Natural gas — Emissions in Western Europe
Western Europe: Natural gas — Emissions was 5,833 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
In 2023, natural gas — emissions in Western Europe stood at 5,833 kt. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is 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 10,696 kt in 1996 and was at its lowest, 5,833 kt, in 2023.
That places Western Europe 11th out of 25 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9,576 kt | 8,353 kt | 10,696 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 8,486 kt | 7,800 kt | 9,194 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,940 kt | 7,355 kt | 9,288 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,678 kt | 5,833 kt | 7,633 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Western Europe
- 8 Belgium 769.62 kt compare
- 9 China 501.76 kt compare
- 10 China, mainland 490.35 kt compare
- 11 France 438.25 kt compare
- 12 Azerbaijan 405.38 kt compare
- 13 Uzbekistan 358.91 kt compare
- 14 Türkiye 346.85 kt compare
More climate change data for Western Europe
- Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass 3,282 million t (2025)
- Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) — FAO TIER 1 -38,107 kt (2025)
- Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest) -36,659 kt (2025)
- Carbon stock change in forests — Area — FAO TIER 1 35,586 1000 ha (2025)
- Net Forest conversion — Area — FAO TIER 1 3.85 1000 ha (2025)
- Forestland — Area — FAO TIER 1 35,582 1000 ha (2025)
- Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) 1,448 kt (2025)
- Other forest — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 0.0084 kt (2024)
- Other forest — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 0.0923 kt (2024)
- Other forest — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 796.38 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is natural gas — emissions in Western Europe?
- Natural gas — emissions in Western Europe was 5,833 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 10,696 kt in 1996.
- What is the lowest natural gas — emissions recorded in Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,833 kt in 2023.
- How does Western Europe rank for natural gas — emissions?
- Western Europe ranks 11th out of 25 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 (CO2). 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.