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EU countries by greenhouse gas emissions from energy

Germany had the highest greenhouse gas emissions from energy of 27 EU countries in 2017, at 751.78 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent. Malta had the lowest, at 1.54 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent. The median was 45.12 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent and the figure for the European Union (27) was 2,960.83 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest751.78Germany
Lowest1.54Malta
Median45.1227 EU countries
European Union (27)2,960.83History

Map of EU countries, 2017

Austria: 56.2 million tonnes of CO2 equivalentBelgium: 84.64 million tonnes of CO2 equivalentBulgaria: 45.12 million tonnes of CO2 equivalentCyprus: 6.57 million tonnes of CO2 equivalentCzechia: 99.87 million tonnes of CO2 equivalentGermany: 751.78 million tonnes of CO2 equivalentDenmark: 33.82 million tonnes of CO2 equivalentEstonia: 18.32 million tonnes of CO2 equivalentSpain: 254.66 million tonnes of CO2 equivalentFinland: 40.82 million tonnes of CO2 equivalentFrance: 320.06 million tonnes of CO2 equivalentGreece: 70.35 million tonnes of CO2 equivalentCroatia: 17.4 million tonnes of CO2 equivalentHungary: 46.99 million tonnes of CO2 equivalentIreland: 37.08 million tonnes of CO2 equivalentItaly: 349.14 million tonnes of CO2 equivalentLithuania: 11.51 million tonnes of CO2 equivalentLuxembourg: 8.89 million tonnes of CO2 equivalentLatvia: 7.27 million tonnes of CO2 equivalentMalta: 1.54 million tonnes of CO2 equivalentNetherlands: 151.82 million tonnes of CO2 equivalentPoland: 343.05 million tonnes of CO2 equivalentPortugal: 51.79 million tonnes of CO2 equivalentRomania: 71.01 million tonnes of CO2 equivalentSweden: 36.78 million tonnes of CO2 equivalentSlovenia: 14.47 million tonnes of CO2 equivalentSlovakia: 29.89 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent
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million tonnes of CO2 equivalent, 2017. Source: European Environment Agency greenhouse gas inventory (via Eurostat), Greenhouse gas emissions by source sector, energy (CRF 1), million tonnes of CO2 equivalent (env_air_gge, source: EEA). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All EU countries, 2017

