CO₂ emissions per capita: Europe (excl. EU-28)
9.44698 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 | 9.44698 |
| 2023 | 9.216151 |
| 2022 | 8.8777485 |
| 2021 | 9.059175 |
| 2020 | 8.8059225 |
| 2019 | 9.186173 |
| 2018 | 9.248195 |
| 2017 | 9.000401 |
| 2016 | 8.912571 |
| 2015 | 8.888763 |
| 2014 | 9.04461 |
| 2013 | 9.281493 |
| 2012 | 9.572147 |
| 2011 | 9.555444 |
| 2010 | 9.268788 |
| 2009 | 8.782986 |
| 2008 | 9.487271 |
| 2007 | 9.367633 |
| 2006 | 9.33492 |
| 2005 | 8.933764 |
| 2004 | 8.807841 |
| 2003 | 8.687656 |
| 2002 | 8.453036 |
| 2001 | 8.496535 |
| 2000 | 8.202952 |
| 1999 | 8.248845 |
| 1998 | 8.302708 |
| 1997 | 8.367918 |
| 1996 | 8.818076 |
| 1995 | 9.028222 |
| 1994 | 9.269119 |
| 1993 | 10.620535 |
| 1992 | 11.402759 |
| 1991 | 13.410182 |
| 1990 | 14.424374 |
| 1989 | 13.861728 |
| 1988 | 14.280851 |
| 1987 | 14.04331 |
| 1986 | 14.215137 |
| 1985 | 14.235796 |
| 1984 | 13.338677 |
| 1983 | 13.297713 |
| 1982 | 13.168106 |
| 1981 | 13.0601225 |
| 1980 | 13.349606 |
| 1979 | 12.971009 |
| 1978 | 12.916353 |
| 1977 | 12.552068 |
| 1976 | 12.241444 |
| 1975 | 11.861654 |
| 1974 | 11.376003 |
| 1973 | 11.090634 |
| 1972 | 10.674266 |
| 1971 | 10.239301 |
| 1970 | 9.715646 |
| 1969 | 9.22518 |
| 1968 | 8.91807 |
| 1967 | 8.712626 |
| 1966 | 8.411695 |
| 1965 | 8.033761 |
| 1964 | 7.648356 |
| 1963 | 7.2707148 |
| 1962 | 6.8425636 |
| 1961 | 6.5936055 |
| 1960 | 6.4813952 |
| 1959 | 6.2908473 |
| 1958 | 6.0643196 |
| 1957 | 5.7990594 |
| 1956 | 5.393727 |
| 1955 | 4.982747 |
| 1954 | 4.461413 |
| 1953 | 4.1367793 |
| 1952 | 3.979234 |
| 1951 | 3.7842119 |
| 1950 | 3.5402834 |
| 1949 | 3.259165 |
| 1948 | 2.9217086 |
| 1947 | 2.7705915 |
| 1946 | 2.2910209 |
| 1945 | 2.0032363 |
| 1944 | 1.9147545 |
| 1943 | 1.3701128 |
| 1942 | 1.3216058 |
| 1941 | 2.3965306 |
| 1940 | 2.811591 |
| 1939 | 2.4446576 |
| 1938 | 2.4148867 |
| 1937 | 2.329511 |
| 1936 | 2.285565 |
| 1935 | 2.0266335 |
| 1934 | 1.8237839 |
| 1933 | 1.5476665 |
| 1932 | 1.41913 |
| 1931 | 1.2897792 |
| 1930 | 1.1171144 |
| 1929 | 0.89092374 |
| 1928 | 0.8271831 |
| 1927 | 0.762346 |
| 1926 | 0.62180465 |
| 1925 | 0.4877832 |
| 1924 | 0.49189374 |
| 1923 | 0.4360936 |
| 1922 | 0.39534247 |
| 1921 | 0.303283 |
| 1920 | 0.32396564 |
| 1919 | 0.32074633 |
| 1918 | 0.34837 |
| 1917 | 0.7535572 |
| 1916 | 0.874405 |
| 1915 | 0.8443197 |
