Air emissions accounts by NACE Rev. 2 activity by country
Countries reporting
40
Highest
530.13 million Tonne
Germany
Lowest
5.89 million Tonne
Iceland
Median
44.19 million Tonne
Years covered
30
1995–2024
Data points
836
What the numbers show
Air emissions accounts by NACE Rev. 2 activity is currently reported for 40 countries. The highest value is 530.13 million Tonne in Germany; the lowest is 5.89 million Tonne in Iceland.
The median across all reporting countries is 44.19 million Tonne, and the mean is 94.39 million Tonne.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 90.
Over the past decade 9 countries rose and 31 fell. The largest increase was in Malta (up 127.2%), and the largest decrease in Estonia (down 53.5%).
Air emissions accounts by NACE Rev. 2 activity: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 530.13 million Tonne | 2024 | down 31.0% | falling |
| 2 | Türkiye | 458.94 million Tonne | 2023 | up 27.3% | rising |
| 3 | Poland | 306.21 million Tonne | 2024 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 3 | Poland | 306.21 million Tonne | 2024 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 5 | France | 305.00 million Tonne | 2024 | down 16.3% | falling |
| 6 | Italy | 282.69 million Tonne | 2024 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 7 | Spain | 215.73 million Tonne | 2024 | down 18.5% | falling |
| 8 | Netherlands | 139.41 million Tonne | 2024 | down 21.4% | falling |
| 8 | Netherlands | 139.41 million Tonne | 2024 | down 21.4% | falling |
| 10 | Romania | 93.87 million Tonne | 2024 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 11 | Belgium | 81.03 million Tonne | 2024 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 12 | Denmark | 80.41 million Tonne | 2024 | up 0.5% | falling |
| 13 | Czechia | 78.70 million Tonne | 2024 | down 24.0% | falling |
| 14 | Greece | 67.88 million Tonne | 2024 | down 28.5% | falling |
| 15 | Ireland | 60.84 million Tonne | 2024 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 16 | Norway | 58.47 million Tonne | 2024 | down 5.8% | flat |
| 17 | Austria | 54.09 million Tonne | 2024 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 18 | Serbia | 52.99 million Tonne | 2023 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 19 | Hungary | 46.07 million Tonne | 2024 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 20 | Portugal | 44.82 million Tonne | 2024 | down 21.4% | falling |
| 21 | Sweden | 43.57 million Tonne | 2024 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 22 | Bulgaria | 40.06 million Tonne | 2024 | down 27.4% | falling |
| 23 | Finland | 37.08 million Tonne | 2024 | down 33.1% | falling |
| 24 | Switzerland | 31.82 million Tonne | 2023 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 25 | Slovakia | 26.85 million Tonne | 2024 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 25 | Slovakia | 26.85 million Tonne | 2024 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 27 | Lithuania | 20.96 million Tonne | 2024 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 27 | Lithuania | 20.96 million Tonne | 2024 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 29 | Croatia | 17.75 million Tonne | 2024 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 29 | Croatia | 17.75 million Tonne | 2024 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 31 | Slovenia | 11.56 million Tonne | 2024 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 31 | Slovenia | 11.56 million Tonne | 2024 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 33 | Estonia | 9.60 million Tonne | 2024 | down 53.5% | falling |
| 33 | Estonia | 9.60 million Tonne | 2024 | down 53.5% | falling |
| 35 | Latvia | 9.58 million Tonne | 2024 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 35 | Latvia | 9.58 million Tonne | 2024 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 37 | Luxembourg | 7.96 million Tonne | 2024 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 38 | Cyprus | 7.29 million Tonne | 2024 | up 9.7% | falling |
| 39 | Malta | 6.59 million Tonne | 2024 | up 127.2% | rising |
| 40 | Iceland | 5.89 million Tonne | 2024 | up 9.1% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) 2.63 billion Tonne