Total greenhouse gas emissions in Estonia

Estonia emitted 14.1 million tonnes of greenhouse gases (CO2 equivalent) in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1970.

Measure: Total greenhouse gas emissions (EDGAR) Unit: Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent Data: 1970 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Estonia, 2024 14.1 Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent
Change from 2023 −5.7% 2023: 15.0 Mt CO2e
European Union, 2024 3,164.7 Mt CO2e Official aggregate
Position in 2024 131st of 203 See the full ranking

Total greenhouse gas emissions in Estonia over time

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

Total greenhouse gas emissions (EDGAR) (million tonnes of CO2 equivalent), 2000 to 2024
Period EstoniaEuropean Union
2024 14.1 Mt CO2e 3,164.7 Mt CO2e
2023 15.0 Mt CO2e 3,222.5 Mt CO2e
2022 18.7 Mt CO2e 3,483.1 Mt CO2e
2021 16.7 Mt CO2e 3,572.4 Mt CO2e
2020 16.0 Mt CO2e 3,395.6 Mt CO2e
2019 19.9 Mt CO2e 3,683.8 Mt CO2e
2018 28.5 Mt CO2e 3,834.9 Mt CO2e
2017 26.8 Mt CO2e 3,915.2 Mt CO2e
2016 25.3 Mt CO2e 3,894.4 Mt CO2e
2015 25.9 Mt CO2e 3,885.9 Mt CO2e
2014 27.6 Mt CO2e 3,831.0 Mt CO2e
2013 28.4 Mt CO2e 3,974.0 Mt CO2e
2012 25.9 Mt CO2e 4,063.5 Mt CO2e
2011 26.9 Mt CO2e 4,127.3 Mt CO2e
2010 26.8 Mt CO2e 4,235.1 Mt CO2e
2009 21.8 Mt CO2e 4,118.8 Mt CO2e
2008 25.2 Mt CO2e 4,409.4 Mt CO2e
2007 27.2 Mt CO2e 4,518.7 Mt CO2e
2006 23.4 Mt CO2e 4,550.1 Mt CO2e
2005 24.1 Mt CO2e 4,552.2 Mt CO2e
2004 24.2 Mt CO2e 4,585.2 Mt CO2e
2003 23.6 Mt CO2e 4,578.9 Mt CO2e
2002 21.5 Mt CO2e 4,484.6 Mt CO2e
2001 22.3 Mt CO2e 4,500.9 Mt CO2e
2000 21.8 Mt CO2e 4,468.7 Mt CO2e

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −5.7% from 15.0 Mt CO2e in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 27.6 Mt CO2e, the figure has changed by −48.9%.
  • Among the 203 countries with data for 2024, Estonia has the 131st highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 3,164.7 Mt CO2e.

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.MT.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