Per capita total net greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the European Union (EU-27) decreased by roughly 1.5 percent in 2022, to some 7.25 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (tCO₂e/cap). Overall, EU per capita GHG emissions have fallen by approximately 35 percent since 1990. Luxembourg had the highest per capita emissions in the EU in 2022, at 14.5 tCO₂e/cap.
Greenhouse gas emissions per capita in the European Union (EU-27) from 1990 to 2022
(in metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)
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