Natural gas — Emissions in Europe
Europe: Natural gas — Emissions was 1.22 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling
Natural gas — Emissions in Europe, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Europe recorded 1.22 kt for natural gas — emissions in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, natural gas — emissions in Europe peaked at 3.58 kt in 1991 and was at its lowest, 1.1 kt, in 2002.
Europe ranks 3rd of 25 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.73 kt | 1.14 kt | 3.58 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.19 kt | 1.1 kt | 1.29 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.24 kt | 1.18 kt | 1.35 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.26 kt | 1.22 kt | 1.38 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Europe
- 1 OECD 1.35 kt compare
- 2 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0.9016 kt compare
- 3 Russian Federation 0.4386 kt compare
- 4 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 0.3323 kt compare
- 5 Canada 0.2465 kt compare
- 6 Italy 0.0888 kt compare
More climate change data for Europe
- Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass 59,214 million t (2025)
- Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) — FAO TIER 1 -1.41 million kt (2025)
- Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest) -1.37 million kt (2025)
- Carbon stock change in forests — Area — FAO TIER 1 1.04 million 1000 ha (2025)
- Net Forest conversion — Area — FAO TIER 1 124.01 1000 ha (2025)
- Forestland — Area — FAO TIER 1 1.04 million 1000 ha (2025)
- Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) 41,322 kt (2025)
- Other forest — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 7.2 kt (2024)
- Other forest — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 78.88 kt (2024)
- Other forest — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 795,283 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is natural gas — emissions in Europe?
- Natural gas — emissions in Europe was 1.22 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest natural gas — emissions recorded in Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 3.58 kt in 1991.
- What is the lowest natural gas — emissions recorded in Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1 kt in 2002.
- How does Europe rank for natural gas — emissions?
- Europe ranks 3rd out of 25 groups with data for 2023.
- Is natural gas — emissions rising or falling in Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.7%. 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 Natural gas — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Energy use in agriculture contains data on energy used in agriculture (including forestry, aquaculture and fisheries), for instance to operate machinery, irrigate, heat stables, operate aquaculture ponds and fishing vessels, and related greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. It also includes on-farm use of, and related GHG emissions from, electricity and heat generated off-farm. Data are available by country and regional groups with global coverage and are updated annually.