Power sector CO₂ emissions in EU-27 2013-2022, by fuel type

Published by Ian Tiseo, May 23, 2023
Coal is biggest contributor to power sector emissions in the European Union. In 2022, coal-fired power emissions increased 5.5 percent year-on-year to 457 million metric tons of carbon dioxide (MtCO₂). This was the second-consecutive year that EU-27 coal power emissions increased.

Power sector emissions in the European Union (EU-27) from 2013 to 2022, by fuel type (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide)

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May 2023

Region

EU

Survey time period

2013 to 2022

Supplementary notes

Figures are estimates based on 2022 EU ETS

Power sector emissions include those produced by both electricity and heat (CHPs) and electricity only. Other fossil fuels includes peat and blast furnace gas.
Excludes the UK

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