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 23 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.
Natural gas — Emissions in Europe, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0676 kt | — |
| 1991 | 0.0717 kt | +6.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0251 kt | -65.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0275 kt | +9.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0259 kt | -5.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0263 kt | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0284 kt | +8.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0255 kt | -10.2% |
| 1998 | 0.025 kt | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0229 kt | -8.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0227 kt | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0225 kt | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0219 kt | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0237 kt | +8.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0257 kt | +8.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0256 kt | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0227 kt | -11.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0253 kt | +11.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0241 kt | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 0.023 kt | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0244 kt | +6.1% |
| 2011 | 0.024 kt | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0251 kt | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0271 kt | +8.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0243 kt | -10.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0236 kt | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0249 kt | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0247 kt | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0252 kt | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0243 kt | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0244 kt | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0276 kt | +13.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0245 kt | -11.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0245 kt | +0.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Natural gas — Emissions in Europe changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | -65.0% | 0.0717 kt | 0.0251 kt |
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
- 2 Russian Federation 0.0088 kt compare
- 3 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 0.0066 kt compare
- 3 Türkiye 0.0006 kt compare
- 4 Canada 0.0049 kt compare
- 5 Italy 0.0018 kt compare
- 5 Republic of Moldova 0 kt compare
- 6 Germany 0.0015 kt compare
More climate change data for Europe
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 14.60 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 471,113 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 102,735 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 368,378 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 387.68 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 13,156 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 121,153 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 110,533 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 10,621 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 417.1 kt (2050)
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 23 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.