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GHG Emissions per Capita in Europe

Why does per capita matter?

Per capita emissions normalize a country's total emissions by its population, providing a fairer comparison of individual impact across nations of vastly different sizes. A small country with high per capita emissions has a greater average individual carbon footprint than a large country with lower per capita values.

GHG Emissions per Capita by Country

Worldwide Africa Asia Europe Latin America Northern America Oceania
# Country GHG Per Capita (tons) GHG Total (tons)
1
18,83 658 905
2
18,02 2 575 654 764
3
12,7 8 053 667
4
12,13 4 282 411
5
11,86 59 677 828
6
11 14 129 202
7
9,5 53 759 636
8
9,45 100 379 206
9
9,37 87 491 361
10
9,28 348 195 041
11
9,15 107 824 020
12
8,61 48 678 996
13
8,35 145 006 675
14
8,34 17 336 899
15
8,17 674 358 326
16
8,01 70 999 904
17
7,97 27 626 664
18
7,69 21 535 707
19
7,16 39 000 776
20
6,92 46 676 574
21
6,67 26 841 829
22
6,51 71 500 075
23
6,5 38 264 629
24
6,38 60 452 897
25
6,37 11 642 389
26
Italy
San Marino
Holy See
6,32 371 171 711
27
Spain
Andorra
6,16 285 638 322
28
France
Monaco
5,68 378 120 190
29
5,63 386 695 717
30
5,36 101 857 590
31
5,27 53 169 594
32
5,12 2 243 619
33
5,07 52 565 802
34
Switzerland
Liechtenstein
4,83 42 992 441
35
4,7 9 812 096
36
4,61 196 964 006
37
2,94 11 658 325
38
2,42 7 124 311
39
1,89 96 617

See also


Sources

  • Crippa M., Guizzardi D., Pagani F., Banja M., Muntean M., et al., GHG emissions of all world countries – JRC/IEA 2025 Report, European Commission, 2025. DOI. Data: EDGAR_2025_GHG.
  • CO2 emissions from fuel combustion based on IEA (2024) Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Energy, as modified by the Joint Research Centre (IEA-EDGAR CO2, v4).