# Greenhouse gas emissions per person

Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF and international aviation and shipping (ghg_emissions_total), in tonnes of CO2 equivalent, divided by the population on 1 January of the same year.

## Key facts

- Greenhouse gas emissions per person in the European Union (27) was 6.72 tonnes of CO2 equivalent per person in 2024, according to the European Environment Agency greenhouse gas inventory (via Eurostat) and Eurostat.
- Luxembourg had the highest greenhouse gas emissions per person of 27 EU countries in 2024, at 11.16 tonnes of CO2 equivalent per person, and Malta the lowest, at 3.85 tonnes of CO2 equivalent per person. Source: the European Environment Agency greenhouse gas inventory (via Eurostat) and Eurostat.
- Published for 28 places, with figures from 2000 to 2024.
- Figures last updated on 2026-10-12.

- Indicator id: `ghg_emissions_per_capita`
- Unit: tonnes of CO2 equivalent per person
- Note: Emissions are counted where they occur, so countries that export energy or heavy industry products show higher values than their consumption alone would cause.
- Method: Invokely calculation: EEA total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Eurostat env_air_gge, million tonnes of CO2 equivalent) times 1,000,000, divided by the Eurostat population on 1 January of the same year (demo_r_pjanaggr3).
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/greenhouse-gas-emissions-per-capita
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/indicators/ghg_emissions_per_capita

## Latest figures

| Place | Period | tonnes of CO2 equivalent per person | Source |
|---|---|---:|---|
| European Union (27) | 2024 | 6.72 | Invokely calculation from Greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (EEA via Eurostat env_air_gge) divided by population on 1 January (Eurostat demo_r_pjanaggr3). https://invokely.ai/docs/methodology#ghg_emissions_per_capita. Retrieved 2026-10-12. |

## Rankings

- [EU countries](https://invokely.ai/rankings/greenhouse-gas-emissions-per-capita/eu-countries.md) (27 places)