CO2 emissions per capita rose 1.05% to 6,946 kg in the European Union in 2017, according to World Bank / EIA.
Historically, CO2 emissions per capita in the European Union reached an all time high of 10,065 kg in 1979 and an all time low of 5,732 kg in 1960. When compared to European Union's main peers, CO2 emissions per capita in China amounted to 6,621 kg, 9,421 kg in Japan, 10,955 kg in Russia and 15,604 kg in USA in 2017.
European Union has been ranked th within the group of 79 countries we follow in terms of CO2 emissions per capita.
| CO2 Emissions Per Capita | Unit | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
| Canada | kg | 15,445 | 14,779 | 15,100 | 15,236 | 14,895 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | kg | 6,433 | 6,530 | 6,676 | 6,654 | 6,602 | ||||||||||||||||
| European Union | kg | 7,549 | 7,424 | 7,241 | 6,798 | 6,864 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | kg | 9,189 | 9,328 | 9,647 | 9,117 | 9,195 | ||||||||||||||||
| India | kg | 1,424 | 1,501 | 1,550 | 1,657 | 1,690 | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | kg | 9,371 | 10,116 | 10,063 | 9,753 | 9,508 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | kg | 3,904 | 3,931 | 3,894 | 3,758 | 3,689 | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | kg | 10,859 | 11,003 | 10,724 | 10,840 | 10,626 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Korea | kg | 13,262 | 13,179 | 13,183 | 13,102 | 13,295 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | kg | 17,084 | 16,317 | 16,656 | 16,717 | 16,170 |
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