) 18.01 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 11 Canada 16.24 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 12 Russian Federation 15.84 t CO2eq/cap compare
More climate change data for Europe
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 471,113 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO 102,735 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO 368,378 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 387.68 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 13,156 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 121,153 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 110,533 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 10,621 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 417.1 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 379.31 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is energy — emissions per capita in Europe?
- Energy — emissions per capita in Europe was 7.32 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest energy — emissions per capita recorded in Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 10.76 t CO2eq/cap in 1990.
- What is the lowest energy — emissions per capita recorded in Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.15 t CO2eq/cap in 2020.
- How does Europe rank for energy — emissions per capita?
- Europe ranks 9th out of 34 groups with data for 2023.
- Is energy — emissions per capita rising or falling in Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.5%. 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 per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.