Greenhouse gas emissions in the European Union (EU-27) were estimated at 767 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (MtCO₂e) in Q3 2024. Quarterly GHG emissions have followed a similar pattern since 2010, with Q3 typically recording the lowest emissions each year. The notable exception to this was in 2020, when COVID-19-related restrictions caused emissions in Q2 of that year to plummet almost 20 percent compared to Q2 2019 levels.
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Greenhouse gas emissions in the European Union (EU-27) from Q1 2010 to Q3 2024
(in MtCO₂e)
This metadata refers to the dataset Air emissions accounts for greenhouse gases by NACE Rev. 2 activity - quarterly data.
This dataset reports greenhouse gases emissions into the atmosphere due to economic activities of resident units (businesses, families and government). Greenhouse gases emitted by the entire national economy are covered. The greenhouse gases are carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and fluorinated gases. The emissions are broken down by emitter categories related to the NACE Rev.2 classification of economic activities.
The quarterly estimates are modelled based on annual environmental accounting data.
Natural flows of residual gaseous are excluded e.g. volcanos, forest fires. Also excluded are air emissions arising from land use, land use changes and forestry as well as any indirect emissions.
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Eurostat. (February 14, 2025). Greenhouse gas emissions in the European Union (EU-27) from Q1 2010 to Q3 2024 (in MtCO₂e) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 21, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1391510/eu-european-union-greenhouse-gas-emissions-by-quarter/
Eurostat. "Greenhouse gas emissions in the European Union (EU-27) from Q1 2010 to Q3 2024 (in MtCO₂e)." Chart. February 14, 2025. Statista. Accessed October 21, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1391510/eu-european-union-greenhouse-gas-emissions-by-quarter/
Eurostat. (2025). Greenhouse gas emissions in the European Union (EU-27) from Q1 2010 to Q3 2024 (in MtCO₂e). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 21, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1391510/eu-european-union-greenhouse-gas-emissions-by-quarter/
Eurostat. "Greenhouse Gas Emissions in The European Union (Eu-27) from Q1 2010 to Q3 2024 (in Mtco₂e)." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Feb 2025, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1391510/eu-european-union-greenhouse-gas-emissions-by-quarter/
Eurostat, Greenhouse gas emissions in the European Union (EU-27) from Q1 2010 to Q3 2024 (in MtCO₂e) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1391510/eu-european-union-greenhouse-gas-emissions-by-quarter/ (last visited October 21, 2025)
Greenhouse gas emissions in the European Union (EU-27) from Q1 2010 to Q3 2024 (in MtCO₂e) [Graph], Eurostat, February 14, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1391510/eu-european-union-greenhouse-gas-emissions-by-quarter/
