Germany has consistently produced the most carbon dioxide emissions in the European Union since the turn of the century. In 2022, Germany produced nearly 635 million metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions. This was more than the combined emissions produced by the next largest emitters in the EU – Italy and Poland. These three countries accounted for roughly 46 percent of total EU carbon dioxide emissions in 2022.
Emission reductions
The outbreak of COVID-19 saw EU carbon dioxide emissions plummet more than 12 percent in 2020 compared to 2019 levels. However, emissions in the EU have been in a downward trend for a number of years, having fallen more than 27 percent since 1990. One of the key contributors to these emissions reductions is the transition towards clean energy sources. This has caused EU energy supply emissions to reduce considerably in recent decades.
Carbon footprints
Although Luxembourg is one of the lowest overall carbon polluters in the EU, the country's emissions of greenhouse gases per person is surprisingly high for such a small nation, at 14.7 tons of CO₂ equivalent per capita. There are multiple reasons for this, such as a high car ownership rate, and fuel-tourism from neighboring countries due to low prices.
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According to the source, the carbon emissions in this statistic reflect only those through consumption of oil, gas and coal, and are based on standard global average conversion factors. This does not allow for any carbon that is sequestered, for other sources of carbon emissions, or for emissions of other greenhouse gases.
This statistic was compiled using several releases of the publication. Figures were restated based on the latest edition of the report.
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Energy Institute. (June 26, 2023). Carbon dioxide emissions in the European Union in 2000, 2010 and 2022, by country (in million metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1171389/co2-emissions-european-union/
Energy Institute. "Carbon dioxide emissions in the European Union in 2000, 2010 and 2022, by country (in million metric tons)." Chart. June 26, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1171389/co2-emissions-european-union/
Energy Institute. (2023). Carbon dioxide emissions in the European Union in 2000, 2010 and 2022, by country (in million metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1171389/co2-emissions-european-union/
Energy Institute. "Carbon Dioxide Emissions in The European Union in 2000, 2010 and 2022, by Country (in Million Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Jun 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1171389/co2-emissions-european-union/
Energy Institute, Carbon dioxide emissions in the European Union in 2000, 2010 and 2022, by country (in million metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1171389/co2-emissions-european-union/ (last visited July 03, 2024)
Carbon dioxide emissions in the European Union in 2000, 2010 and 2022, by country (in million metric tons) [Graph], Energy Institute, June 26, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1171389/co2-emissions-european-union/