IPPU — Emissions per capita in Southern Europe
Southern Europe: IPPU — Emissions per capita was 0.51 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▼ Falling
IPPU — Emissions per capita in Southern Europe, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.
Analysis
In 2023, ippu — emissions per capita in Southern Europe stood at 0.51 t CO2eq/cap. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ippu — emissions per capita in Southern Europe peaked at 0.81 t CO2eq/cap in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.51 t CO2eq/cap, in 2023.
Southern Europe ranks 15th of 34 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.641 t CO2eq/cap | 0.55 t CO2eq/cap | 0.7 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.754 t CO2eq/cap | 0.66 t CO2eq/cap | 0.81 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.625 t CO2eq/cap | 0.58 t CO2eq/cap | 0.69 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5375 t CO2eq/cap | 0.51 t CO2eq/cap | 0.57 t CO2eq/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near Southern Europe
- 12 Belgium-Luxembourg 1.45 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 13 Grenada 1.35 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 14 China, Taiwan Province of 1.29 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 15 Lithuania 1.26 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 16 Brunei Darussalam 1.19 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 16 Russian Federation 1.19 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 18 China 1.18 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 18 China, mainland 1.18 t CO2eq/cap compare
More climate change data for Southern Europe
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 211.47 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ippu — emissions per capita in Southern Europe?
- Ippu — emissions per capita in Southern Europe was 0.51 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ippu — emissions per capita recorded in Southern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.81 t CO2eq/cap in 2005.
- What is the lowest ippu — emissions per capita recorded in Southern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.51 t CO2eq/cap in 2023.
- How does Southern Europe rank for ippu — emissions per capita?
- Southern Europe ranks 15th out of 34 groups with data for 2023.
- Is ippu — emissions per capita rising or falling in Southern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Southern Europe data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of IPPU — 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.