CO2 emissions per person in Estonia

Carbon dioxide emissions in Estonia were 7.76 t CO2 per person in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1970.

Measure: Carbon dioxide emissions per person (EDGAR) Unit: Tonnes of CO2 per person Data: 1970 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Estonia, 2024 7.76 Tonnes of CO2 per person
Change from 2023 −7.3% 2023: 8.37 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 29th of 203 See the full ranking

CO2 emissions per person in Estonia 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 EstoniaEuropean Union
2024 7.76 t CO2 per person 5.47 t CO2 per person
2023 8.37 t CO2 per person 5.59 t CO2 per person
2022 11.13 t CO2 per person 6.15 t CO2 per person
2021 9.71 t CO2 per person 6.32 t CO2 per person
2020 9.13 t CO2 per person 5.90 t CO2 per person
2019 11.65 t CO2 per person 6.51 t CO2 per person
2018 17.89 t CO2 per person 6.83 t CO2 per person
2017 16.67 t CO2 per person 6.99 t CO2 per person
2016 15.65 t CO2 per person 6.95 t CO2 per person
2015 15.98 t CO2 per person 6.94 t CO2 per person
2014 17.31 t CO2 per person 6.82 t CO2 per person
2013 17.93 t CO2 per person 7.15 t CO2 per person
2012 16.05 t CO2 per person 7.35 t CO2 per person
2011 16.83 t CO2 per person 7.51 t CO2 per person
2010 16.68 t CO2 per person 7.71 t CO2 per person
2009 13.07 t CO2 per person 7.48 t CO2 per person
2008 15.62 t CO2 per person 8.12 t CO2 per person
2007 17.18 t CO2 per person 8.35 t CO2 per person
2006 14.43 t CO2 per person 8.47 t CO2 per person
2005 14.81 t CO2 per person 8.46 t CO2 per person
2004 14.71 t CO2 per person 8.54 t CO2 per person
2003 14.27 t CO2 per person 8.56 t CO2 per person
2002 12.70 t CO2 per person 8.36 t CO2 per person
2001 13.15 t CO2 per person 8.40 t CO2 per person
2000 12.76 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 −7.3% from 8.37 t CO2 per person in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 17.31 t CO2 per person, the figure has changed by −55.2%.
  • Among the 203 countries with data for 2024, Estonia has the 29th 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 Estonia
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