Germany: 751.78 million tonnes of CO2 equivalentGermany751.78Italy: 349.14 million tonnes of CO2 equivalentItaly349.14Poland: 343.05 million tonnes of CO2 equivalentPoland343.05France: 320.06 million tonnes of CO2 equivalentFrance320.06Spain: 254.66 million tonnes of CO2 equivalentSpain254.66Netherlands: 151.82 million tonnes of CO2 equivalentNetherlands151.82Czechia: 99.87 million tonnes of CO2 equivalentCzechia99.87Belgium: 84.64 million tonnes of CO2 equivalentBelgium84.64Romania: 71.01 million tonnes of CO2 equivalentRomania71.01Greece: 70.35 million tonnes of CO2 equivalentGreece70.35Austria: 56.2 million tonnes of CO2 equivalentAustria56.2Portugal: 51.79 million tonnes of CO2 equivalentPortugal51.79Hungary: 46.99 million tonnes of CO2 equivalentHungary46.99Bulgaria: 45.12 million tonnes of CO2 equivalentBulgaria45.12Finland: 40.82 million tonnes of CO2 equivalentFinland40.82Ireland: 37.08 million tonnes of CO2 equivalentIreland37.08Sweden: 36.78 million tonnes of CO2 equivalentSweden36.78Denmark: 33.82 million tonnes of CO2 equivalentDenmark33.82Slovakia: 29.89 million tonnes of CO2 equivalentSlovakia29.89Estonia: 18.32 million tonnes of CO2 equivalentEstonia18.32Croatia: 17.4 million tonnes of CO2 equivalentCroatia17.4Slovenia: 14.47 million tonnes of CO2 equivalentSlovenia14.47Lithuania: 11.51 million tonnes of CO2 equivalentLithuania11.51Luxembourg: 8.89 million tonnes of CO2 equivalentLuxembourg8.89Latvia: 7.27 million tonnes of CO2 equivalentLatvia7.27Cyprus: 6.57 million tonnes of CO2 equivalentCyprus6.57Malta: 1.54 million tonnes of CO2 equivalentMalta1.54Germany: 751.78 million tonnes of CO2 equivalentGermany751.78Italy: 349.14 million tonnes of CO2 equivalentItaly349.14Poland: 343.05 million tonnes of CO2 equivalentPoland343.05France: 320.06 million tonnes of CO2 equivalentFrance320.06Spain: 254.66 million tonnes of CO2 equivalentSpain254.66Netherlands: 151.82 million tonnes of CO2 equivalentNetherlands151.82Czechia: 99.87 million tonnes of CO2 equivalentCzechia99.87Belgium: 84.64 million tonnes of CO2 equivalentBelgium84.64Romania: 71.01 million tonnes of CO2 equivalentRomania71.01Greece: 70.35 million tonnes of CO2 equivalentGreece70.35Austria: 56.2 million tonnes of CO2 equivalentAustria56.2Portugal: 51.79 million tonnes of CO2 equivalentPortugal51.79Hungary: 46.99 million tonnes of CO2 equivalentHungary46.99Bulgaria: 45.12 million tonnes of CO2 equivalentBulgaria45.12Finland: 40.82 million tonnes of CO2 equivalentFinland40.82Ireland: 37.08 million tonnes of CO2 equivalentIreland37.08Sweden: 36.78 million tonnes of CO2 equivalentSweden36.78Denmark: 33.82 million tonnes of CO2 equivalentDenmark33.82Slovakia: 29.89 million tonnes of CO2 equivalentSlovakia29.89Estonia: 18.32 million tonnes of CO2 equivalentEstonia18.32Croatia: 17.4 million tonnes of CO2 equivalentCroatia17.4Slovenia: 14.47 million tonnes of CO2 equivalentSlovenia14.47Lithuania: 11.51 million tonnes of CO2 equivalentLithuania11.51Luxembourg: 8.89 million tonnes of CO2 equivalentLuxembourg8.89Latvia: 7.27 million tonnes of CO2 equivalentLatvia7.27Cyprus: 6.57 million tonnes of CO2 equivalentCyprus6.57Malta: 1.54 million tonnes of CO2 equivalentMalta1.54
million tonnes of CO2 equivalent. Source: European Environment Agency greenhouse gas inventory (via Eurostat), Greenhouse gas emissions by source sector, energy (CRF 1), million tonnes of CO2 equivalent (env_air_gge, source: EEA). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankEU countries2017
million tonnes of CO2 equivalent		Change on 2016
1Germany751.78-2.1%
2Italy349.14-1.5%
3Poland343.05+3.8%
4France320.06+0.3%
5Spain254.66+6.2%
6Netherlands151.82-1.9%
7Czechia99.87+0.9%
8Belgium84.64-0.6%
9Romania71.01+4.6%
10Greece70.35+4.9%
11Austria56.2+3.3%
12Portugal51.79+9.9%
13Hungary46.99+3.7%
14Bulgaria45.12+5.5%
15Finland40.82-5.6%
16Ireland37.08-3.4%
17Sweden36.78-1.9%
18Denmark33.82-6.5%
19Slovakia29.89+3.3%
20Estonia18.32+6%
21Croatia17.4+2.2%
22Slovenia14.47+0.7%
23Lithuania11.51-0.5%
24Luxembourg8.89+2.2%
25Latvia7.27-0.1%
26Cyprus6.57+1.2%
27Malta1.54+11.9%

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About this ranking

Greenhouse gas emissions from the energy sector (fuel combustion in power plants, industry, transport, buildings and agriculture, plus fugitive emissions from fuels; UNFCCC category 1).

More on how it is measured
  • It includes transport, which is also published on its own as ghg_emissions_transport, in million tonnes of CO2 equivalent.
  • National inventory reported to the UNFCCC (and, for EU members, to the EU): the seven Kyoto gases weighted by their 100-year global warming potential.
  • Land use, land use change and forestry (LULUCF) and international aviation and shipping are not included.

Sectors follow the UNFCCC reporting categories, so they add up to the total except for indirect CO2, which is not allocated to a sector. Each annual submission recalculates the whole series back to 1990, so past values change between releases.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the EU countries are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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European Environment Agency (EEA), national greenhouse gas inventories reported under the EU Governance Regulation, as published by Eurostat. Greenhouse gas emissions by source sector, energy (CRF 1), million tonnes of CO2 equivalent (env_air_gge, source: EEA). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/env_air_gge/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.

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Which EU country has the highest greenhouse gas emissions from energy?

Germany, with 751.78 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent in 2017, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest greenhouse gas emissions from energy?

Malta, with 1.54 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent in 2017.

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