Energy — Emissions Share (CH4) in Southern Europe
Southern Europe: Energy — Emissions Share (CH4) was 16.33 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Energy — Emissions Share in Southern Europe, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Southern Europe recorded 16.33 % for energy — emissions share in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, energy — emissions share in Southern Europe peaked at 16.33 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 12.91 %, in 1999.
Southern Europe ranks 29th of 32 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Energy — Emissions Share (CH4) in Southern Europe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 16.26 % | — |
| 1991 | 15.89 % | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 15.98 % | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 15.64 % | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 13.87 % | -11.3% |
| 1995 | 13.75 % | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 13.03 % | -5.2% |
| 1997 | 13.37 % | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 13.44 % | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 12.91 % | -3.9% |
| 2000 | 12.97 % | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 13.33 % | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 13.44 % | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 13.88 % | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 13.7 % | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 14.06 % | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 14.15 % | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 14.6 % | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 15.09 % | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 14.72 % | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 14.76 % | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 14.76 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 15.29 % | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 15.43 % | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 15.53 % | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 15.89 % | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 15.68 % | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 15.85 % | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 16.06 % | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 15.84 % | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 15.69 % | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 15.88 % | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 16.26 % | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 16.33 % | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.41 % | 12.91 % | 16.26 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.99 % | 12.97 % | 15.09 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.51 % | 14.76 % | 16.06 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.04 % | 15.69 % | 16.33 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Southern Europe
- 26 Kazakhstan 56.73 % compare
- 27 Nigeria 56.39 % compare
- 28 Mongolia 55.14 % compare
- 29 Norway 54.93 % compare
- 30 United States 54.64 % compare
- 31 Netherlands Antilles (former) 54.61 % compare
- 32 Indonesia 53.87 % compare
More climate change data for Southern Europe
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 2.85 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 85,169 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 19,644 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 65,525 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 74.13 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2,340 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 25,694 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 19,773 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 5,921 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 74.62 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is energy — emissions share in Southern Europe?
- Energy — emissions share in Southern Europe was 16.33 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest energy — emissions share recorded in Southern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 16.33 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest energy — emissions share recorded in Southern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.91 % in 1999.
- How does Southern Europe rank for energy — emissions share?
- Southern Europe ranks 29th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is energy — emissions share rising or falling in Southern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Southern Europe data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Energy — Emissions Share (CH4). 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.