CO₂ emissions per capita: Europe (excl. EU-27)
8.29681 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 | 8.29681 |
| 2023 | 8.117344 |
| 2022 | 7.893341 |
| 2021 | 8.162552 |
| 2020 | 7.924384 |
| 2019 | 8.355522 |
| 2018 | 8.46394 |
| 2017 | 8.306985 |
| 2016 | 8.290504 |
| 2015 | 8.361843 |
| 2014 | 8.552544 |
| 2013 | 8.881309 |
| 2012 | 9.155271 |
| 2011 | 9.096335 |
| 2010 | 9.0271435 |
| 2009 | 8.598825 |
| 2008 | 9.341056 |
| 2007 | 9.3109255 |
| 2006 | 9.327996 |
| 2005 | 9.030971 |
| 2004 | 8.953257 |
| 2003 | 8.860955 |
| 2002 | 8.643008 |
| 2001 | 8.743704 |
| 2000 | 8.483817 |
| 1999 | 8.501482 |
| 1998 | 8.572781 |
| 1997 | 8.6106205 |
| 1996 | 9.057339 |
| 1995 | 9.163463 |
| 1994 | 9.38869 |
| 1993 | 10.505884 |
| 1992 | 11.1920805 |
| 1991 | 12.878669 |
| 1990 | 13.683982 |
| 1989 | 13.166073 |
| 1988 | 13.472272 |
| 1987 | 13.285956 |
| 1986 | 13.415995 |
| 1985 | 13.404376 |
| 1984 | 12.578012 |
| 1983 | 12.601647 |
| 1982 | 12.504385 |
| 1981 | 12.456127 |
| 1980 | 12.751329 |
| 1979 | 12.675456 |
| 1978 | 12.492575 |
| 1977 | 12.196967 |
| 1976 | 11.924547 |
| 1975 | 11.635112 |
| 1974 | 11.295713 |
| 1973 | 11.221722 |
| 1972 | 10.853213 |
| 1971 | 10.560274 |
| 1970 | 10.125058 |
| 1969 | 9.655303 |
| 1968 | 9.340003 |
| 1967 | 9.134638 |
| 1966 | 9.006237 |
| 1965 | 8.736246 |
| 1964 | 8.392707 |
| 1963 | 8.09369 |
| 1962 | 7.733338 |
| 1961 | 7.5402317 |
| 1960 | 7.453939 |
| 1959 | 7.17204 |
| 1958 | 7.052045 |
| 1957 | 6.9234343 |
| 1956 | 6.641713 |
| 1955 | 6.3517914 |
| 1954 | 5.8632627 |
| 1953 | 5.575919 |
| 1952 | 5.42326 |
| 1951 | 5.364463 |
| 1950 | 4.9962626 |
| 1949 | 4.8431664 |
| 1948 | 4.581101 |
| 1947 | 4.3959346 |
| 1946 | 3.9455452 |
| 1945 | 3.6867487 |
| 1944 | 3.809807 |
| 1943 | 3.4131715 |
| 1942 | 3.407723 |
| 1941 | 4.279784 |
| 1940 | 4.615304 |
| 1939 | 4.2256002 |
| 1938 | 4.212797 |
| 1937 | 4.2617855 |
| 1936 | 4.1697316 |
| 1935 | 3.8612761 |
| 1934 | 3.6944795 |
| 1933 | 3.3303525 |
| 1932 | 3.2619302 |
| 1931 | 3.2674627 |
| 1930 | 3.3126118 |
| 1929 | 3.2527297 |
| 1928 | 3.0916038 |
| 1927 | 3.2042975 |
| 1926 | 1.9014775 |
| 1925 | 2.9176352 |
| 1924 | 3.087653 |
| 1923 | 2.9379764 |
| 1922 | 2.7739027 |
| 1921 | 2.1111429 |
| 1920 | 2.9871013 |
| 1919 | 2.8640754 |
| 1918 | 2.9659092 |
| 1917 | 3.4835002 |
| 1916 | 3.6285422 |
| 1915 | 3.5245173 |
| 1914 | 3.5529068 |
| 1913 | 3.7509668 |
| 1912 | 3.4571133 |
| 1911 | 3.5664697 |
