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Total greenhouse gas emissions (Eurostat)

Total greenhouse gas emissions reported in the national inventories submitted to the UN climate convention, excluding LULUCF and memo items, in million tonnes of CO2 equivalent.

Unit: Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent Frequency: Annual Coverage: 31 countries and 1 group 1990 to 2024 Source: Eurostat
Highest in 2024 649.8 Mt CO2e Germany Lowest in 2024 2.2 Mt CO2e Malta
European Union, 2024 3,017.2 Mt CO2e Official aggregate published by the source
Countries ranked for 2024 31 Updated by the source on 2 June 2026

31 countries have a value for 2024, the latest period in the data.

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Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Total greenhouse gas emissions (Eurostat) (million tonnes of CO2 equivalent), 2000 to 2024
Period European UnionGermanyFranceSpain
2024 3,017.2 Mt CO2e 649.8 Mt CO2e 367.0 Mt CO2e 267.7 Mt CO2e
2023 3,088.3 Mt CO2e 669.6 Mt CO2e 378.2 Mt CO2e 270.0 Mt CO2e
2022 3,359.6 Mt CO2e 749.3 Mt CO2e 405.8 Mt CO2e 292.3 Mt CO2e
2021 3,452.7 Mt CO2e 762.8 Mt CO2e 422.4 Mt CO2e 288.5 Mt CO2e
2020 3,280.9 Mt CO2e 731.0 Mt CO2e 398.0 Mt CO2e 271.7 Mt CO2e
2019 3,574.5 Mt CO2e 798.0 Mt CO2e 437.7 Mt CO2e 310.3 Mt CO2e
2018 3,732.8 Mt CO2e 850.1 Mt CO2e 446.5 Mt CO2e 328.7 Mt CO2e
2017 3,821.2 Mt CO2e 886.3 Mt CO2e 466.1 Mt CO2e 334.2 Mt CO2e
2016 3,796.9 Mt CO2e 899.0 Mt CO2e 463.7 Mt CO2e 321.0 Mt CO2e
2015 3,794.3 Mt CO2e 898.6 Mt CO2e 460.8 Mt CO2e 332.2 Mt CO2e
2014 3,750.3 Mt CO2e 895.2 Mt CO2e 457.4 Mt CO2e 320.9 Mt CO2e
2013 3,895.3 Mt CO2e 936.6 Mt CO2e 490.2 Mt CO2e 321.2 Mt CO2e
2012 3,979.9 Mt CO2e 916.9 Mt CO2e 490.7 Mt CO2e 347.7 Mt CO2e
2011 4,051.8 Mt CO2e 907.6 Mt CO2e 488.0 Mt CO2e 355.8 Mt CO2e
2010 4,168.8 Mt CO2e 933.2 Mt CO2e 513.1 Mt CO2e 357.4 Mt CO2e
2009 4,091.3 Mt CO2e 901.3 Mt CO2e 509.2 Mt CO2e 372.5 Mt CO2e
2008 4,391.1 Mt CO2e 964.9 Mt CO2e 530.3 Mt CO2e 411.0 Mt CO2e
2007 4,487.2 Mt CO2e 963.5 Mt CO2e 535.2 Mt CO2e 444.1 Mt CO2e
2006 4,539.9 Mt CO2e 1,002.0 Mt CO2e 544.9 Mt CO2e 433.9 Mt CO2e
2005 4,537.1 Mt CO2e 988.9 Mt CO2e 555.6 Mt CO2e 439.9 Mt CO2e
2004 4,562.0 Mt CO2e 1,010.7 Mt CO2e 554.3 Mt CO2e 424.8 Mt CO2e
2003 4,559.1 Mt CO2e 1,030.5 Mt CO2e 554.7 Mt CO2e 409.0 Mt CO2e
2002 4,483.3 Mt CO2e 1,036.7 Mt CO2e 550.6 Mt CO2e 401.6 Mt CO2e
2001 4,496.1 Mt CO2e 1,057.1 Mt CO2e 557.0 Mt CO2e 383.1 Mt CO2e
2000 4,448.8 Mt CO2e 1,043.0 Mt CO2e 551.9 Mt CO2e 384.0 Mt CO2e

A dash means no value was published for that period.

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In short

  • Among the 31 countries with a value for 2024, the highest is Germany (649.8 Mt CO2e) and the lowest Malta (2.2 Mt CO2e).
  • Half of the countries are above 47.5 Mt CO2e and half below.
  • From 2023 to 2024 the value rose in 8 countries and fell in 23.
  • The figure for the European Union was 3,017.2 Mt CO2e in 2024, against 3,574.5 Mt CO2e in 2019 (−15.6%).

About this measure

Definition
Total greenhouse gas emissions reported in the national inventories submitted to the UN climate convention, excluding LULUCF and memo items, in million tonnes of CO2 equivalent.
Population covered
National territory
Unit
Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent
Frequency
Annual
Changes are shown as
Percent change

Source and dates

Original producer
Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
env_air_gge · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A unit=MIO_T airpol=GHG src_crf=TOTX4_MEMO
Observation period
1990 to 2024
Provider update
2 June 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat

All countries in 2024 Every value is for 2024, so the countries are compared at the same point in time.

  1. 1 Germany 649.8 Mt CO2e
  2. 2 Türkiye 584.5 Mt CO2e
  3. 3 France 367.0 Mt CO2e
  4. 4 Italy 363.5 Mt CO2e
  5. 5 Poland 341.0 Mt CO2e
  6. 6 Spain 267.7 Mt CO2e
  7. 7 Netherlands 140.7 Mt CO2e
  8. 8 Belgium 98.0 Mt CO2e
  9. 9 Czechia 96.6 Mt CO2e
  10. 10 Romania 95.6 Mt CO2e
  11. 11 Greece 73.3 Mt CO2e
  12. 12 Austria 66.6 Mt CO2e
  13. 13 Ireland 53.9 Mt CO2e
  14. 14 Hungary 53.7 Mt CO2e
  15. 15 Portugal 51.5 Mt CO2e
  16. 16 Sweden 47.5 Mt CO2e
  17. 17 Norway 44.6 Mt CO2e
  18. 18 Bulgaria 43.4 Mt CO2e
  19. 19 Switzerland 40.1 Mt CO2e
  20. 20 Finland 39.3 Mt CO2e
  21. 21 Denmark 36.8 Mt CO2e
  22. 22 Slovakia 33.9 Mt CO2e
  23. 23 Croatia 25.3 Mt CO2e
  24. 24 Lithuania 18.3 Mt CO2e
  25. 25 Slovenia 15.5 Mt CO2e
  26. 26 Estonia 10.2 Mt CO2e
  27. 27 Latvia 9.6 Mt CO2e
  28. 28 Cyprus 8.8 Mt CO2e
  29. 29 Luxembourg 7.5 Mt CO2e
  30. 30 Iceland 4.8 Mt CO2e
  31. 31 Malta 2.2 Mt CO2e
  32. European Union 3,017.2 Mt CO2e
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Grey: no value for 2024. Colour groups split countries into roughly equal numbers. Boundaries: Natural Earth.