GHG emissions in Germany - the largest emitter in the EU - had fallen 41.3 percent, relative to 1990 levels.
In 2020, greenhouse gas emissions in the European Union (including UK) were 34.4 percent lower than they were in 1990. As of 2020, Change in greenhouse gas emissions in the European Union from 1990 to 2020, by country*
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Statistics on Emissions in the EU
Overview
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- Premium Statistic Global cumulative CO2 emission shares by region 1750-2021
- Premium Statistic Historical CO2 emissions in Europe 1750-2020, by selected country
- Basic Statistic Global carbon dioxide emissions 2010-2021, by select country
- Premium Statistic Total greenhouse gas emissions in the EU 1990-2020
- Premium Statistic GHG emissions in the European Union 2020, by country
Greenhouse gas emissions
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- Premium Statistic Greenhouse gas emissions per capita in the European Union 1990-2020
- Premium Statistic Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in the EU-27 1990-2020, by country
- Premium Statistic Carbon dioxide emissions in the European Union 1965-2021
- Premium Statistic Carbon dioxide emissions in the European Union 2000-2021, by country
- Premium Statistic Carbon dioxide emissions in the European Union 1970-2021, by selected country
- Premium Statistic Methane emissions in the European Union 1990-2021
Air pollutants
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- Premium Statistic Air pollutant emissions in the European Union (EU-27) 1990-2020, by pollutant
- Premium Statistic PM10 emissions in the European Union (EU-27) 2019-2020, by member state
- Premium Statistic PM2.5 emissions in the European Union (EU-27) 2000-2020, by member state
- Premium Statistic Most polluted capital cities based on PM2.5 concentration in Europe 2022
- Premium Statistic Black carbon emissions in the European Union (EU-27) 2000-2020
- Premium Statistic Nitrogen oxide emissions in the European Union (EU-27) 1990-2020
Segments
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- Basic Statistic Breakdown of greenhouse gas emissions in the EU-27 2020, by sector
- Basic Statistic Greenhouse gas emissions in the EU-27 1990-2020, by sector
- Premium Statistic Breakdown of CO2 emissions in the EU-27 2020, by sector
- Premium Statistic Biggest carbon polluters in the European Union 2022
- Premium Statistic Breakdown of methane emission sources in the European Union 2020
- Premium Statistic Breakdown of air pollutant emissions in the EU-27 2020, by sector
- Premium Statistic PM2.5 particle emissions in the European Union 2000-2020, by sector
Pathway to net-zero
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- Premium Statistic GHG emission reduction targets in the European Union 2020-2050
- Premium Statistic Transportation GHG emissions change for linear emission reduction in the EU 2030-2050
- Premium Statistic EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) total allocated allowances 2013-2021 by type
- Premium Statistic GHG emission change in the European Union 1990-2020, by country
- Premium Statistic Change in greenhouse gas emissions in the EU-27 1990-2020, by sector
- Basic Statistic Renewable energy shares in energy consumption in the European Union 2012-2021
Further related statistics
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- Change in greenhouse gas emissions in the EU-27 1990-2020, by sector
- Business sector CO₂ emissions in the United Kingdom (UK) 1990-2020
- Residential CO2 emission in the EU 2020
- GHG gas emission reduction from renewable transport in the EU-28 2011-2017
- CO2 emissions from the petrochemicals manufacturing sector in the UK 1990-2020
- Reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from renewables in the EU-28 2006-2017
- Hydro-fluorocarbons (HFC) emissions in the United Kingdom (UK) 1990-2020
- CO2 emissions from nuclear fuel processing in the United Kingdom (UK) 1990-2020
- CO2 emissions from paper and paper products manufacturing in the UK 1990-2020
- CO2 emission from furniture manufacturing in the United Kingdom (UK) 1990-2020
- CO2 emissions from aluminum production in the United Kingdom (UK) 1990-2020
- CO2 emission from manufacturing leather products in the UK 1990-2020
- CO2 emission from ships and boats building in the United Kingdom (UK) 1990-2020
- CO2 emissions from the manufacture of basic metals and casting in the UK 1990-2017
- CO2 emission from wearing apparel manufacture in the United Kingdom (UK) 1990-2020
- Netherlands: projected carbon dioxide (Co²) emissions from 2000 to 2050
- Reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by Societe Generale globally 2016-2019
- CO2 emissions from the agricultural and forestry sector in Japan 2012-2021
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- Change in greenhouse gas emissions in the EU-27 1990-2020, by sector
- Business sector CO₂ emissions in the United Kingdom (UK) 1990-2020
- Residential CO2 emission in the EU 2020
- GHG gas emission reduction from renewable transport in the EU-28 2011-2017
- CO2 emissions from the petrochemicals manufacturing sector in the UK 1990-2020
- Reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from renewables in the EU-28 2006-2017
- Hydro-fluorocarbons (HFC) emissions in the United Kingdom (UK) 1990-2020
- CO2 emissions from nuclear fuel processing in the United Kingdom (UK) 1990-2020
- CO2 emissions from paper and paper products manufacturing in the UK 1990-2020
- CO2 emission from furniture manufacturing in the United Kingdom (UK) 1990-2020
- CO2 emissions from aluminum production in the United Kingdom (UK) 1990-2020
- CO2 emission from manufacturing leather products in the UK 1990-2020
- CO2 emission from ships and boats building in the United Kingdom (UK) 1990-2020
- CO2 emissions from the manufacture of basic metals and casting in the UK 1990-2017
- CO2 emission from wearing apparel manufacture in the United Kingdom (UK) 1990-2020
- Netherlands: projected carbon dioxide (Co²) emissions from 2000 to 2050
- Reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by Societe Generale globally 2016-2019
- CO2 emissions from the agricultural and forestry sector in Japan 2012-2021
EEA. (May 30, 2022). Change in greenhouse gas emissions in the European Union from 1990 to 2020, by country* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 29, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1223411/ghg-emission-change-european-union-eu-countries/
EEA. "Change in greenhouse gas emissions in the European Union from 1990 to 2020, by country*." Chart. May 30, 2022. Statista. Accessed May 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1223411/ghg-emission-change-european-union-eu-countries/
EEA. (2022). Change in greenhouse gas emissions in the European Union from 1990 to 2020, by country*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1223411/ghg-emission-change-european-union-eu-countries/
EEA. "Change in Greenhouse Gas Emissions in The European Union from 1990 to 2020, by Country*." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 May 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1223411/ghg-emission-change-european-union-eu-countries/
EEA, Change in greenhouse gas emissions in the European Union from 1990 to 2020, by country* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1223411/ghg-emission-change-european-union-eu-countries/ (last visited May 29, 2023)
Change in greenhouse gas emissions in the European Union from 1990 to 2020, by country* [Graph], EEA, May 30, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1223411/ghg-emission-change-european-union-eu-countries/