Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Cyprus
Cyprus: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions was 6.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
6.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
64th
of 199 countries
All-time high
8.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2004
All-time low
0.2028 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1975
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Cyprus, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Analysis
In 2024, per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Cyprus stood at 6.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Cyprus peaked at 8.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.2028 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1975.
Cyprus ranks 64th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 2.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 2.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 2.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 2.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 2.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 2.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 2.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 2.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 3.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 4.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2028 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
- 61 Lithuania 7.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 62 Austria 7.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 63 Latvia 7.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 65 Israel 6.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 66 Venezuela 6.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 67 Indonesia 6.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
More climate change data for Cyprus
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Population growth 0.9% (2025)
- Population, total 1.37 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.9% (2025)
- Urban population 914,225 (2025)
- Urban population 66.7% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 5.37 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 321.55 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 5.37 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 5.37 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Cyprus?
- Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Cyprus was 6.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 8.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2004.
- What is the lowest per capita greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2028 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1975.
- How does Cyprus rank for per capita greenhouse gas emissions?
- Cyprus ranks 64th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita greenhouse gas emissions rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cyprus data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita greenhouse gas emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.