Austria reported a 7.8% decrease in greenhouse gas emissions in Q3 2024, compared to the same period a year earlier, the sharpest decline out of all EU member states.
Other countries to report a notable decrease in greenhouse gas emissions, year-on-year, include Hungary, which saw emissions fall by 3.3%, Denmark, which was down 2.8%, Czechia (-2.6%), Belgium (-2.5%) and Portugal (-2.0%), the Eurostat data showed.
A number of countries saw their greenhouse gas emissions increase in the period, with Lithuania seeing the largest year-on-year increase (+7.8%), followed by Luxembourg (+6.6%), Sweden (+6.0%) and Greece (+2.8%).
Greenhouse gas emissions in EU
Overall, greenhouse gas emissions across the European Union totalled 767 million tonnes of CO2-equivalents (CO2-eq) in Q3 2024, which is a 0.6% decrease on the corresponding period a year earlier, when 772 million tonnes of CO2-eq were generated.
Some 16 countries reported a decline in greenhouse gas emissions in the period, of which 12 saw an increase in GDP while also reducing emissions. Read more here.
Increase/decrease in GHG emissions by EU member state, Q3 2024
| Country | GHG Emissions Change (%) |
|---|---|
| Austria | -7.81 |
| Hungary | -3.343 |
| Denmark | -2.772 |
| Czechia | -2.569 |
| Belgium | -2.472 |
| Portugal | -2.009 |
| Spain | -1.852 |
| Romania | -1.109 |
| France | -1.032 |
| Malta | -0.91 |
| Germany | -0.844 |
| Finland | -0.605 |
| Croatia | -0.517 |
| Poland | -0.181 |
| Netherlands | -0.175 |
| Estonia | -0.165 |
| Bulgaria | 0.034 |
| Italy | 0.744 |
| Ireland | 1.032 |
| Cyprus | 1.266 |
| Slovenia | 1.406 |
| Latvia | 2.089 |
| Slovakia | 2.227 |
| Greece | 2.842 |
| Sweden | 6.042 |
| Luxembourg | 6.591 |
| Lithuania | 7.837 |
