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EU countries by greenhouse gas emissions from industrial processes, 2024

Germany had the highest greenhouse gas emissions from industrial processes of 27 EU countries in 2024, at 47.89 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent. Malta had the lowest, at 0.21 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent. The median was 5.31 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent and the figure for the European Union (27) was 259.87 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest47.89Germany
Lowest0.21Malta
Median5.3127 EU countries
European Union (27)259.87History

All EU countries, 2024

Germany: 47.89 million tonnes of CO2 equivalentGermany47.89France: 32.9 million tonnes of CO2 equivalentFrance32.9Poland: 20.56 million tonnes of CO2 equivalentPoland20.56Spain: 20.33 million tonnes of CO2 equivalentSpain20.33Italy: 20.11 million tonnes of CO2 equivalentItaly20.11Belgium: 15.68 million tonnes of CO2 equivalentBelgium15.68Austria: 14.83 million tonnes of CO2 equivalentAustria14.83Netherlands: 13.55 million tonnes of CO2 equivalentNetherlands13.55Czechia: 11.1 million tonnes of CO2 equivalentCzechia11.1Greece: 8.87 million tonnes of CO2 equivalentGreece8.87Romania: 8.29 million tonnes of CO2 equivalentRomania8.29Slovakia: 6.8 million tonnes of CO2 equivalentSlovakia6.8Sweden: 6.58 million tonnes of CO2 equivalentSweden6.58Hungary: 5.31 million tonnes of CO2 equivalentHungary5.31Portugal: 5.15 million tonnes of CO2 equivalentPortugal5.15Finland: 4.56 million tonnes of CO2 equivalentFinland4.56Bulgaria: 4.1 million tonnes of CO2 equivalentBulgaria4.1Croatia: 3.42 million tonnes of CO2 equivalentCroatia3.42Ireland: 2.37 million tonnes of CO2 equivalentIreland2.37Lithuania: 2.34 million tonnes of CO2 equivalentLithuania2.34Denmark: 1.37 million tonnes of CO2 equivalentDenmark1.37Cyprus: 1.24 million tonnes of CO2 equivalentCyprus1.24Slovenia: 0.99 million tonnes of CO2 equivalentSlovenia0.99Latvia: 0.74 million tonnes of CO2 equivalentLatvia0.74Luxembourg: 0.33 million tonnes of CO2 equivalentLuxembourg0.33Estonia: 0.26 million tonnes of CO2 equivalentEstonia0.26Malta: 0.21 million tonnes of CO2 equivalentMalta0.21
million tonnes of CO2 equivalent. Source: European Environment Agency greenhouse gas inventory (via Eurostat), Greenhouse gas emissions by source sector, industrial processes and product use (CRF 2), million tonnes of CO2 equivalent (env_air_gge, source: EEA). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankEU countries2024
million tonnes of CO2 equivalent		Change on 2023
1Germany47.89+1.8%
2France32.9-5.2%
3Poland20.56+2.6%
4Spain20.33+5.1%
5Italy20.11-7.3%
6Belgium15.68+5.1%
7Austria14.83-3.1%
8Netherlands13.55+2.3%
9Czechia11.1-12.6%
10Greece8.87-0.4%
11Romania8.29-2.2%
12Slovakia6.8-6.5%
13Sweden6.58+0.1%
14Hungary5.31-0.8%
15Portugal5.15+0.7%
16Finland4.56-6.6%
17Bulgaria4.1+4.3%
18Croatia3.42-2.9%
19Ireland2.37-10.5%
20Lithuania2.34+14%
21Denmark1.37-8.8%
22Cyprus1.24-10.9%
23Slovenia0.99-2.2%
24Latvia0.74-12.9%
25Luxembourg0.33-19.4%
26Estonia0.26-2.9%
27Malta0.21-2.2%

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About this ranking

Greenhouse gas emissions from industrial processes and product use, such as cement, lime, chemicals, metals and fluorinated gases in refrigeration (UNFCCC category 2). Fuel burned by industry is counted under energy, 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, industrial processes and product use (CRF 2), 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 industrial processes?

Germany, with 47.89 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest greenhouse gas emissions from industrial processes?

Malta, with 0.21 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent in 2024.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Greenhouse gas emissions by source sector, industrial processes and product use (CRF 2), million tonnes of CO2 equivalent (env_air_gge, source: EEA). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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