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
| # | 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 | San Marino Holy See (Vatican City) | 6.32 | 371,171,711 |
| 27 | Andorra | 6.16 | 285,638,322 |
| 28 | 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 | 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).