Employment in the EU environmental economy increased from 3.6 million full-time equivalents in 2014 to 5.8 million in 2023 (+2.2 million), an average annual growth of 5.5%, according to Eurostat.
Data from the EU’s statistics agency shows that employment in this area grew by 4.2% in 2023, from 5.6 million full-time equivalents.
Employment in the environmental economy includes environmental protection activities (e.g. waste and wastewater management and other environmental protection activities) and resource management activities (e.g. energy efficiency measures in construction, renewable energy production, and forest management).
This information comes from data on the European environmental goods and services sector (EGSS) accounts, published by Eurostat today.
The EU’s environmental economy generated €1.33 billion in output in 2023, indicating a 4.3% increase from 2022.
Since 2014, the output of the EU environmental economy has been growing steadily, says Eurostat, with an average annual increase of 7.9% in output. Compared with 2014, it almost doubled its output value (€0.68 billion).
Database on environment – Eurostat
