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EU countries by greenhouse gas emissions per person

Luxembourg had the highest greenhouse gas emissions per person of 27 EU countries in 2018, at 17.76 tonnes of CO2 equivalent per person. Malta had the lowest, at 4.23 tonnes of CO2 equivalent per person. The median was 8.59 tonnes of CO2 equivalent per person and the figure for the European Union (27) was 8.38 tonnes of CO2 equivalent per person. Source: the European Environment Agency greenhouse gas inventory (via Eurostat) and Eurostat.

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Highest17.76Luxembourg
Lowest4.23Malta
Median8.5927 EU countries
European Union (27)8.38History

Map of EU countries, 2018

Austria: 9.03 tonnes of CO2 equivalent per personBelgium: 10.28 tonnes of CO2 equivalent per personBulgaria: 8.24 tonnes of CO2 equivalent per personCyprus: 10.05 tonnes of CO2 equivalent per personCzechia: 11.9 tonnes of CO2 equivalent per personGermany: 10.27 tonnes of CO2 equivalent per personDenmark: 8.62 tonnes of CO2 equivalent per personEstonia: 15.12 tonnes of CO2 equivalent per personSpain: 7.05 tonnes of CO2 equivalent per personFinland: 10.2 tonnes of CO2 equivalent per personFrance: 6.66 tonnes of CO2 equivalent per personGreece: 8.72 tonnes of CO2 equivalent per personCroatia: 6.12 tonnes of CO2 equivalent per personHungary: 6.72 tonnes of CO2 equivalent per personIreland: 12.69 tonnes of CO2 equivalent per personItaly: 7.07 tonnes of CO2 equivalent per personLithuania: 6.89 tonnes of CO2 equivalent per personLuxembourg: 17.76 tonnes of CO2 equivalent per personLatvia: 5.75 tonnes of CO2 equivalent per personMalta: 4.23 tonnes of CO2 equivalent per personNetherlands: 10.91 tonnes of CO2 equivalent per personPoland: 10.71 tonnes of CO2 equivalent per personPortugal: 6.48 tonnes of CO2 equivalent per personRomania: 5.59 tonnes of CO2 equivalent per personSweden: 5.08 tonnes of CO2 equivalent per personSlovenia: 8.59 tonnes of CO2 equivalent per personSlovakia: 7.88 tonnes of CO2 equivalent per person
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tonnes of CO2 equivalent per person, 2018. Source: Invokely calculation with data from European Environment Agency greenhouse gas inventory (via Eurostat), Eurostat. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All EU countries, 2018

