Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) in European Union
European Union: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) was 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) in European Union, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Mt CO2e per square kilometre.
Analysis
European Union recorded 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 54 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.7% on the previous year and down 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) in European Union peaked at 0.0012 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 1979 and was at its lowest, 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places European Union 7th out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) in European Union, year by year
| Year | Mt CO2e per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 0.001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0011 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0011 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1975 | 0.001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0011 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0011 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0011 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0012 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0012 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0011 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0011 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0011 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0011 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0011 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0011 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0011 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0011 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0011 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0011 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1991 | 0.001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0009 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -9.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0009 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0009 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0009 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0009 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0009 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0009 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0009 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0009 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0009 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0009 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0009 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0009 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0009 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0009 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0009 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0009 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0008 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0009 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0008 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0008 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0008 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0008 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0008 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0008 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0008 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0008 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0007 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0007 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0007 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0007 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -8.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0011 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0012 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0011 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0011 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0012 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0009 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0009 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0011 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0009 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0008 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0009 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0008 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0007 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0009 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0007 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0007 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near European Union
- 4 Bahrain 0.0484 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 5 Hong Kong 0.0325 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 6 Qatar 0.0112 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 7 Kuwait 0.0062 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 8 South Korea 0.006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 9 Maldives 0.006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 10 Malta 0.0056 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 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 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2023, 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 0.0012 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 1979.
- What is the lowest carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) recorded in European Union?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does European Union rank for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e)?
- European Union ranks 7th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) rising or falling in European Union?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
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
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.