Per capita ghg emissions in Cyprus
Cyprus: Per capita ghg emissions was 6.99 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
6.99
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
64th
of 199 countries
All-time high
8.73
in 2004
All-time low
0.2028
in 1975
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita ghg emissions in Cyprus, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, per capita ghg emissions in Cyprus stood at 6.99.
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 ghg emissions in Cyprus peaked at 8.73 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.2028, 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.
Per capita ghg emissions in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 1.97 | — |
| 1851 | 2.07 | +5.3% |
| 1852 | 2.14 | +3.3% |
| 1853 | 2.19 | +2.4% |
| 1854 | 2.24 | +2.1% |
| 1855 | 2.28 | +1.9% |
| 1856 | 2.32 | +1.7% |
| 1857 | 2.35 | +1.5% |
| 1858 | 2.39 | +1.4% |
| 1859 | 2.42 | +1.3% |
| 1860 | 2.47 | +2.1% |
| 1861 | 2.5 | +1.1% |
| 1862 | 2.52 | +0.8% |
| 1863 | 2.53 | +0.6% |
| 1864 | 2.55 | +0.6% |
| 1865 | 2.56 | +0.5% |
| 1866 | 2.57 | +0.5% |
| 1867 | 2.58 | +0.4% |
| 1868 | 2.59 | +0.4% |
| 1869 | 2.6 | +0.3% |
| 1870 | 2.78 | +7.0% |
| 1871 | 2.85 | +2.4% |
| 1872 | 2.88 | +1.2% |
| 1873 | 2.9 | +0.7% |
| 1874 | 2.92 | +0.6% |
| 1875 | 2.93 | +0.5% |
| 1876 | 2.95 | +0.4% |
| 1877 | 2.96 | +0.3% |
| 1878 | 2.96 | +0.3% |
| 1879 | 2.96 | -0.1% |
| 1880 | 2.78 | -6.1% |
| 1881 | 2.71 | -2.7% |
| 1882 | 2.66 | -1.8% |
| 1883 | 2.62 | -1.5% |
| 1884 | 2.59 | -1.4% |
| 1885 | 2.55 | -1.3% |
| 1886 | 2.52 | -1.3% |
| 1887 | 2.49 | -1.2% |
| 1888 | 2.46 | -1.2% |
| 1889 | 2.43 | -1.2% |
| 1890 | 2.39 | -1.8% |
| 1891 | 2.35 | -1.5% |
| 1892 | 2.32 | -1.3% |
| 1893 | 2.29 | -1.2% |
| 1894 | 2.27 | -1.2% |
| 1895 | 2.24 | -1.2% |
| 1896 | 2.21 | -1.1% |
| 1897 | 2.19 | -1.1% |
| 1898 | 2.16 | -1.1% |
| 1899 | 2.14 | -1.2% |
| 1900 | 2.5 | +16.8% |
| 1901 | 2.64 | +5.8% |
| 1902 | 2.72 | +2.8% |
| 1903 | 2.75 | +1.2% |
| 1904 | 2.79 | +1.3% |
| 1905 | 2.81 | +0.8% |
| 1906 | 2.82 | +0.6% |
| 1907 | 2.83 | +0.1% |
| 1908 | 2.83 | +0.2% |
| 1909 | 2.84 | +0.3% |
| 1910 | 2.82 | -0.6% |
| 1911 | 2.82 | -0.2% |
| 1912 | 2.81 | -0.2% |
| 1913 | 2.81 | -0.1% |
| 1914 | 2.8 | -0.2% |
| 1915 | 2.8 | -0.3% |
| 1916 | 2.79 | -0.3% |
| 1917 | 2.77 | -0.6% |
| 1918 | 2.76 | -0.5% |
| 1919 | 2.74 | -0.5% |
| 1920 | 2.73 | -0.5% |
| 1921 | 2.71 | -0.6% |
| 1922 | 2.71 | -0.3% |
| 1923 | 2.7 | -0.4% |
| 1924 | 2.68 | -0.5% |
| 1925 | 2.67 | -0.5% |
| 1926 | 2.66 | -0.3% |
| 1927 | 2.65 | -0.5% |
| 1928 | 2.63 | -0.5% |
| 1929 | 2.61 | -1.0% |
| 1930 | 2.59 | -0.8% |
| 1931 | 2.55 | -1.5% |
| 1932 | 2.5 | -1.8% |
| 1933 | 2.45 | -2.2% |
| 1934 | 2.4 | -1.7% |
| 1935 | 2.36 | -1.9% |
| 1936 | 2.3 | -2.5% |
| 1937 | 2.24 | -2.4% |
| 1938 | 2.18 | -2.6% |
| 1939 | 2.14 | -2.1% |
| 1940 | 2.87 | +34.3% |
| 1941 | 3.19 | +11.0% |
| 1942 | 3.38 | +6.0% |
| 1943 | 3.52 | +4.1% |
| 1944 | 3.64 | +3.5% |
| 1945 | 3.74 | +2.6% |
| 1946 | 3.83 | +2.4% |
| 1947 | 3.9 | +1.9% |
| 1948 | 3.95 | +1.2% |
| 1949 | 3.99 | +1.0% |
| 1950 | 4.11 | +3.0% |
| 1951 | 3.92 | -4.5% |
| 1952 | 3.91 | -0.2% |
| 1953 | 4.01 | +2.5% |
| 1954 | 4.21 | +5.0% |
| 1955 | 4.26 | +1.2% |
| 1956 | 4.67 | +9.6% |
| 1957 | 4.86 | +4.0% |
| 1958 | 4.57 | -5.9% |
| 1959 | 4.38 | -4.1% |
| 1960 | 3.88 | -11.5% |
| 1961 | 3.46 | -10.8% |
| 1962 | 3.68 | +6.5% |
| 1963 | 3.48 | -5.6% |
| 1964 | 3.26 | -6.3% |
| 1965 | 3.4 | +4.3% |
| 1966 | 3.58 | +5.2% |
| 1967 | 3.65 | +2.1% |
| 1968 | 3.99 | +9.3% |
| 1969 | 3.96 | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 3.94 | -0.7% |
| 1971 | 4.14 | +5.2% |
| 1972 | 4.89 | +18.0% |
| 1973 | 3.19 | -34.8% |
| 1974 | 0.3197 | -90.0% |
| 1975 | 0.2028 | -36.6% |
| 1976 | 1.11 | +447.3% |
| 1977 | 1.53 | +37.5% |
| 1978 | 1.93 | +26.5% |
| 1979 | 2.35 | +21.9% |
| 1980 | 3.13 | +32.9% |
| 1981 | 3.3 | +5.4% |
| 1982 | 3.33 | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 3.23 | -3.0% |
| 1984 | 3.03 | -6.3% |
| 1985 | 2.97 | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 3.61 | +21.5% |
| 1987 | 4.44 | +22.9% |
| 1988 | 4.53 | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 4.92 | +8.5% |
| 1990 | 5.17 | +5.2% |
| 1991 | 5.82 | +12.6% |
| 1992 | 6.3 | +8.1% |
