Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport in Estonia
Estonia: Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport was 1,807 kilograms per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport in Estonia, 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
Estonia recorded 1,807 kilograms per person for per capita co₂ emissions from transport in 2023.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions from transport in Estonia peaked at 1,868 kilograms per person in 2018 and was at its lowest, 733.66 kilograms per person, in 1992.
That places Estonia 37th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,139 kilograms per person | 733.66 kilograms per person | 1,528 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,548 kilograms per person | 1,181 kilograms per person | 1,798 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,757 kilograms per person | 1,682 kilograms per person | 1,868 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,784 kilograms per person | 1,707 kilograms per person | 1,830 kilograms per person | 4 |
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More climate change data for Estonia
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Population growth -0.4% (2025)
- Population, total 1.37 million (2025)
- Urban population growth -0.4% (2025)
- Urban population 966,383 (2025)
- Urban population 70.7% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 6.11 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 1.67 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 6.11 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 6.11 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita co₂ emissions from transport in Estonia?
- Per capita co₂ emissions from transport in Estonia was 1,807 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 Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,868 kilograms per person in 2018.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions from transport recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 733.66 kilograms per person in 1992.
- How does Estonia rank for per capita co₂ emissions from transport?
- Estonia ranks 37th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions from transport rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Estonia 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.