Energy — Emissions per capita in Northern Europe
Northern Europe: Energy — Emissions per capita was 4.73 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▼ Falling
Energy — Emissions per capita in Northern 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 Northern Europe is 4.73 t CO2eq/cap, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.2% on the previous year and down 35.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, energy — emissions per capita in Northern Europe peaked at 9.96 t CO2eq/cap in 1991 and was at its lowest, 4.73 t CO2eq/cap, in 2023.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.3 t CO2eq/cap | 8.87 t CO2eq/cap | 9.96 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.74 t CO2eq/cap | 7.74 t CO2eq/cap | 9.11 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.7 t CO2eq/cap | 5.47 t CO2eq/cap | 8.18 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.93 t CO2eq/cap | 4.73 t CO2eq/cap | 5.07 t CO2eq/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near Northern Europe
- 5 United Arab Emirates 26.46 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 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
More climate change data for Northern Europe
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 81,778 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 17,871 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 63,907 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 67.44 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2,282 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 15,260 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 15,142 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 118.83 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 57.14 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 4.24 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is energy — emissions per capita in Northern Europe?
- Energy — emissions per capita in Northern Europe was 4.73 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 Northern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 9.96 t CO2eq/cap in 1991.
- What is the lowest energy — emissions per capita recorded in Northern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.73 t CO2eq/cap in 2023.
- How does Northern Europe rank for energy — emissions per capita?
- Northern Europe ranks 8th out of 12 groups with data for 2023.
- Is energy — emissions per capita rising or falling in Northern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Northern 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.