Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport in Czechia
Czechia: Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport was 1,824 kilograms per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport in Czechia, 1990–2023
Source: Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per person.
Analysis
Czechia recorded 1,824 kilograms per person for per capita co₂ emissions from transport in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 19.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions from transport in Czechia peaked at 1,824 kilograms per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 598.77 kilograms per person, in 1991.
That places Czechia 33rd out of 191 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport in Czechia, year by year
| Year | kilograms per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 674.63 kilograms per person | — |
| 1991 | 598.77 kilograms per person | -11.2% |
| 1992 | 768 kilograms per person | +28.3% |
| 1993 | 771.29 kilograms per person | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 827.33 kilograms per person | +7.3% |
| 1995 | 703.06 kilograms per person | -15.0% |
| 1996 | 979.01 kilograms per person | +39.2% |
| 1997 | 1,011 kilograms per person | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 1,039 kilograms per person | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 1,147 kilograms per person | +10.4% |
| 2000 | 1,160 kilograms per person | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 1,246 kilograms per person | +7.5% |
| 2002 | 1,298 kilograms per person | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 1,475 kilograms per person | +13.7% |
| 2004 | 1,545 kilograms per person | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 1,668 kilograms per person | +8.0% |
| 2006 | 1,693 kilograms per person | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 1,781 kilograms per person | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 1,759 kilograms per person | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 1,692 kilograms per person | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 1,586 kilograms per person | -6.2% |
| 2011 | 1,569 kilograms per person | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 1,536 kilograms per person | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 1,522 kilograms per person | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 1,570 kilograms per person | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 1,646 kilograms per person | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 1,709 kilograms per person | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 1,759 kilograms per person | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 1,770 kilograms per person | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 1,790 kilograms per person | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 1,667 kilograms per person | -6.8% |
| 2021 | 1,782 kilograms per person | +6.9% |
| 2022 | 1,803 kilograms per person | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 1,824 kilograms per person | +1.2% |
Czechia compared with similar countries
- Czechia's 1,824 kilograms per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 1,818 kilograms per person, 1.0× the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Czechia's 1,824 kilograms per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,518 kilograms per person, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport in Czechia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +39.2% | 703.06 kilograms per person | 979.01 kilograms per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 851.94 kilograms per person | 598.77 kilograms per person | 1,147 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,532 kilograms per person | 1,160 kilograms per person | 1,781 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,646 kilograms per person | 1,522 kilograms per person | 1,790 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,769 kilograms per person | 1,667 kilograms per person | 1,824 kilograms per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
More climate change data for Czechia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 222.01 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 4,062 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 892.87 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3,169 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 3.37 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 113.19 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,743 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,712 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 31.31 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 6.46 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita co₂ emissions from transport in Czechia?
- Per capita co₂ emissions from transport in Czechia was 1,824 kilograms per person in 2023, according to Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co₂ emissions from transport recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,824 kilograms per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions from transport recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 598.77 kilograms per person in 1991.
- How does Czechia rank for per capita co₂ emissions from transport?
- Czechia ranks 33rd out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions from transport rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Czechia data come from?
- The figures come from Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Emissions are measured in kilograms per person.