Luxembourg produced the equivalent of 20.5 metric tons of carbon dioxide per capita in 2019. This was the largest amount of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions per capita in the European Union that year. Although it is one of the smallest countries in Europe, Luxembourg’s per capita GHG emissions are more than double the average EU per capita GHG emissions. Most EU member countries have experienced a reduction in per capita emissions since 1990.
EU emissions reductions
Annual carbon dioxide emissions in the EU plummeted more than 13 percent in 2020 to 2.5 billion metric tons (GtCO2). This considerable reduction was caused by the outbreak of COVID-19 and its subsequent impacts on polluting industry sectors. EU emissions had already been in decline prior to the pandemic, having fallen by more than 20 percent between 1990 and 2019.
Energy sector emissions
One of the biggest factors for the reduction in EU GHG emissions is the decline in energy sector emissions. Since 1990, annual energy supply related emissions have reduced by more than 35 percent. Further reductions are expected in the sector as renewable energy in the EU continues to grow.
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in the European Union (EU-27) in 1990 and 2019, by country
(in metric tons of CO2 equivalent per capita)
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Eurostat, & European Commission. (September 28, 2021). Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in the European Union (EU-27) in 1990 and 2019, by country (in metric tons of CO2 equivalent per capita) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 30, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/986392/co2-emissions-per-cap-by-country-eu/
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