Total greenhouse gas emissions in the EU 1990-2020
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.
