Natural gas — Emissions in European Union (27)

European Union (27): Natural gas — Emissions was 0.7195 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.7195 kt
Change on year
down 0.4%
Rank
4th
of 12 groups
All-time high
1.17 kt
in 1991
All-time low
0.7195 kt
in 2023
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Natural gas — Emissions in European Union (27), 1990–2023

00.250.50.7511.21990200620231990: 1 kt1991: 1.2 kt1992: 0.993 kt1993: 1.1 kt1994: 0.999 kt1995: 1 kt1996: 1.1 kt1997: 0.991 kt1998: 0.985 kt1999: 0.965 kt2000: 0.985 kt2001: 0.97 kt2002: 0.923 kt2003: 1 kt2004: 1.1 kt2005: 1.1 kt2006: 0.95 kt2007: 0.929 kt2008: 0.93 kt2009: 0.862 kt2010: 1 kt2011: 0.985 kt2012: 1 kt2013: 1 kt2014: 0.935 kt2015: 0.85 kt2016: 0.861 kt2017: 0.847 kt2018: 0.865 kt2019: 0.872 kt2020: 0.842 kt2021: 0.913 kt2022: 0.722 kt2023: 0.72 kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

European Union (27) recorded 0.7195 kt for natural gas — emissions in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 28.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, natural gas — emissions in European Union (27) peaked at 1.17 kt in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.7195 kt, in 2023.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.03 kt 0.9649 kt 1.17 kt 10
2000s 0.9739 kt 0.8619 kt 1.11 kt 10
2010s 0.9258 kt 0.8471 kt 1.02 kt 10
2020s 0.7992 kt 0.7195 kt 0.9134 kt 4

Countries ranked near European Union (27)

  1. 1 OECD 1.35 kt compare
  2. 2 Russian Federation 0.4386 kt compare
  3. 3 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 0.3323 kt compare
  4. 4 Canada 0.2465 kt compare
  5. 5 Italy 0.0888 kt compare
  6. 6 Germany 0.0753 kt compare
  7. 7 Belgium 0.0686 kt compare

See the full ranking of 82 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is natural gas — emissions in European Union (27)?
Natural gas — emissions in European Union (27) was 0.7195 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest natural gas — emissions recorded in European Union (27)?
The highest recorded value was 1.17 kt in 1991.
What is the lowest natural gas — emissions recorded in European Union (27)?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7195 kt in 2023.
How does European Union (27) rank for natural gas — emissions?
European Union (27) ranks 4th out of 12 groups with data for 2023.
Is natural gas — emissions rising or falling in European Union (27)?
Over the last ten years it is down 28.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this European Union (27) 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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Indicator
Natural gas — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
82 places, 2,339 data points, 1990–2023
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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.