Environment

Europe's Biggest Greenhouse Gas Emitters

The European Union is the third-biggest emitter of greenhouse gases in the world, and as this ranking from Eurostat and the UK's Office for National Statistics shows, within the EU (and Europe as a whole), Germany is responsible for the largest share of these emissions. In 2017, a total of 667 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent were produced by the Industrial powerhouse. dwarfing the figure of second-placed UK, which was responsible for 310 million tonnes. As detailed on the infographic, these totals do not include household greenhouse gas emissions.

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This chart reveals the European countries with the most carbon dioxide equivalent air emissions in 2017.

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Greenhouse gas emissions in the European Union (EU-27) in 2023, by country (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent)
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Carbon dioxide emissions from energy in the European Union from 2000 to 2025, by country (in million metric tons)
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Cumulative carbon dioxide emissions in selected countries in Europe from 1750 to 2023 (in million metric tons)
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Greenhouse gas emissions in the European Union in 2024, by country (in millions)
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Carbon dioxide emissions in selected countries in the European Union from 1970 to 2024 (in million metric tons)
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Greenhouse gas emissions per capita in the European Union (EU-27) in 1990 and 2022, by country (in metric tons of CO₂ equivalent)

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