| 1914 | 0.90527266 |
| 1913 | 1.0224162 |
| 1912 | 0.942405 |
| 1911 | 0.8479251 |
| 1910 | 0.82096195 |
| 1909 | 0.8435187 |
| 1908 | 0.81215817 |
| 1907 | 0.80671865 |
| 1906 | 0.72513103 |
| 1905 | 0.6471128 |
| 1904 | 0.71675825 |
| 1903 | 0.657963 |
| 1902 | 0.6723584 |
| 1901 | 0.6960263 |
| 1900 | 0.69317484 |
| 1899 | 0.6216591 |
| 1898 | 0.54309106 |
| 1897 | 0.49354437 |
| 1896 | 0.43737173 |
| 1895 | 0.43049696 |
| 1894 | 0.38328978 |
| 1893 | 0.36828446 |
| 1892 | 0.3307245 |
| 1891 | 0.31867993 |
| 1890 | 0.28754166 |
| 1889 | 0.25975022 |
| 1888 | 0.24103141 |
| 1887 | 0.23172866 |
| 1886 | 0.22211118 |
| 1885 | 0.21977599 |
| 1884 | 0.20349553 |
| 1883 | 0.20185834 |
| 1882 | 0.18033019 |
| 1881 | 0.1713329 |
| 1880 | 0.16644858 |
| 1879 | 0.14433154 |
| 1878 | 0.14099918 |
| 1877 | 0.1177561 |
| 1876 | 0.114257105 |
| 1875 | 0.09723723 |
| 1874 | 0.085042864 |
| 1873 | 0.07383445 |
| 1872 | 0.07826587 |
| 1871 | 0.07497404 |
| 1870 | 0.059091624 |
| 1869 | 0.053558256 |
| 1868 | 0.045435023 |
| 1867 | 0.05011113 |
| 1866 | 0.045093525 |
| 1865 | 0.024514413 |
| 1864 | 0.023647003 |
| 1863 | 0.019880485 |
| 1862 | 0.019741692 |
| 1861 | 0.021056412 |
| 1860 | 0.016255515 |
| 1859 | 0.013072007 |
| 1858 | 0.01124461 |
| 1857 | 0.0041960604 |
| 1856 | 0.0042328886 |
| 1855 | 0.007681613 |
| 1854 | 0.003321405 |
| 1853 | 0.0023558217 |
| 1852 | 0.0021652067 |
| 1851 | 0.0021841358 |
| 1850 | 0.0034473205 |
| 1849 | 0.0015720647 |
| 1848 | 0.0019686643 |
| 1847 | 0.0015446106 |
| 1846 | 0.0015025005 |
| 1845 | 0.0015156628 |
| 1844 | 0.0010192891 |
| 1843 | 0.0009710865 |
| 1842 | 0.0011524474 |
| 1841 | 0.00093000196 |
| 1840 | 0.00070352823 |
| 1839 | 0.0006505394 |
| 1838 | 0.000835128 |
| 1837 | 0.00042116994 |
| 1836 | 0.00030343208 |
| 1835 | 0.00024483947 |
| 1834 | 0 |
| 1833 | 0.00026270753 |
| 1832 | 0.00021198584 |
| 1831 | 0.0003840421 |
| 1830 | 0.0003973299 |
| 1829 | 0.00019329472 |
| 1828 | 0 |
| 1827 | 0 |
| 1826 | 0 |
| 1825 | 0 |
| 1824 | 0 |
| 1823 | 0 |
| 1822 | 0 |
| 1821 | 0 |
| 1820 | 0 |
| 1819 | 0 |
| 1818 | 0 |
| 1817 | 0 |
| 1816 | 0 |
| 1815 | 0 |
| 1814 | 0 |
| 1813 | 0 |
| 1812 | 0 |
| 1811 | 0 |
| 1810 | 0 |
| 1809 | 0 |
| 1808 | 0 |
| 1807 | 0 |
| 1806 | 0 |
| 1805 | 0 |
| 1804 | 0 |
| 1803 | 0 |
| 1802 | 0 |
| 1801 | 0 |
| 1800 | 0 |
| 1790 | 0 |
| 1780 | 0 |
| 1770 | 0 |
| 1760 | 0 |
| 1750 | 0 |