Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF in Europe & Central Asia
Europe & Central Asia: Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF was -27.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF in Europe & Central Asia, 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 stood at -27.8%.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf in Europe & Central Asia peaked at -2.1% in 1991 and was at its lowest, -27.8%, in 2023.
Europe & Central Asia ranks 44th of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF in Europe & Central Asia, year by year
| Year | % change from 1990 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -2.1% | — |
| 1992 | -7.6% | +255.9% |
| 1993 | -12.3% | +62.4% |
| 1994 | -16.5% | +34.0% |
| 1995 | -17.3% | +4.6% |
| 1996 | -17.5% | +1.5% |
| 1997 | -20.1% | +14.6% |
| 1998 | -20.7% | +2.9% |
| 1999 | -21.1% | +2.3% |
| 2000 | -20.4% | -3.4% |
| 2001 | -20.2% | -1.1% |
| 2002 | -20.1% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | -17.9% | -11.0% |
| 2004 | -17.7% | -1.3% |
| 2005 | -17.9% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | -16.9% | -5.7% |
| 2007 | -16.6% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | -17.5% | +5.0% |
| 2009 | -22.8% | +30.8% |
| 2010 | -20.0% | -12.7% |
| 2011 | -19.7% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | -20.0% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | -21.3% | +6.7% |
| 2014 | -23.8% | +11.7% |
| 2015 | -24.0% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | -23.7% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | -22.8% | -4.0% |
| 2018 | -22.5% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | -24.0% | +6.6% |
| 2020 | -27.6% | +15.1% |
| 2021 | -23.5% | -15.0% |
| 2022 | -25.7% | +9.3% |
| 2023 | -27.8% | +8.3% |
| 2024 | -27.8% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -15.0% | -21.1% | -2.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | -18.8% | -22.8% | -16.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | -22.2% | -24.0% | -19.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | -26.5% | -27.8% | -23.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia
- 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
- 47 Bangladesh 194.9% compare
More environment data for Europe & Central Asia
- Carbon intensity of GDP 0.2526 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 807.41 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes 436.52 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 14.74 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total fisheries production 18.72 million metric tons (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 14.45 million metric tons (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 6,082 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 6.62 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 1,944 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 429.13 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf in Europe & Central Asia?
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf in Europe & Central Asia was -27.8% 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?
- The highest recorded value was -2.1% in 1991.
- What is the lowest total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf recorded in Europe & Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was -27.8% in 2023.
- How does Europe & Central Asia rank for total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf?
- Europe & Central Asia ranks 44th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia 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.