CO2 emissions per person in European Union

Carbon dioxide emissions in the European Union were 5.47 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
European Union is a group: European Union, 27 member states (composition from February 2020). The value is the aggregate published by World Bank, not an average calculated on this site.
European Union, 2024 5.47 Tonnes of CO2 per person
Change from 2023 −2.2% 2023: 5.59 t CO2 per person
World, 2024 4.69 t CO2 per person Official aggregate

CO2 emissions per person in European Union 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 European UnionWorld
2024 5.47 t CO2 per person 4.69 t CO2 per person
2023 5.59 t CO2 per person 4.68 t CO2 per person
2022 6.15 t CO2 per person 4.67 t CO2 per person
2021 6.32 t CO2 per person 4.68 t CO2 per person
2020 5.90 t CO2 per person 4.47 t CO2 per person
2019 6.51 t CO2 per person 4.70 t CO2 per person
2018 6.83 t CO2 per person 4.73 t CO2 per person
2017 6.99 t CO2 per person 4.67 t CO2 per person
2016 6.95 t CO2 per person 4.65 t CO2 per person
2015 6.94 t CO2 per person 4.70 t CO2 per person
2014 6.82 t CO2 per person 4.78 t CO2 per person
2013 7.15 t CO2 per person 4.81 t CO2 per person
2012 7.35 t CO2 per person 4.77 t CO2 per person
2011 7.51 t CO2 per person 4.76 t CO2 per person
2010 7.71 t CO2 per person 4.67 t CO2 per person
2009 7.48 t CO2 per person 4.45 t CO2 per person
2008 8.12 t CO2 per person 4.56 t CO2 per person
2007 8.35 t CO2 per person 4.59 t CO2 per person
2006 8.47 t CO2 per person 4.48 t CO2 per person
2005 8.46 t CO2 per person 4.39 t CO2 per person
2004 8.54 t CO2 per person 4.28 t CO2 per person
2003 8.56 t CO2 per person 4.15 t CO2 per person
2002 8.36 t CO2 per person 4.01 t CO2 per person
2001 8.40 t CO2 per person 4.01 t CO2 per person
2000 8.29 t CO2 per person 4.01 t CO2 per person

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −2.2% from 5.59 t CO2 per person in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 6.82 t CO2 per person, the figure has changed by −19.8%.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 4.69 t CO2 per person.

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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 European Union
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