CO₂ emissions per capita: Europe
6.541561 tonnes per person in 2024, the latest year published. Figures for 230 years from 1750 to 2024 are below.
Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Source and method · All countries and regions.
Every year
| Year | Value (tonnes per person) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 6.541561 |
| 2023 | 6.545994 |
| 2022 | 6.812951 |
| 2021 | 7.0246267 |
| 2020 | 6.6967344 |
| 2019 | 7.245424 |
| 2018 | 7.4903345 |
| 2017 | 7.5266643 |
| 2016 | 7.495169 |
| 2015 | 7.533763 |
| 2014 | 7.5443096 |
| 2013 | 7.8675003 |
| 2012 | 8.092234 |
| 2011 | 8.166225 |
| 2010 | 8.278616 |
| 2009 | 7.988396 |
| 2008 | 8.7018175 |
| 2007 | 8.811422 |
| 2006 | 8.902524 |
| 2005 | 8.772248 |
| 2004 | 8.770317 |
| 2003 | 8.742216 |
| 2002 | 8.56332 |
| 2001 | 8.619868 |
| 2000 | 8.446089 |
| 1999 | 8.447242 |
| 1998 | 8.554995 |
| 1997 | 8.584204 |
| 1996 | 8.866414 |
| 1995 | 8.798553 |
| 1994 | 8.836869 |
| 1993 | 9.342668 |
| 1992 | 9.743179 |
| 1991 | 10.646457 |
| 1990 | 11.093729 |
| 1989 | 10.8478 |
| 1988 | 10.94191 |
| 1987 | 10.936949 |
| 1986 | 10.955814 |
| 1985 | 10.985475 |
| 1984 | 10.570768 |
| 1983 | 10.541155 |
| 1982 | 10.574784 |
| 1981 | 10.704563 |
| 1980 | 11.161433 |
| 1979 | 11.21337 |
| 1978 | 11.00652 |
| 1977 | 10.720991 |
| 1976 | 10.692213 |
| 1975 | 10.192282 |
| 1974 | 10.187259 |
| 1973 | 10.219973 |
| 1972 | 9.84574 |
| 1971 | 9.56756 |
| 1970 | 9.277016 |
| 1969 | 8.899912 |
| 1968 | 8.49904 |
| 1967 | 8.177298 |
| 1966 | 8.058902 |
| 1965 | 7.8520417 |
| 1964 | 7.691739 |
| 1963 | 7.391823 |
| 1962 | 7.019497 |
| 1961 | 6.716583 |
| 1960 | 6.5441074 |
| 1959 | 6.1877055 |
| 1958 | 6.1148453 |
| 1957 | 6.116099 |
| 1956 | 5.9247875 |
| 1955 | 5.6156025 |
| 1954 | 5.2089024 |
| 1953 | 4.9439373 |
| 1952 | 4.852348 |
| 1951 | 4.7441854 |
| 1950 | 4.3372517 |
| 1949 | 4.176294 |
| 1948 | 3.8630939 |
| 1947 | 3.5971165 |
| 1946 | 3.1477296 |
| 1945 | 2.375934 |
| 1944 | 3.6388762 |
| 1943 | 3.8459234 |
| 1942 | 3.8281624 |
| 1941 | 4.1366825 |
| 1940 | 4.311115 |
| 1939 | 4.0730605 |
| 1938 | 4.01178 |
| 1937 | 4.021243 |
| 1936 | 3.7335281 |
| 1935 | 3.5414827 |
| 1934 | 3.3976998 |
| 1933 | 3.1267207 |
| 1932 | 3.0562735 |
| 1931 | 3.3101618 |
| 1930 | 3.5716798 |
| 1929 | 3.7990859 |
| 1928 | 3.5281253 |
| 1927 | 3.5375533 |
| 1926 | 2.8001137 |
| 1925 | 3.2808695 |
| 1924 | 3.3405945 |
| 1923 | 2.9186473 |
| 1922 | 3.0779796 |
| 1921 | 2.7832806 |
| 1920 | 3.060028 |
| 1919 | 2.6313114 |
| 1918 | 3.109697 |
| 1917 | 3.4287016 |
| 1916 | 3.4991796 |
