Cyprus has claimed the unenviable first place among all EU member states in greenhouse gas emissions per capita, according to new data published today by Eurostat.
Based on 2023 figures, Cyprus’s greenhouse gas footprint reached 14.8 tonnes of CO2 equivalent per inhabitant — a figure that far exceeds the EU average of 9.0 tonnes.
This indicator takes into account emissions generated across the entire production chain of goods and services consumed in the country, including those embedded in imported products.
Behind Cyprus are Ireland at 14.0 tonnes and Luxembourg at 12.7 tonnes. At the other end of the spectrum, the lowest footprints were recorded in Portugal (6.5 tonnes), Bulgaria (6.8 tonnes), and Sweden and Romania (6.9 tonnes each).
