CO₂ emissions per capita: European Union (27)
5.388372 tonnes per person in 2024, the latest year published. Figures for 225 years from 1800 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 | 5.388372 |
| 2023 | 5.514157 |
| 2022 | 6.094108 |
| 2021 | 6.257386 |
| 2020 | 5.866867 |
| 2019 | 6.493405 |
| 2018 | 6.8296947 |
| 2017 | 6.9968195 |
| 2016 | 6.9553504 |
| 2015 | 6.971909 |
| 2014 | 6.8602777 |
| 2013 | 7.1802287 |
| 2012 | 7.3724475 |
| 2011 | 7.5368204 |
| 2010 | 7.7718043 |
| 2009 | 7.574651 |
| 2008 | 8.267794 |
| 2007 | 8.471199 |
| 2006 | 8.6117735 |
| 2005 | 8.5947075 |
| 2004 | 8.644058 |
| 2003 | 8.659767 |
| 2002 | 8.507728 |
| 2001 | 8.533096 |
| 2000 | 8.4195175 |
| 1999 | 8.408863 |
| 1998 | 8.542371 |
| 1997 | 8.56542 |
| 1996 | 8.730331 |
| 1995 | 8.537975 |
| 1994 | 8.442019 |
| 1993 | 8.507695 |
| 1992 | 8.697216 |
| 1991 | 9.0279 |
| 1990 | 9.214942 |
| 1989 | 9.166891 |
| 1988 | 9.109791 |
| 1987 | 9.241316 |
| 1986 | 9.186595 |
| 1985 | 9.2522335 |
| 1984 | 9.137551 |
| 1983 | 9.07531 |
| 1982 | 9.206064 |
| 1981 | 9.463987 |
| 1980 | 10.0355215 |
| 1979 | 10.177589 |
| 1978 | 9.953999 |
| 1977 | 9.676039 |
| 1976 | 9.819946 |
| 1975 | 9.171545 |
| 1974 | 9.403249 |
| 1973 | 9.51083 |
| 1972 | 9.131654 |
| 1971 | 8.8630295 |
| 1970 | 8.674684 |
| 1969 | 8.362939 |
| 1968 | 7.900546 |
| 1967 | 7.4958315 |
| 1966 | 7.3847036 |
| 1965 | 7.222789 |
| 1964 | 7.193085 |
| 1963 | 6.8932056 |
| 1962 | 6.5135937 |
| 1961 | 6.134945 |
| 1960 | 5.9044213 |
| 1959 | 5.4984264 |
| 1958 | 5.46126 |
| 1957 | 5.5555997 |
| 1956 | 5.4294863 |
| 1955 | 5.1095166 |
| 1954 | 4.7610893 |
| 1953 | 4.513178 |
| 1952 | 4.464727 |
| 1951 | 4.3247156 |
| 1950 | 3.8933938 |
| 1949 | 3.7290325 |
| 1948 | 3.3840122 |
| 1947 | 3.0673523 |
| 1946 | 2.6232035 |
| 1945 | 1.5227145 |
| 1944 | 3.5284722 |
| 1943 | 4.123694 |
| 1942 | 4.0962567 |
| 1941 | 4.045967 |
| 1940 | 4.1191835 |
| 1939 | 3.9771771 |
| 1938 | 3.8856962 |
| 1937 | 3.870665 |
| 1936 | 3.4609838 |
| 1935 | 3.342049 |
| 1934 | 3.2129638 |
| 1933 | 3.0002012 |
| 1932 | 2.9287314 |
| 1931 | 3.3366165 |
| 1930 | 3.7321897 |
| 1929 | 4.137792 |
| 1928 | 3.7991714 |
| 1927 | 3.7449946 |
| 1926 | 3.3608878 |
| 1925 | 3.5081246 |
| 1924 | 3.4992697 |
| 1923 | 2.9064896 |
| 1922 | 3.2697523 |
| 1921 | 3.2074702 |
| 1920 | 3.1059773 |
| 1919 | 2.4852262 |
| 1918 | 3.199358 |
| 1917 | 3.3948305 |
| 1916 | 3.4199102 |
| 1915 | 3.2506604 |
| 1914 | 3.5407107 |