| 1915 | 3.354157 |
| 1914 | 3.5452957 |
| 1913 | 3.9913847 |
| 1912 | 3.6962206 |
| 1911 | 3.577552 |
| 1910 | 3.514245 |
| 1909 | 3.4913185 |
| 1908 | 3.514344 |
| 1907 | 3.4888713 |
| 1906 | 3.1772997 |
| 1905 | 3.10647 |
| 1904 | 3.0448437 |
| 1903 | 3.0157037 |
| 1902 | 2.922692 |
| 1901 | 2.9464014 |
| 1900 | 2.99826 |
| 1899 | 2.8832297 |
| 1898 | 2.7299402 |
| 1897 | 2.6675856 |
| 1896 | 2.5627851 |
| 1895 | 2.4714618 |
| 1894 | 2.4276416 |
| 1893 | 2.2553756 |
| 1892 | 2.3393447 |
| 1891 | 2.395599 |
| 1890 | 2.3330638 |
| 1889 | 2.2486446 |
| 1888 | 2.1651394 |
| 1887 | 2.0601482 |
| 1886 | 2.000567 |
| 1885 | 2.0186574 |
| 1884 | 2.027836 |
| 1883 | 2.0574412 |
| 1882 | 1.9627429 |
| 1881 | 1.9133537 |
| 1880 | 1.8788081 |
| 1879 | 1.6837175 |
| 1878 | 1.6442298 |
| 1877 | 1.6400648 |
| 1876 | 1.6569277 |
| 1875 | 1.6321615 |
| 1874 | 1.4911529 |
| 1873 | 1.6208694 |
| 1872 | 1.5526829 |
| 1871 | 1.4490024 |
| 1870 | 1.3700087 |
| 1869 | 1.3611478 |
| 1868 | 1.3096026 |
| 1867 | 1.3051126 |
| 1866 | 1.2551206 |
| 1865 | 1.2235943 |
| 1864 | 1.1509877 |
| 1863 | 1.0745233 |
| 1862 | 1.0278839 |
| 1861 | 1.0198766 |
| 1860 | 0.9633654 |
| 1859 | 0.87676173 |
| 1858 | 0.8373362 |
| 1857 | 0.83197844 |
| 1856 | 0.83227813 |
| 1855 | 0.78406507 |
| 1854 | 0.7895616 |
| 1853 | 0.66990215 |
| 1852 | 0.651848 |
| 1851 | 0.63238686 |
| 1850 | 0.64734524 |
| 1849 | 0.61419135 |
| 1848 | 0.58157825 |
| 1847 | 0.58133566 |
| 1846 | 0.54492533 |
| 1845 | 0.5445424 |
| 1844 | 0.5054933 |
| 1843 | 0.47803557 |
| 1842 | 0.4728952 |
| 1841 | 0.45083058 |
| 1840 | 0.4422554 |
| 1839 | 0.41084418 |
| 1838 | 0.40079007 |
| 1837 | 0.40426123 |
| 1836 | 0.41258535 |
| 1835 | 0.3788523 |
| 1834 | 0.35024348 |
| 1833 | 0.32957864 |
| 1832 | 0.32944092 |
| 1831 | 0.34016386 |
| 1830 | 0.3679575 |
| 1829 | 0.27546224 |
| 1828 | 0.28030264 |
| 1827 | 0.27925387 |
| 1826 | 0.26313496 |
| 1825 | 0.26330176 |
| 1824 | 0.2519735 |
| 1823 | 0.24902461 |
| 1822 | 0.24062225 |
| 1821 | 0.2338824 |
| 1820 | 0.22960977 |
| 1819 | 0.23322712 |
| 1818 | 0.23757042 |
| 1817 | 0.23019937 |
| 1816 | 0.21459304 |
| 1815 | 0.20767546 |
| 1814 | 0.203119 |
| 1813 | 0.20008662 |
| 1812 | 0.20003302 |
| 1811 | 0.19855747 |
| 1810 | 0.19661516 |
| 1809 | 0.18200651 |
| 1808 | 0.17865463 |
| 1807 | 0.18314849 |
| 1806 | 0.16625623 |
| 1805 | 0.15948178 |
| 1804 | 0.16292503 |
| 1803 | 0.15223475 |
| 1802 | 0.20929188 |
| 1801 | 0.16660747 |
| 1800 | 0.17135876 |
| 1790 | 0.11238109 |
| 1780 | 0.09158702 |
| 1770 | 0.0791657 |
| 1760 | 0.06671059 |
| 1750 | 0.062087886 |