Luxembourg: 17.76 tonnes of CO2 equivalent per personLuxembourg17.76Estonia: 15.12 tonnes of CO2 equivalent per personEstonia15.12Ireland: 12.69 tonnes of CO2 equivalent per personIreland12.69Czechia: 11.9 tonnes of CO2 equivalent per personCzechia11.9Netherlands: 10.91 tonnes of CO2 equivalent per personNetherlands10.91Poland: 10.71 tonnes of CO2 equivalent per personPoland10.71Belgium: 10.28 tonnes of CO2 equivalent per personBelgium10.28Germany: 10.27 tonnes of CO2 equivalent per personGermany10.27Finland: 10.2 tonnes of CO2 equivalent per personFinland10.2Cyprus: 10.05 tonnes of CO2 equivalent per personCyprus10.05Austria: 9.03 tonnes of CO2 equivalent per personAustria9.03Greece: 8.72 tonnes of CO2 equivalent per personGreece8.72Denmark: 8.62 tonnes of CO2 equivalent per personDenmark8.62Slovenia: 8.59 tonnes of CO2 equivalent per personSlovenia8.59Bulgaria: 8.24 tonnes of CO2 equivalent per personBulgaria8.24Slovakia: 7.88 tonnes of CO2 equivalent per personSlovakia7.88Italy: 7.07 tonnes of CO2 equivalent per personItaly7.07Spain: 7.05 tonnes of CO2 equivalent per personSpain7.05Lithuania: 6.89 tonnes of CO2 equivalent per personLithuania6.89Hungary: 6.72 tonnes of CO2 equivalent per personHungary6.72France: 6.66 tonnes of CO2 equivalent per personFrance6.66Portugal: 6.48 tonnes of CO2 equivalent per personPortugal6.48Croatia: 6.12 tonnes of CO2 equivalent per personCroatia6.12Latvia: 5.75 tonnes of CO2 equivalent per personLatvia5.75Romania: 5.59 tonnes of CO2 equivalent per personRomania5.59Sweden: 5.08 tonnes of CO2 equivalent per personSweden5.08Malta: 4.23 tonnes of CO2 equivalent per personMalta4.23Luxembourg: 17.76 tonnes of CO2 equivalent per personLuxembourg17.76Estonia: 15.12 tonnes of CO2 equivalent per personEstonia15.12Ireland: 12.69 tonnes of CO2 equivalent per personIreland12.69Czechia: 11.9 tonnes of CO2 equivalent per personCzechia11.9Netherlands: 10.91 tonnes of CO2 equivalent per personNetherlands10.91Poland: 10.71 tonnes of CO2 equivalent per personPoland10.71Belgium: 10.28 tonnes of CO2 equivalent per personBelgium10.28Germany: 10.27 tonnes of CO2 equivalent per personGermany10.27Finland: 10.2 tonnes of CO2 equivalent per personFinland10.2Cyprus: 10.05 tonnes of CO2 equivalent per personCyprus10.05Austria: 9.03 tonnes of CO2 equivalent per personAustria9.03Greece: 8.72 tonnes of CO2 equivalent per personGreece8.72Denmark: 8.62 tonnes of CO2 equivalent per personDenmark8.62Slovenia: 8.59 tonnes of CO2 equivalent per personSlovenia8.59Bulgaria: 8.24 tonnes of CO2 equivalent per personBulgaria8.24Slovakia: 7.88 tonnes of CO2 equivalent per personSlovakia7.88Italy: 7.07 tonnes of CO2 equivalent per personItaly7.07Spain: 7.05 tonnes of CO2 equivalent per personSpain7.05Lithuania: 6.89 tonnes of CO2 equivalent per personLithuania6.89Hungary: 6.72 tonnes of CO2 equivalent per personHungary6.72France: 6.66 tonnes of CO2 equivalent per personFrance6.66Portugal: 6.48 tonnes of CO2 equivalent per personPortugal6.48Croatia: 6.12 tonnes of CO2 equivalent per personCroatia6.12Latvia: 5.75 tonnes of CO2 equivalent per personLatvia5.75Romania: 5.59 tonnes of CO2 equivalent per personRomania5.59Sweden: 5.08 tonnes of CO2 equivalent per personSweden5.08Malta: 4.23 tonnes of CO2 equivalent per personMalta4.23
tonnes of CO2 equivalent per person. Source: Invokely calculation with data from European Environment Agency greenhouse gas inventory (via Eurostat), Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankEU countries2018
tonnes of CO2 equivalent per person		Change on 2017
1Luxembourg17.76+1.3%
2Estonia15.12-4.1%
3Ireland12.69-1.7%
4Czechia11.9-2.2%
5Netherlands10.91-3.2%
6Poland10.71-0%
7Belgium10.28+0.2%
8Germany10.27-4.4%
9Finland10.2+1.7%
10Cyprus10.05-2.2%
11Austria9.03-4.2%
12Greece8.72-3%
13Denmark8.62-0.8%
14Slovenia8.59-0.9%
15Bulgaria8.24-6%
16Slovakia7.88-1%
17Italy7.07-0.8%
18Spain7.05-1.9%
19Lithuania6.89-0.7%
20Hungary6.72+0.2%
21France6.66-4.5%
22Portugal6.48-5.2%
23Croatia6.12-2.8%
24Latvia5.75+5.1%
25Romania5.59+1.3%
26Sweden5.08-2.8%
27Malta4.23-3%

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About this ranking

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.

Emissions are counted where they occur, so countries that export energy or heavy industry products show higher values than their consumption alone would cause.

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Invokely. (n.d.). Greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (EEA via Eurostat env_air_gge) divided by population on 1 January (Eurostat demo_r_pjanaggr3) (EU countries by greenhouse gas emissions per person, 2018) [Data set]. Calculated from data by European Environment Agency greenhouse gas inventory (via Eurostat) and Eurostat. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://invokely.ai/docs/methodology#ghg_emissions_per_capita

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Greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (EEA via Eurostat env_air_gge) divided by population on 1 January (Eurostat demo_r_pjanaggr3), EU countries by greenhouse gas emissions per person, 2018. Calculated from data by European Environment Agency greenhouse gas inventory (via Eurostat) and Eurostat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/docs/methodology#ghg_emissions_per_capita. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Which EU country has the highest greenhouse gas emissions per person?

Luxembourg, with 17.76 tonnes of CO2 equivalent per person in 2018, according to the European Environment Agency greenhouse gas inventory (via Eurostat) and Eurostat.

Which EU country has the lowest greenhouse gas emissions per person?

Malta, with 4.23 tonnes of CO2 equivalent per person in 2018.

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