Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) in European Union
European Union: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) was -1.89 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) in European Union, 1971–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
European Union recorded -1.89 % change on previous year for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) in 2024.
The figure is up 78.3% on the previous year and up 57.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) in European Union peaked at 7.02 % change on previous year in 1976 and was at its lowest, -9.28 % change on previous year, in 2020.
European Union ranks 46th of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) in European Union, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.3414 % change on previous year | — |
| 1972 | 4.13 % change on previous year | +1111.2% |
| 1973 | 5.26 % change on previous year | +27.3% |
| 1974 | -1.53 % change on previous year | -129.0% |
| 1975 | -2.36 % change on previous year | +54.8% |
| 1976 | 7.02 % change on previous year | -396.9% |
| 1977 | -0.4936 % change on previous year | -107.0% |
| 1978 | 3.7 % change on previous year | -849.5% |
| 1979 | 3.55 % change on previous year | -4.1% |
| 1980 | -1.92 % change on previous year | -154.2% |
| 1981 | -4.3 % change on previous year | +123.6% |
| 1982 | -2.4 % change on previous year | -44.2% |
| 1983 | -0.5246 % change on previous year | -78.1% |
| 1984 | 0.8239 % change on previous year | -257.1% |
| 1985 | 0.3673 % change on previous year | -55.4% |
| 1986 | 0.1956 % change on previous year | -46.7% |
| 1987 | 1.11 % change on previous year | +467.8% |
| 1988 | -0.1863 % change on previous year | -116.8% |
| 1989 | 0.1624 % change on previous year | -187.2% |
| 1990 | -3.92 % change on previous year | -2513.1% |
| 1991 | -1.35 % change on previous year | -65.6% |
| 1992 | -3.82 % change on previous year | +183.5% |
| 1993 | -1.82 % change on previous year | -52.4% |
| 1994 | -0.2984 % change on previous year | -83.6% |
| 1995 | 1.47 % change on previous year | -592.2% |
| 1996 | 2.78 % change on previous year | +89.4% |
| 1997 | -1.94 % change on previous year | -169.7% |
| 1998 | -0.2124 % change on previous year | -89.0% |
| 1999 | -1.8 % change on previous year | +747.5% |
| 2000 | 0.4864 % change on previous year | -127.0% |
| 2001 | 1.47 % change on previous year | +201.4% |
| 2002 | -0.2849 % change on previous year | -119.4% |
| 2003 | 2.75 % change on previous year | -1066.2% |
| 2004 | 0.1965 % change on previous year | -92.9% |
| 2005 | -0.596 % change on previous year | -403.4% |
| 2006 | 0.4412 % change on previous year | -174.0% |
| 2007 | -1.01 % change on previous year | -328.3% |
| 2008 | -2.42 % change on previous year | +140.5% |
| 2009 | -7.68 % change on previous year | +217.3% |
| 2010 | 3.28 % change on previous year | -142.6% |
| 2011 | -2.82 % change on previous year | -186.2% |
| 2012 | -1.98 % change on previous year | -29.8% |
| 2013 | -2.6 % change on previous year | +31.4% |
| 2014 | -4.46 % change on previous year | +71.2% |
| 2015 | 1.99 % change on previous year | -144.6% |
| 2016 | 0.2557 % change on previous year | -87.2% |
| 2017 | 0.8013 % change on previous year | +213.4% |
| 2018 | -2.12 % change on previous year | -364.7% |
| 2019 | -4.6 % change on previous year | +116.9% |
| 2020 | -9.28 % change on previous year | +101.8% |
| 2021 | 6.82 % change on previous year | -173.5% |
| 2022 | -2.47 % change on previous year | -136.2% |
| 2023 | -8.69 % change on previous year | +251.8% |
| 2024 | -1.89 % change on previous year | -78.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) in European Union changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -2513.1% | 0.1624 % change on previous year | -3.92 % change on previous year |
| 1972 | +1111.2% | 0.3414 % change on previous year | 4.13 % change on previous year |
| 2003 | +1066.2% | -0.2849 % change on previous year | 2.75 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.18 % change on previous year | -2.36 % change on previous year | 7.02 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1980s | -0.6667 % change on previous year | -4.3 % change on previous year | 1.11 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | -1.09 % change on previous year | -3.92 % change on previous year | 2.78 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.6649 % change on previous year | -7.68 % change on previous year | 2.75 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.23 % change on previous year | -4.6 % change on previous year | 3.28 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -3.1 % change on previous year | -9.28 % change on previous year | 6.82 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near European Union
- 43 Mauritania 3.82 % change on previous year compare
- 44 Togo 3.8 % change on previous year compare
- 45 Honduras 3.74 % change on previous year compare
- 46 Nicaragua 3.66 % change on previous year compare
- 47 Paraguay 3.65 % change on previous year compare
- 48 Sierra Leone 3.64 % change on previous year compare
- 49 Afghanistan 3.6 % change on previous year compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) in European Union?
- Carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) in European Union was -1.89 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) recorded in European Union?
- The highest recorded value was 7.02 % change on previous year in 1976.
- What is the lowest carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) recorded in European Union?
- The lowest recorded value was -9.28 % change on previous year in 2020.
- How does European Union rank for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e)?
- European Union ranks 46th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) rising or falling in European Union?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this European Union data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.