Greenhouse gas emissions per person in Estonia

Greenhouse gas emissions in Estonia were 10.3 t CO2e per person in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1970.

Measure: Greenhouse gas emissions per person (EDGAR) Unit: Tonnes of CO2 equivalent per person Data: 1970 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Estonia, 2024 10.3 Tonnes of CO2 equivalent per person
Change from 2023 −5.8% 2023: 10.9 t CO2e per person
European Union, 2024 7.0 t CO2e per person Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024 7.2 t CO2e per person Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2024 31st of 203 See the full ranking

Greenhouse gas emissions per person in Estonia over time

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

Greenhouse gas emissions per person (EDGAR) (tonnes of CO2 equivalent per person), 2000 to 2024
Period EstoniaEuropean Union
2024 10.3 t CO2e per person 7.0 t CO2e per person
2023 10.9 t CO2e per person 7.2 t CO2e per person
2022 13.9 t CO2e per person 7.8 t CO2e per person
2021 12.6 t CO2e per person 8.0 t CO2e per person
2020 12.0 t CO2e per person 7.6 t CO2e per person
2019 15.0 t CO2e per person 8.2 t CO2e per person
2018 21.6 t CO2e per person 8.6 t CO2e per person
2017 20.3 t CO2e per person 8.8 t CO2e per person
2016 19.2 t CO2e per person 8.8 t CO2e per person
2015 19.7 t CO2e per person 8.8 t CO2e per person
2014 21.0 t CO2e per person 8.6 t CO2e per person
2013 21.6 t CO2e per person 9.0 t CO2e per person
2012 19.5 t CO2e per person 9.2 t CO2e per person
2011 20.2 t CO2e per person 9.4 t CO2e per person
2010 20.1 t CO2e per person 9.6 t CO2e per person
2009 16.3 t CO2e per person 9.3 t CO2e per person
2008 18.8 t CO2e per person 10.0 t CO2e per person
2007 20.3 t CO2e per person 10.3 t CO2e per person
2006 17.4 t CO2e per person 10.4 t CO2e per person
2005 17.8 t CO2e per person 10.4 t CO2e per person
2004 17.7 t CO2e per person 10.6 t CO2e per person
2003 17.2 t CO2e per person 10.6 t CO2e per person
2002 15.6 t CO2e per person 10.4 t CO2e per person
2001 16.0 t CO2e per person 10.5 t CO2e per person
2000 15.6 t CO2e per person 10.4 t CO2e per person

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −5.8% from 10.9 t CO2e per person in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 21.0 t CO2e per person, the figure has changed by −51.0%.
  • Among the 203 countries with data for 2024, Estonia has the 31st highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 7.0 t CO2e 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.ALL.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