CO₂ emissions per capita: European Union (28)
5.273553 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 | 5.273553 |
| 2023 | 5.377633 |
| 2022 | 5.8923383 |
| 2021 | 6.100095 |
| 2020 | 5.733151 |
| 2019 | 6.3553524 |
| 2018 | 6.681291 |
| 2017 | 6.846633 |
| 2016 | 6.840079 |
| 2015 | 6.906373 |
| 2014 | 6.8480864 |
| 2013 | 7.2103806 |
| 2012 | 7.403935 |
| 2011 | 7.5191064 |
| 2010 | 7.8159466 |
| 2009 | 7.61576 |
| 2008 | 8.331926 |
| 2007 | 8.547993 |
| 2006 | 8.696502 |
| 2005 | 8.694742 |
| 2004 | 8.752156 |
| 2003 | 8.768845 |
| 2002 | 8.61748 |
| 2001 | 8.6807995 |
| 2000 | 8.567044 |
| 1999 | 8.5465765 |
| 1998 | 8.681943 |
| 1997 | 8.693403 |
| 1996 | 8.890905 |
| 1995 | 8.68185 |
| 1994 | 8.616594 |
| 1993 | 8.688929 |
| 1992 | 8.888336 |
| 1991 | 9.2154045 |
| 1990 | 9.368501 |
| 1989 | 9.287519 |
| 1988 | 9.216925 |
| 1987 | 9.338558 |
| 1986 | 9.286795 |
| 1985 | 9.328635 |
| 1984 | 9.165867 |
| 1983 | 9.148555 |
| 1982 | 9.270386 |
| 1981 | 9.523528 |
| 1980 | 10.066234 |
| 1979 | 10.334582 |
| 1978 | 10.0532875 |
| 1977 | 9.809117 |
| 1976 | 9.922457 |
| 1975 | 9.364938 |
| 1974 | 9.599429 |
| 1973 | 9.789879 |
| 1972 | 9.436592 |
| 1971 | 9.235813 |
| 1970 | 9.060367 |
| 1969 | 8.739241 |
| 1968 | 8.292033 |
| 1967 | 7.912991 |
| 1966 | 7.8848863 |
| 1965 | 7.7624817 |
| 1964 | 7.713096 |
| 1963 | 7.4513006 |
| 1962 | 7.106087 |
| 1961 | 6.7764754 |
| 1960 | 6.574462 |
| 1959 | 6.1380825 |
| 1958 | 6.138997 |
| 1957 | 6.266566 |
| 1956 | 6.174919 |
| 1955 | 5.9113703 |
| 1954 | 5.555685 |
| 1953 | 5.3158994 |
| 1952 | 5.252125 |
| 1951 | 5.1806912 |
| 1950 | 4.697301 |
| 1949 | 4.5875287 |
| 1948 | 4.282501 |
| 1947 | 3.9627154 |
| 1946 | 3.5231216 |
| 1945 | 2.5375226 |
| 1944 | 4.379985 |
| 1943 | 4.9023576 |
| 1942 | 4.889578 |
| 1941 | 4.868481 |
| 1940 | 4.938111 |
| 1939 | 4.750566 |
| 1938 | 4.673912 |
| 1937 | 4.7204914 |
| 1936 | 4.3301764 |
| 1935 | 4.163771 |
| 1934 | 4.042269 |
| 1933 | 3.77142 |
| 1932 | 3.7226548 |
| 1931 | 4.1302466 |
| 1930 | 4.565655 |
| 1929 | 4.973838 |
| 1928 | 4.6169214 |
| 1927 | 4.654263 |
| 1926 | 3.6750362 |
| 1925 | 4.4007134 |
| 1924 | 4.48074 |
| 1923 | 3.9104593 |
| 1922 | 4.1477947 |
| 1921 | 3.7692292 |
| 1920 | 4.142802 |
| 1919 | 3.5400312 |
| 1918 | 4.1871643 |
| 1917 | 4.462747 |
| 1916 | 4.504356 |
| 1915 | 4.306463 |
| 1914 | 4.5379343 |
| 1913 | 5.0977616 |
| 1912 | 4.713244 |
| 1911 | 4.5782714 |
| 1910 | 4.496456 |
