EU emissions
CO2 emissions by country
With global warming becoming an ever-increasing threat, countries around the world are trying to reduce their CO2 emissions and make energy production more efficient.
Read on to find out more about the CO2 emissions for each European country and the continent as a whole.
Quick facts
- The UK is the fourth biggest emitter of CO2 in Europe, accounting for 1.2% of all CO2 emissions in the world
- The biggest emitter of CO2 per person in Europe is Estonia, with each eprson produding 19.2 tonnes of CO2 per year
- The country with the lowest emissions per head is Moldova, with only 1 tonne of CO2 being produced per person, each year
- Russia produces the most overall emissions per year in Europe, accounting for 4.6% of global CO2 emissions
- Europe produces 12% of global CO2 emisisons each year
- Asia produces the most emissions of any continent and accounts for 49% of global emissions
- Africa is the continent that emits the lowest amount of CO2 each year, generating 4% of global emissions
Europe’s emissions
The highest and lowest polluters
Worst countries in Europe
1. Russia
2. Germany
3. Turkey
4. The United Kingdom
5. France
Worst countries outside Europe
1. China
2. USA
3. India
4. Japan
5. Iran
Country | Tonnes of co2 per person | Whole country tonnes | Of all emissions in the world |
---|---|---|---|
Ukraine | 4.0 | 212,116,258 | 0.50% |
UK | 6.0 | 384,706,789 | 1.20% |
Turkey | 5.1 | 447,897,176 | 1.20% |
Switzerland | 4.5 | 40,074,025 | 0.10% |
Sweden | 4.8 | 41,501,525 | 0.10% |
Spain | 6.5 | 281,421,987 | 0.90% |
Slovenia | 6.6 | 14,609,601 | 0.00% |
Slovakia | 5.9 | 200,655,296 | 0.10% |
Serbia | 5.0 | 45,092,773 | |
Russia | 10.6 | 1,692,794,839 | 4.60% |
Romania | 3.8 | 79,995,525 | 0.20% |
Portugal | 5.8 | 54,863,556 | 0.20% |
Poland | 8.1 | 326,604,543 | 0.90% |
Norway | 6.7 | 44,789,859 | 0.10% |
North Macedonia | 3.3 | 7,251,464 | 0.00% |
Netherlands | 12.2 | 164,045,946 | 0.60% |
Montenegro | 4.0 | 2,627,815 | |
Moldova | 1.0 | 5,093,589 | |
Luxembourg | 16.9 | 9,294,689 | 0.00% |
Lithuania | 4.2 | 13,393,875 | 0.00% |
Latvia | 4.1 | 7,166,818 | 0.00% |
Italy | 5.7 | 355,454,172 | 1.00% |
Ireland | 8.2 | 39,738,354 | 0.10% |
Iceland | 8.9 | 3,480,027 | 0.00% |
Hungary | 4.9 | 50,344,705 | 0.10% |
Greece | 7.0 | 76,000,361 | 0.20% |
Germany | 9.2 | 799,373,211 | 2.30% |
France | 4.8 | 356,300,651 | 1.00% |
Finland | 8.2 | 45,956,044 | 0.10% |
Estonia | 19.3 | 19,809,264 | 0.10% |
Denmark | 6.3 | 34,550,121 | 0.10% |
Czech Republic | 9.8 | 107,895,756 | 0.30% |
Croatia | 3.7 | 17,181,602 | 0.00% |
Bulgaria | 6.5 | 49,071,233 | 0.10% |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 6.0 | 26,646,891 | |
Belgium | 10.7 | 100,116,012 | 0.40% |
Belarus | 5.7 | 61,371,793 | 0.20% |
Austria | 7.3 | 69,941,756 | 0.20% |
Albania | 2.0 | 6,379,207 | |
Andorra | 6.0 | 520,184 | |
Average: | 4.0 | 161,425,875 | 0.50% |
Country | Tonnes of co2 per person | Whole country tonnes | Of all emissions in the world |
---|---|---|---|
China | 6.7 | 9,838,754,028 | 27.60% |
USA | 15.6 | 5,269,529,513 | 15.20% |
Canada | 15.3 | 572,782,586 | 1.70% |
Australia | 16.5 | 413,092,655 | 1.20% |
Brazil | 2.2 | 476,066,778 | 1.40% |
Colombia | 1.7 | 81,226,822 | 0.30% |
Chile | 5.1 | 84,603,250 | 0.30% |
UAE | 28.4 | 231,773,458 | 0.80% |
Philippines | 1.1 | 127,607,963 | 0.40% |
Egypt | 2.2 | 218,664,378 | 0.60% |
Ecuador | 2.0 | 38,797,288 | 0.10% |
Israel | 8.2 | 66,553,412 | 0.20% |
Iran | 7.8 | 672,312,343 | 1.90% |
Iraq | 3.7 | 194,454,630 | 0.40% |
Indonesia | 1.9 | 486,843,756 | 1.50% |
India | 1.8 | 2,466,765,373 | 7.00% |
Hong Kong | 13.4 | 43,032,580 | 0.30% |
Kuwait | 24.0 | 104,393,492 | 0.30% |
Kazahkstan | 12.1 | 292,588,517 | 0.70% |
Japan | 9.3 | 1,205,061,178 | 3.50% |
Pakistan | 1.0 | 198,809,969 | 0.60% |
Oman | 15.2 | 79,995,525 | 0.20% |
New Zealand | 7.7 | 36,013,927 | 0.10% |
Mexico | 3.7 | 490,294,629 | 1.40% |
Morocco | 1.6 | 62,725,302 | 0.20% |
Malaysia | 8.1 | 254,575,871 | 0.80% |
Singapore | 40.4 | 64,765,076 | 0.70% |
Saudi Arabia | 18.1 | 635,011,088 | 1.80% |
Qatar | 43.5 | 129,803,321 | 0.30% |
Peru | 5.8 | 64,781,477 | 0.20% |
Pakistan | 1.0 | 198,809,969 | 0.60% |
Vietnam | 2.1 | 198,826,549 | 0.60% |
Venezuela | 4.6 | 159,567,635 | 0.40% |
Uzbekistan | 2.9 | 98,998,947 | 0.30% |
Turkmenistan | 13.7 | 72,702,485 | 0.20% |
Trinidad & Tobago | 17.4 | 40,697,187 | 0.10% |
Thailand | 4.3 | 330,839,584 | 0.90% |
South Korea | 13.2 | 616,096,687 | 2.00% |
South Africa | 7.3 | 456,325,216 | 1.20% |
Sri Lanka | 1.0 | 23,138,426 | 0.10% |
Average: | 9.8 | 661,102,379 | 1.95% |
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