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    Home » EU economy’s greenhouse gas emissions rose 2.2 pct in Q4 2024

    EU economy’s greenhouse gas emissions rose 2.2 pct in Q4 2024

    eub2By eub215 May 2025 Environment No Comments1 Min Read
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    The EU economy’s greenhouse gas emissions were 897 million tonnes of CO2-equivalents (CO2-eq) in the fourth quarter of 2024, Eurostat estimates, a 2.2% increase compared with the same quarter of 2023 (878 million tonnes of CO2-eq).

    Greenhouse gas - Image by Karl Egger from Pixabay

    The information comes from data on quarterly estimates for greenhouse gas emissions by economic activity published by Eurostat, the EU’s statistics agency. Quarterly estimates of greenhouse gas emissions complement quarterly socio-economic data, such as GDP or employment.

    Greenhouse gas emissions by the economy and GDP in the EU, Q4 2021 - Q4 2024 - Eurostat

    The 2 economic sectors responsible for the largest increases between the quarters were households (+5.2%) and electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply (+4.6%).

    A decrease in greenhouse gas emissions in the fourth quarter of 2024 was estimated for 6 EU countries when compared with the same quarter of 2023. The largest reductions in greenhouse gases were estimated for Estonia (-11.3%), Finland (-6.1%) and Sweden (-2.3%).

    Out of those 6 EU countries, 2 also recorded a decline in their GDP (Latvia and Austria). The other 4 EU countries (Estonia, Finland, Sweden and Luxembourg) were estimated to have decreased emissions while growing their GDP.

    Growth rates of greenhouse gas emissions by the economy and GDP in the EU, Q4 2024

    Statistics Explained article on quarterly greenhouse gas emissions, Eurostat 

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