| 1909 | 4.4529696 |
| 1908 | 4.493511 |
| 1907 | 4.46023 |
| 1906 | 4.064854 |
| 1905 | 3.996093 |
| 1904 | 3.8864667 |
| 1903 | 3.867514 |
| 1902 | 3.735177 |
| 1901 | 3.758278 |
| 1900 | 3.82925 |
| 1899 | 3.697574 |
| 1898 | 3.51646 |
| 1897 | 3.4484835 |
| 1896 | 3.3252127 |
| 1895 | 3.202622 |
| 1894 | 3.1590288 |
| 1893 | 2.929581 |
| 1892 | 3.0559788 |
| 1891 | 3.135599 |
| 1890 | 3.0610015 |
| 1889 | 2.9554074 |
| 1888 | 2.8479977 |
| 1887 | 2.7082317 |
| 1886 | 2.6301422 |
| 1885 | 2.6546502 |
| 1884 | 2.671999 |
| 1883 | 2.7117848 |
| 1882 | 2.5904615 |
| 1881 | 2.5260592 |
| 1880 | 2.4803865 |
| 1879 | 2.2238069 |
| 1878 | 2.1710007 |
| 1877 | 2.1728933 |
| 1876 | 2.1962407 |
| 1875 | 2.1681218 |
| 1874 | 1.9815382 |
| 1873 | 2.1597412 |
| 1872 | 2.0656242 |
| 1871 | 1.9263806 |
| 1870 | 1.8251619 |
| 1869 | 1.8143995 |
| 1868 | 1.7470814 |
| 1867 | 1.7386632 |
| 1866 | 1.6724048 |
| 1865 | 1.6363795 |
| 1864 | 1.5383955 |
| 1863 | 1.4363108 |
| 1862 | 1.3731095 |
| 1861 | 1.3612556 |
| 1860 | 1.2864296 |
| 1859 | 1.1707032 |
| 1858 | 1.1178253 |
| 1857 | 1.1123431 |
| 1856 | 1.1120341 |
| 1855 | 1.0457138 |
| 1854 | 1.0538716 |
| 1853 | 0.8937509 |
| 1852 | 0.8691626 |
| 1851 | 0.8426513 |
| 1850 | 0.86164224 |
| 1849 | 0.81752604 |
| 1848 | 0.77344185 |
| 1847 | 0.7727386 |
| 1846 | 0.7238351 |
| 1845 | 0.722836 |
| 1844 | 0.6706782 |
| 1843 | 0.63382024 |
| 1842 | 0.6265224 |
| 1841 | 0.596995 |
| 1840 | 0.5854227 |
| 1839 | 0.5436063 |
| 1838 | 0.5300597 |
| 1837 | 0.534652 |
| 1836 | 0.5455645 |
| 1835 | 0.5008439 |
| 1834 | 0.46297935 |
| 1833 | 0.4354689 |
| 1832 | 0.4351939 |
| 1831 | 0.4492146 |
| 1830 | 0.48585513 |
| 1829 | 0.36375403 |
| 1828 | 0.3702508 |
| 1827 | 0.36894736 |
| 1826 | 0.34774944 |
| 1825 | 0.3480896 |
| 1824 | 0.3332262 |
| 1823 | 0.32945693 |
| 1822 | 0.31848735 |
| 1821 | 0.30983576 |
| 1820 | 0.30510423 |
| 1819 | 0.30987597 |
| 1818 | 0.31629607 |
| 1817 | 0.30723178 |
| 1816 | 0.28710768 |
| 1815 | 0.2785409 |
| 1814 | 0.27310997 |
| 1813 | 0.26971045 |
| 1812 | 0.27032396 |
| 1811 | 0.26896587 |
| 1810 | 0.26692387 |
| 1809 | 0.24765113 |
| 1808 | 0.24347769 |
| 1807 | 0.2499998 |
| 1806 | 0.2273032 |
| 1805 | 0.21838859 |
| 1804 | 0.22345898 |
| 1803 | 0.2091292 |
| 1802 | 0.28796786 |
| 1801 | 0.22960255 |
| 1800 | 0.23700699 |
| 1790 | 0.15075205 |
| 1780 | 0.121898904 |
| 1770 | 0.10447165 |
| 1760 | 0.0872308 |
| 1750 | 0.0803847 |