| 1993 | 6.64 | +5.4% |
| 1994 | 6.64 | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 6.51 | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 6.81 | +4.5% |
| 1997 | 7.03 | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 7.08 | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 7.47 | +5.5% |
| 2000 | 7.57 | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 7.24 | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 8.25 | +14.0% |
| 2003 | 8.34 | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 8.73 | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 8.14 | -6.8% |
| 2006 | 8.22 | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 8.12 | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 8.42 | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 7.65 | -9.1% |
| 2010 | 7.53 | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 7.12 | -5.4% |
| 2012 | 6.4 | -10.1% |
| 2013 | 5.69 | -11.2% |
| 2014 | 6.78 | +19.2% |
| 2015 | 6.14 | -9.5% |
| 2016 | 6.85 | +11.6% |
| 2017 | 7.09 | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 6.71 | -5.3% |
| 2019 | 6.97 | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 6.58 | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 6.62 | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 6.74 | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 6.93 | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 6.99 | +0.8% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 6.99 is below the median for high income countries, which is 7.8, 90% of the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 6.99 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.18, 1.1× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita ghg emissions in Cyprus 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | +447.3% | 0.2028 | 1.11 |
| 1974 | -90.0% | 3.19 | 0.3197 |
| 1975 | -36.6% | 0.3197 | 0.2028 |
| 1977 | +37.5% | 1.11 | 1.53 |
| 1973 | -34.8% | 4.89 | 3.19 |
| 1940 | +34.3% | 2.14 | 2.87 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.24 | 1.97 | 2.42 | 10 |
| 1860s | 2.55 | 2.47 | 2.6 | 10 |
| 1870s | 2.91 | 2.78 | 2.96 | 10 |
| 1880s | 2.58 | 2.43 | 2.78 | 10 |
| 1890s | 2.26 | 2.14 | 2.39 | 10 |
| 1900s | 2.75 | 2.5 | 2.84 | 10 |
| 1910s | 2.79 | 2.74 | 2.82 | 10 |
| 1920s | 2.67 | 2.61 | 2.73 | 10 |
| 1930s | 2.37 | 2.14 | 2.59 | 10 |
| 1940s | 3.6 | 2.87 | 3.99 | 10 |
| 1950s | 4.29 | 3.91 | 4.86 | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.63 | 3.26 | 3.99 | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.36 | 0.2028 | 4.89 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.65 | 2.97 | 4.92 | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.55 | 5.17 | 7.47 | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.07 | 7.24 | 8.73 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.73 | 5.69 | 7.53 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.77 | 6.58 | 6.99 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
More climate change data for Cyprus
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 6.63 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 350.21 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 163.11 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 187.1 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.6155 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 6.68 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 43.28 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 43.12 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 0.1624 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.1627 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita ghg emissions in Cyprus?
- Per capita ghg emissions in Cyprus was 6.99 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita ghg emissions recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 8.73 in 2004.
- What is the lowest per capita ghg emissions recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2028 in 1975.
- How does Cyprus rank for per capita ghg emissions?
- Cyprus ranks 64th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita ghg 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita ghg emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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