Energy — Emissions Share in Southern Europe

Southern Europe: Energy — Emissions Share was 16.33 % in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
16.33 %
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
30th
of 34 groups
All-time high
16.33 %
in 2023
All-time low
12.91 %
in 1999
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Energy — Emissions Share in Southern Europe, 1990–2023

0510151990200620231990: 16.3 %1991: 15.9 %1992: 16 %1993: 15.6 %1994: 13.9 %1995: 13.8 %1996: 13 %1997: 13.4 %1998: 13.4 %1999: 12.9 %2000: 13 %2001: 13.3 %2002: 13.4 %2003: 13.9 %2004: 13.7 %2005: 14.1 %2006: 14.2 %2007: 14.6 %2008: 15.1 %2009: 14.7 %2010: 14.8 %2011: 14.8 %2012: 15.3 %2013: 15.4 %2014: 15.5 %2015: 15.9 %2016: 15.7 %2017: 15.8 %2018: 16.1 %2019: 15.8 %2020: 15.7 %2021: 15.9 %2022: 16.3 %2023: 16.3 %

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 30th of 34 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 27 Norway 54.93 % compare
  2. 28 Netherlands Antilles (former) 54.61 % compare
  3. 29 Indonesia 53.87 % compare
  4. 30 Canada 53.35 % compare
  5. 31 Sao Tome and Principe 52.61 % compare
  6. 32 Ghana 52.14 % compare
  7. 33 Togo 50.36 % compare

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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 30th out of 34 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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Indicator
Energy — Emissions Share (CH4)
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
239 places, 7,907 data points, 1990–2023
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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.