Natural gas — Emissions in Western Europe
Western Europe: Natural gas — Emissions was 0.5199 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling
Natural gas — Emissions in Western Europe, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for natural gas — emissions in Western Europe is 0.5199 kt, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 28.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, natural gas — emissions in Western Europe peaked at 0.9533 kt in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.5199 kt, in 2023.
That places Western Europe 10th out of 23 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Natural gas — Emissions in Western Europe, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.7445 kt | — |
| 1991 | 0.8975 kt | +20.6% |
| 1992 | 0.8833 kt | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.919 kt | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 0.8559 kt | -6.9% |
| 1995 | 0.8534 kt | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.9533 kt | +11.7% |
| 1997 | 0.8187 kt | -14.1% |
| 1998 | 0.8171 kt | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.7919 kt | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 0.8195 kt | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 0.8059 kt | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.7544 kt | -6.4% |
| 2003 | 0.7543 kt | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.8119 kt | +7.6% |
| 2005 | 0.8147 kt | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.7059 kt | -13.4% |
| 2007 | 0.6952 kt | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.7021 kt | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.6996 kt | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.8278 kt | +18.3% |
| 2011 | 0.7342 kt | -11.3% |
| 2012 | 0.7411 kt | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.7226 kt | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 0.6555 kt | -9.3% |
| 2015 | 0.6649 kt | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.6866 kt | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 0.6654 kt | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 0.6954 kt | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 0.6836 kt | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.6581 kt | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 0.6803 kt | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 0.5225 kt | -23.2% |
| 2023 | 0.5199 kt | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8535 kt | 0.7445 kt | 0.9533 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7563 kt | 0.6952 kt | 0.8195 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7077 kt | 0.6555 kt | 0.8278 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5952 kt | 0.5199 kt | 0.6803 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Western Europe
- 7 Belgium 0.0686 kt compare
- 8 China 0.0447 kt compare
- 9 China, mainland 0.0437 kt compare
- 10 France 0.0391 kt compare
- 11 Azerbaijan 0.0361 kt compare
- 12 Uzbekistan 0.032 kt compare
- 13 India 0.0309 kt compare
More climate change data for Western Europe
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 4.53 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 136,034 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 28,488 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 107,546 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 107.5 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 3,841 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 33,397 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 32,700 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 697.27 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 123.4 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is natural gas — emissions in Western Europe?
- Natural gas — emissions in Western Europe was 0.5199 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest natural gas — emissions recorded in Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9533 kt in 1996.
- What is the lowest natural gas — emissions recorded in Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5199 kt in 2023.
- How does Western Europe rank for natural gas — emissions?
- Western Europe ranks 10th out of 23 groups with data for 2023.
- Is natural gas — emissions rising or falling in Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Western 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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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.