Fossil CO₂ emissions (fossil fuels and cement) in Europe

42 countries in Europe, 2024. Unit: million tonnes CO₂. World ranking →

First in the ranking
1,780.5 Mt
Russia
Median country
32.7 Mt
half above, half below
World total
38,598.6 Mt
Global Carbon Project aggregate
Range
0.1 to 1,780.5
Liechtenstein - Russia

How to read it

Across 42 countries in Europe, the highest value is in Russia (1,780.5 Mt) and the lowest in Liechtenstein (0.1 Mt).

The median country is at 32.7 Mt: half are above, half below.

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Source: Global Carbon Project, Global Carbon Budget, national fossil CO₂ emissions · licence

Fossil CO₂ emissions over time

Mt

Ranking of countries

2024
In chart Share of the highest value
1Russia1,780.5
2Germany572.3
3United Kingdom312.9
4Italy301.9
5Poland272.9
6France264.2
7Spain220.3
8Ukraine142.5
9Netherlands114.8
10Belgium85.5
11Czechia75.6
12Romania68.6
13Austria56.4
14Belarus55.8
15Greece53.4
16Serbia42.0
17Hungary40.0
18Sweden38.1
19Norway37.2
20Portugal35.5
21Ireland33.3
22Switzerland32.1
23Bulgaria31.6
24Finland29.8
25Slovakia29.1
26Denmark28.4
27Bosnia and Herzegovina19.4
28Croatia18.5
29Slovenia12.8
30Lithuania12.5
31Estonia8.3
32Luxembourg7.0
33North Macedonia6.6
34Latvia6.5
35Moldova5.3
36Albania4.4
37Iceland3.8
38Montenegro2.4
39Malta1.7
40Faroe Islands0.7
41Andorra0.4
42Liechtenstein0.1
Global Carbon Project · 2024 · CC BY 4.0 Source and licence

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