Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF in Euro area
Euro area: Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF was -32.9% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF in Euro area, 1991–2024
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Measured in % change from 1990.
Analysis
Euro area recorded -32.9% for total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 3.8% on the previous year and down 88.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf in Euro area peaked at -0.3% in 1991 and was at its lowest, -32.9%, in 2024.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF in Euro area, year by year
| Year | % change from 1990 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -0.3% | — |
| 1992 | -3.7% | +1086.1% |
| 1993 | -5.6% | +52.6% |
| 1994 | -5.6% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | -4.2% | -24.8% |
| 1996 | -2.5% | -42.0% |
| 1997 | -3.5% | +43.3% |
| 1998 | -3.0% | -13.9% |
| 1999 | -4.0% | +33.0% |
| 2000 | -3.4% | -15.4% |
| 2001 | -2.6% | -23.2% |
| 2002 | -2.7% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | -0.9% | -67.6% |
| 2004 | -0.5% | -45.4% |
| 2005 | -1.0% | +118.5% |
| 2006 | -1.9% | +79.5% |
| 2007 | -2.4% | +27.4% |
| 2008 | -4.7% | +97.1% |
| 2009 | -11.0% | +136.0% |
| 2010 | -8.5% | -22.4% |
| 2011 | -11.2% | +31.1% |
| 2012 | -12.2% | +9.6% |
| 2013 | -14.1% | +15.1% |
| 2014 | -17.4% | +23.6% |
| 2015 | -16.1% | -7.7% |
| 2016 | -16.2% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | -16.2% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | -18.2% | +12.8% |
| 2019 | -21.5% | +18.1% |
| 2020 | -28.3% | +31.7% |
| 2021 | -24.7% | -12.9% |
| 2022 | -26.2% | +6.0% |
| 2023 | -31.7% | +21.1% |
| 2024 | -32.9% | +3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -3.6% | -5.6% | -0.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | -3.1% | -11.0% | -0.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | -15.2% | -21.5% | -8.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | -28.8% | -32.9% | -24.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Euro area
- 1 Equatorial Guinea 4,294.6% compare
- 2 Turks and Caicos Islands 2,484.8% compare
- 3 Maldives 1,450.7% compare
- 4 Greenland 979.1% compare
More environment data for Euro area
- Carbon intensity of GDP 0.1431 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 261 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes 153.1 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 5.91 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total fisheries production 3.67 million metric tons (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 2.78 million metric tons (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 1,932 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 5.4 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 413.59 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 150.72 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf in Euro area?
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf in Euro area was -32.9% in 2024, according to EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission.
- What is the highest total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf recorded in Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was -0.3% in 1991.
- What is the lowest total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was -32.9% in 2024.
- How does Euro area rank for total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf?
- Euro area ranks 1st out of 2 groups with data for 2024.
- Is total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is down 88.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Euro area data come from?
- The figures come from EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as part of Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Change of emissions (as %) of current year with respect to emissions in baseline year 1990 emissions of the six greenhouse gases (GHG) covered by the Kyoto Protocol (carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), perfluorocarbons (PFCs), and sulphurhexafluoride (SF6)) from the energy, industry, waste, and agriculture sectors, standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values. This measure excludes GHG fluxes caused by Land Use Change Land Use and Forestry (LULUCF), as these fluxes have larger uncertainties. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5) to combine different GHGs. Negative values indicate that the emission level for that year is lower than the emissions level in 1990.