Greenhouse gas emissions in the European Union (including the UK and Iceland) decreased by 8.5 percent in 2020 to 3.7 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (GtCO2e). This dramatic reduction in emissions was caused by the outbreak of COVID-19, which had a significant impact on polluting industry sectors such as transportation and energy supply. The last time emissions fell so dramatically was in 2009 during the global financial crisis. Since 1990, EU GHG emissions have fallen by 34 percent.
Total greenhouse gas emissions in the European Union from 1990 to 2020 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)
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Statistics on Emissions in France
Overview
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- Premium Statistic Global CO2 emissions per capita by region 2020
- Premium Statistic Total greenhouse gas emissions in the EU 1990-2020
- Premium Statistic Greenhouse gas emissions per capita in the European Union 1990-2020
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Emissions
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- Basic Statistic Total annual greenhouse gas emissions in France 1990-2020
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- Premium Statistic Carbon dioxide emissions in France 1970-2021
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Sectors
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- Premium Statistic Greenhouse gas emissions in France 2019-2021, by economic sector
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Air pollutants
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- Premium Statistic Deaths attributable to air pollution in France 1990-2019
Public opinion
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Outlook
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EEA. (May 30, 2022). Total greenhouse gas emissions in the European Union from 1990 to 2020 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 28, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/780410/total-greenhouse-gas-emissions-european-union-eu/
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EEA. (2022). Total greenhouse gas emissions in the European Union from 1990 to 2020 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 28, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/780410/total-greenhouse-gas-emissions-european-union-eu/
EEA. "Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions in The European Union from 1990 to 2020 (in Million Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 May 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/780410/total-greenhouse-gas-emissions-european-union-eu/
EEA, Total greenhouse gas emissions in the European Union from 1990 to 2020 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/780410/total-greenhouse-gas-emissions-european-union-eu/ (last visited January 28, 2023)
Total greenhouse gas emissions in the European Union from 1990 to 2020 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph], EEA, May 30, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/780410/total-greenhouse-gas-emissions-european-union-eu/