Domestic net greenhouse gas emissions by country

Countries reporting
31
Highest
707.6 Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent
Germany
Lowest
-6.7 Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent
Sweden
Median
47.3 Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent
Years covered
35
1990–2024
Data points
1,085

What the numbers show

Domestic net greenhouse gas emissions is currently reported for 31 countries. The highest value is 707.6 Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent in Germany; the lowest is -6.7 Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent in Sweden.

The median across all reporting countries is 47.3 Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent, and the mean is 109.19 Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 106.

Over the past decade 6 countries rose and 25 fell. The largest increase was in Finland (up 50.2%), and the largest decrease in Sweden (down 42.6%).

Domestic net greenhouse gas emissions: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Germany 707.6 Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent 2024 down 22.1% falling
2 Türkiye 517.4 Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent 2024 up 32.5% rising
3 France 325.8 Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent 2024 down 20.5% falling
4 Poland 316.4 Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent 2024 down 5.2% falling
5 Italy 299.4 Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent 2024 down 21.8% falling
6 Spain 215.8 Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent 2024 down 19.8% falling
7 Netherlands 144.4 Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent 2024 down 24.9% falling
8 Belgium 97.4 Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent 2024 down 14.0% falling
9 Czechia 92 Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent 2024 down 20.3% falling
10 Austria 70 Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent 2024 up 4.0% rising
11 Greece 68.8 Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent 2024 down 29.7% falling
12 Romania 64.6 Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent 2024 down 11.1% falling
13 Ireland 56.4 Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent 2024 down 7.5% falling
14 Portugal 52.1 Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent 2024 down 13.3% falling
15 Finland 49.1 Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent 2024 up 50.2% rising
16 Hungary 47.3 Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent 2024 down 12.7% falling
17 Switzerland 41.3 Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent 2024 down 12.7% falling
18 Denmark 36.6 Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent 2024 down 31.8% falling
19 Bulgaria 35.4 Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent 2024 down 29.9% falling
20 Norway 29.2 Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent 2024 down 18.0% falling
21 Slovakia 28.9 Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent 2024 down 21.3% falling
22 Croatia 20.9 Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent 2024 up 14.8% rising
23 Latvia 12.5 Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent 2024 up 15.7% volatile
24 Estonia 12.1 Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent 2024 down 42.1% falling
25 Slovenia 11 Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent 2024 down 35.7% flat
25 Iceland 11 Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent 2024 down 0.9% rising
27 Lithuania 10.5 Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent 2024 down 11.0% falling
28 Cyprus 8.7 Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent 2024 up 7.4% rising
29 Luxembourg 6.9 Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent 2024 down 33.0% falling
30 Malta 2.2 Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent 2024 down 21.4% falling
31 Sweden -6.7 Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent 2024 down 42.6% volatile

About this data

Indicator
Domestic net greenhouse gas emissions
Unit
Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
31 places, 1,085 data points, 1990–2024
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