| 1910 | 3.4984074 |
| 1909 | 3.516961 |
| 1908 | 3.4940526 |
| 1907 | 3.5905375 |
| 1906 | 3.4296527 |
| 1905 | 3.298596 |
| 1904 | 3.3378441 |
| 1903 | 3.3080835 |
| 1902 | 3.322273 |
| 1901 | 3.2585878 |
| 1900 | 3.3430536 |
| 1899 | 3.2827346 |
| 1898 | 3.0616064 |
| 1897 | 3.044639 |
| 1896 | 2.9591696 |
| 1895 | 2.9050412 |
| 1894 | 2.8706827 |
| 1893 | 2.5523918 |
| 1892 | 2.8154032 |
| 1891 | 2.8855875 |
| 1890 | 2.8317811 |
| 1889 | 2.7755764 |
| 1888 | 2.69528 |
| 1887 | 2.6134193 |
| 1886 | 2.566113 |
| 1885 | 2.6076405 |
| 1884 | 2.647102 |
| 1883 | 2.7359617 |
| 1882 | 2.641262 |
| 1881 | 2.6355927 |
| 1880 | 2.5310373 |
| 1879 | 2.336581 |
| 1878 | 2.3407261 |
| 1877 | 2.3856978 |
| 1876 | 2.3632908 |
| 1875 | 2.376016 |
| 1874 | 2.2658641 |
| 1873 | 2.3426929 |
| 1872 | 2.2825158 |
| 1871 | 2.1862485 |
| 1870 | 2.0724092 |
| 1869 | 2.04359 |
| 1868 | 1.9604281 |
| 1867 | 2.0182846 |
| 1866 | 1.9798328 |
| 1865 | 1.9238399 |
| 1864 | 1.8312835 |
| 1863 | 1.7150291 |
| 1862 | 1.6271952 |
| 1861 | 1.6953503 |
| 1860 | 1.6371653 |
| 1859 | 1.4703125 |
| 1858 | 1.3345964 |
| 1857 | 1.3673378 |
| 1856 | 1.4033713 |
| 1855 | 1.3171858 |
| 1854 | 1.4143779 |
| 1853 | 1.1827958 |
| 1852 | 1.1987027 |
| 1851 | 1.212272 |
| 1850 | 1.2843722 |
| 1849 | 1.2396235 |
| 1848 | 1.1595709 |
| 1847 | 1.0904757 |
| 1846 | 1.0295595 |
| 1845 | 1.082885 |
| 1844 | 1.0261785 |
| 1843 | 0.97378665 |
| 1842 | 0.9430234 |
| 1841 | 0.90655 |
| 1840 | 0.9071936 |
| 1839 | 0.85792786 |
| 1838 | 0.8403405 |
| 1837 | 0.86692584 |
| 1836 | 0.91300064 |
| 1835 | 0.8468548 |
| 1834 | 0.77872217 |
| 1833 | 0.7397023 |
| 1832 | 0.7540462 |
| 1831 | 0.7845997 |
| 1830 | 0.83172965 |
| 1829 | 0.659981 |
| 1828 | 0.65838724 |
| 1827 | 0.65721315 |
| 1826 | 0.63846225 |
| 1825 | 0.6372988 |
| 1824 | 0.6244061 |
| 1823 | 0.6106799 |
| 1822 | 0.59467703 |
| 1821 | 0.5797297 |
| 1820 | 0.57125103 |
| 1819 | 0.59236735 |
| 1818 | 0.60774183 |
| 1817 | 0.58972436 |
| 1816 | 0.5633356 |
| 1815 | 0.56837416 |
| 1814 | 0.5642654 |
| 1813 | 0.55972695 |
| 1812 | 0.5576402 |
| 1811 | 0.55454993 |
| 1810 | 0.54745096 |
| 1809 | 0.53804123 |
| 1808 | 0.5263848 |
| 1807 | 0.510016 |
| 1806 | 0.48482764 |
| 1805 | 0.4604876 |
| 1804 | 0.43774664 |
| 1803 | 0.44578078 |
| 1802 | 0.4804832 |
| 1801 | 0.48715878 |
| 1800 | 0.49470153 |
| 1790 | 0.35340622 |
| 1780 | 0.29379404 |
| 1770 | 0.2596289 |
| 1760 | 0.22418785 |
| 1750 | 0.21440296 |