Natural gas — Emissions in Europe
Europe: Natural gas — Emissions was 0.0245 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 0.0245 kt for natural gas — emissions in 2023.
That represents a change of down 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, natural gas — emissions in Europe peaked at 0.0717 kt in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.0219 kt, in 2002.
That places Europe 3rd out of 25 groups with data for 2023, putting it 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 | 0.0346 kt | 0.0229 kt | 0.0717 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0237 kt | 0.0219 kt | 0.0257 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0248 kt | 0.0236 kt | 0.0271 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0253 kt | 0.0244 kt | 0.0276 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Europe
- 1 OECD 0.027 kt compare
- 2 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0.018 kt compare
- 3 Russian Federation 0.0088 kt compare
- 4 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 0.0066 kt compare
- 5 Canada 0.0049 kt compare
- 6 Italy 0.0018 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 0.0245 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 0.0717 kt in 1991.
- What is the lowest natural gas — emissions recorded in Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0219 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 9.6%. 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 (N2O). 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.