CO2 emissions per person in Cyprus

Carbon dioxide emissions in Cyprus were 5.40 t CO2 per person in 2024.

Measure: Carbon dioxide emissions per person (EDGAR) Unit: Tonnes of CO2 per person Data: 1970 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Cyprus, 2024 5.40 Tonnes of CO2 per person
Change from 2023 +0.9% 2023: 5.36 t CO2 per person
European Union, 2024 5.47 t CO2 per person Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024 5.31 t CO2 per person Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2024 47th of 203 See the full ranking

CO2 emissions per person in Cyprus over time

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Tonnes of CO2 per person. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Carbon dioxide emissions per person (EDGAR) (tonnes of CO2 per person), 2000 to 2024
Period CyprusEuropean Union
2024 5.40 t CO2 per person 5.47 t CO2 per person
2023 5.36 t CO2 per person 5.59 t CO2 per person
2022 5.43 t CO2 per person 6.15 t CO2 per person
2021 5.25 t CO2 per person 6.32 t CO2 per person
2020 5.22 t CO2 per person 5.90 t CO2 per person
2019 5.61 t CO2 per person 6.51 t CO2 per person
2018 5.68 t CO2 per person 6.83 t CO2 per person
2017 5.87 t CO2 per person 6.99 t CO2 per person
2016 5.84 t CO2 per person 6.95 t CO2 per person
2015 5.62 t CO2 per person 6.94 t CO2 per person
2014 5.67 t CO2 per person 6.82 t CO2 per person
2013 5.44 t CO2 per person 7.15 t CO2 per person
2012 6.11 t CO2 per person 7.35 t CO2 per person
2011 6.68 t CO2 per person 7.51 t CO2 per person
2010 7.02 t CO2 per person 7.71 t CO2 per person
2009 7.47 t CO2 per person 7.48 t CO2 per person
2008 7.79 t CO2 per person 8.12 t CO2 per person
2007 7.75 t CO2 per person 8.35 t CO2 per person
2006 7.60 t CO2 per person 8.47 t CO2 per person
2005 7.63 t CO2 per person 8.46 t CO2 per person
2004 7.65 t CO2 per person 8.54 t CO2 per person
2003 7.85 t CO2 per person 8.56 t CO2 per person
2002 7.31 t CO2 per person 8.36 t CO2 per person
2001 7.26 t CO2 per person 8.40 t CO2 per person
2000 7.53 t CO2 per person 8.29 t CO2 per person

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.9% from 5.36 t CO2 per person in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 5.67 t CO2 per person, the figure has changed by −4.7%.
  • Among the 203 countries with data for 2024, Cyprus has the 47th highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 5.47 t CO2 per person.

Source and dates

Original producer
European Commission JRC, EDGAR Community GHG Database
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
EN.GHG.CO2.PC.CE.AR5 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1970 to 2024 for Cyprus
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: European Commission JRC, EDGAR Community GHG Database