Europe: CO₂ emissions by sector 2023| ��ƽ��

Carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel combustion in Europe in 2023, by sector (in million metric tons)

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September 2024

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Europe

Survey time period

2022

Supplementary notes

Figures were calculated by ��ƽ�� using available data provided by the source.
Emissions include sources from fossil fuel use (combustion, flaring), industrial processes (cement, steel, chemicals and urea) and product use. Short cycle carbon CO₂ is not included.
Regions based on .

Power Industry - Power and heat generation plants (public & autoproducers) Industrial combustion - Combustion for industrial manufacturing Buildings – Small scale non-industrial stationary combustion Transport – Mobile combustion (road & rail & ship & aviation) Agriculture Agricultural soils, crop residues burning, enteric fermentation, manure management, indirect N2O emissions from agriculture Fuel exploitation - Production, transformation and refining of fuels Processes - Industrial processes (e.g. emissions from the production of cement, iron and steel, aluminum, chemicals, solvents, etc.) Waste - Solid waste disposal and waste water treatment

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In 2023, the largest source of carbon dioxide throughout Europe was transportation, with the sector responsible for roughly *** billion metric tons (GtCO₂). This accounted for around ** percent of Europe's total CO₂ emissions that year. The power industry was the second-largest CO₂ polluter that year, with just under one GtCO₂ produced.

Declining emissions in the EU

CO₂ emissions in the EU decreased by roughly ** percent between 2005 and 2023, to *** GtCO₂. Much of the emission reductions in Europe can be attributed to the region's transition towards clean energy sources such as wind and solar, as well as a shift away from coal.

Europe's biggest CO₂ emitter

The largest CO₂ emitter in Europe is Germany, having produced almost *** MtCO₂ in 2023. This is considerably more than other European countries such as Italy, France, and Poland. Germany is one of the **largest CO₂ emitters worldwide.