| 1913 | 4.135032 |
| 1912 | 3.8379085 |
| 1911 | 3.5840752 |
| 1910 | 3.5235214 |
| 1909 | 3.4763532 |
| 1908 | 3.526162 |
| 1907 | 3.4296792 |
| 1906 | 3.030431 |
| 1905 | 2.9947 |
| 1904 | 2.8744624 |
| 1903 | 2.8457594 |
| 1902 | 2.6905453 |
| 1901 | 2.7651474 |
| 1900 | 2.798226 |
| 1899 | 2.6517255 |
| 1898 | 2.5379922 |
| 1897 | 2.449692 |
| 1896 | 2.3340623 |
| 1895 | 2.2216556 |
| 1894 | 2.1727753 |
| 1893 | 2.0847774 |
| 1892 | 2.0663388 |
| 1891 | 2.1150117 |
| 1890 | 2.0478315 |
| 1889 | 1.9476749 |
| 1888 | 1.8626728 |
| 1887 | 1.7447927 |
| 1886 | 1.6785343 |
| 1885 | 1.6836156 |
| 1884 | 1.6759253 |
| 1883 | 1.6722544 |
| 1882 | 1.5779577 |
| 1881 | 1.5042567 |
| 1880 | 1.5098226 |
| 1879 | 1.3149325 |
| 1878 | 1.2514186 |
| 1877 | 1.2202638 |
| 1876 | 1.259925 |
| 1875 | 1.2148182 |
| 1874 | 1.0572635 |
| 1873 | 1.2173196 |
| 1872 | 1.1453873 |
| 1871 | 1.038312 |
| 1870 | 0.97921866 |
| 1869 | 0.9821874 |
| 1868 | 0.9488671 |
| 1867 | 0.9105518 |
| 1866 | 0.85492045 |
| 1865 | 0.8376266 |
| 1864 | 0.7767184 |
| 1863 | 0.72280693 |
| 1862 | 0.69940925 |
| 1861 | 0.65034634 |
| 1860 | 0.59540355 |
| 1859 | 0.5532162 |
| 1858 | 0.5667498 |
| 1857 | 0.541157 |
| 1856 | 0.5225753 |
| 1855 | 0.4954498 |
| 1854 | 0.45188573 |
| 1853 | 0.3931904 |
| 1852 | 0.35732245 |
| 1851 | 0.32050323 |
| 1850 | 0.3050663 |
| 1849 | 0.2783948 |
| 1848 | 0.27135873 |
| 1847 | 0.30806577 |
| 1846 | 0.28480136 |
| 1845 | 0.25558025 |
| 1844 | 0.2259962 |
| 1843 | 0.21190807 |
| 1842 | 0.22050618 |
| 1841 | 0.20625627 |
| 1840 | 0.19290182 |
| 1839 | 0.17134991 |
| 1838 | 0.1656946 |
| 1837 | 0.15728626 |
| 1836 | 0.14598058 |
| 1835 | 0.13000333 |
| 1834 | 0.122855805 |
| 1833 | 0.112357475 |
| 1832 | 0.10498963 |
| 1831 | 0.10568742 |
| 1830 | 0.123744555 |
| 1829 | 0.07329413 |
| 1828 | 0.08177985 |
| 1827 | 0.08102235 |
| 1826 | 0.066472225 |
| 1825 | 0.067487836 |
| 1824 | 0.057156302 |
| 1823 | 0.05998616 |
| 1822 | 0.05565921 |
| 1821 | 0.05368985 |
| 1820 | 0.051519662 |
| 1819 | 0.048217118 |
| 1818 | 0.048490986 |
| 1817 | 0.048438467 |
| 1816 | 0.039958455 |
| 1815 | 0.028637664 |
| 1814 | 0.025301173 |
| 1813 | 0.024308203 |
| 1812 | 0.026405927 |
| 1811 | 0.026461568 |
| 1810 | 0.027361546 |
| 1809 | 0.01053345 |
| 1808 | 0.010567293 |
| 1807 | 0.02456841 |
| 1806 | 0.011137889 |
| 1805 | 0.012384073 |
| 1804 | 0.028136875 |
| 1803 | 0.0077432757 |
| 1802 | 0.075323544 |
| 1801 | 0.007687109 |
| 1800 | 0.009496322 |