Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF was -21.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 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
In 2024, total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) stood at -21.5%.
The figure is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) peaked at -4.2% in 1991 and was at its lowest, -39.2%, in 1999.
That places Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 43rd out of 47 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % change from 1990 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -4.2% | — |
| 1992 | -12.3% | +189.9% |
| 1993 | -20.4% | +66.3% |
| 1994 | -29.4% | +43.9% |
| 1995 | -32.2% | +9.7% |
| 1996 | -36.6% | +13.6% |
| 1997 | -38.5% | +5.2% |
| 1998 | -38.6% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | -39.2% | +1.5% |
| 2000 | -37.4% | -4.5% |
| 2001 | -38.5% | +2.8% |
| 2002 | -36.2% | -5.9% |
| 2003 | -33.1% | -8.7% |
| 2004 | -32.7% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | -31.7% | -2.8% |
| 2006 | -28.0% | -11.6% |
| 2007 | -25.4% | -9.4% |
| 2008 | -23.4% | -8.0% |
| 2009 | -29.2% | +24.8% |
| 2010 | -25.3% | -13.1% |
| 2011 | -21.0% | -17.1% |
| 2012 | -21.0% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | -20.8% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | -24.3% | +16.4% |
| 2015 | -27.9% | +15.0% |
| 2016 | -25.2% | -9.7% |
| 2017 | -23.0% | -8.7% |
| 2018 | -21.7% | -5.8% |
| 2019 | -22.9% | +5.5% |
| 2020 | -22.0% | -3.9% |
| 2021 | -18.0% | -18.2% |
| 2022 | -22.2% | +23.5% |
| 2023 | -22.2% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | -21.5% | -3.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | -189.9% | -4.2% | -12.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -27.9% | -39.2% | -4.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | -31.6% | -38.5% | -23.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | -23.3% | -27.9% | -20.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | -21.2% | -22.2% | -18.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- 40 Saint Lucia 213.4% compare
- 41 Cayman Islands 212.7% compare
- 42 Dominican Republic 209.7% compare
- 43 Saint Kitts and Nevis 209.7% compare
- 44 Burkina Faso 208.8% compare
- 45 Seychelles 207.5% compare
- 46 Comoros 204.6% compare
More environment data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- Carbon intensity of GDP 0.5879 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 154.94 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes 110.71 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 2.49 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total fisheries production 1.65 million metric tons (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 777,403 metric tons (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 1,242 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 5.14 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 453.71 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 104.55 Mt CO2e (2024)
All data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) was -21.5% 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 Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was -4.2% in 1991.
- What is the lowest total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was -39.2% in 1999.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank for total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 43rd out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 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.