Progress
Fair progress but acceleration needed
Fair progress but acceleration needed

Desired direction: Decrease in the series total greenhouse gas emissions

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Headline data

Total greenhouse gas emissions per year
Year Value Units Series
2013 18730509.76 Tons of CO2 equivalent Total greenhouse gas emissions per year
2015 19384671.9 Tons of CO2 equivalent Total greenhouse gas emissions per year
2021 17631879.42 Tons of CO2 equivalent Total greenhouse gas emissions per year
2012 20427113.19 Tons of CO2 equivalent Total greenhouse gas emissions per year
2018 19040478.44 Tons of CO2 equivalent Total greenhouse gas emissions per year
2020 16478502.65 Tons of CO2 equivalent Total greenhouse gas emissions per year
2019 18574722.02 Tons of CO2 equivalent Total greenhouse gas emissions per year
2011 20209426.39 Tons of CO2 equivalent Total greenhouse gas emissions per year
2014 18756524.65 Tons of CO2 equivalent Total greenhouse gas emissions per year
2017 19695350.67 Tons of CO2 equivalent Total greenhouse gas emissions per year
2022 18461387.31 Tons of CO2 equivalent Total greenhouse gas emissions per year
2010 21706181.17 Tons of CO2 equivalent Total greenhouse gas emissions per year
2016 18688513.07 Tons of CO2 equivalent Total greenhouse gas emissions per year
2010 0.32 Kg of CO2 equivalent per euro of GDP Total greenhouse gas emissions per unit of GDP
2015 0.28 Kg of CO2 equivalent per euro of GDP Total greenhouse gas emissions per unit of GDP
2018 0.25 Kg of CO2 equivalent per euro of GDP Total greenhouse gas emissions per unit of GDP
2022 0.24 Kg of CO2 equivalent per euro of GDP Total greenhouse gas emissions per unit of GDP
2014 0.28 Kg of CO2 equivalent per euro of GDP Total greenhouse gas emissions per unit of GDP
2020 0.24 Kg of CO2 equivalent per euro of GDP Total greenhouse gas emissions per unit of GDP
2021 0.24 Kg of CO2 equivalent per euro of GDP Total greenhouse gas emissions per unit of GDP
2017 0.27 Kg of CO2 equivalent per euro of GDP Total greenhouse gas emissions per unit of GDP
2019 0.24 Kg of CO2 equivalent per euro of GDP Total greenhouse gas emissions per unit of GDP
2012 0.31 Kg of CO2 equivalent per euro of GDP Total greenhouse gas emissions per unit of GDP
2013 0.28 Kg of CO2 equivalent per euro of GDP Total greenhouse gas emissions per unit of GDP
2011 0.3 Kg of CO2 equivalent per euro of GDP Total greenhouse gas emissions per unit of GDP
2016 0.26 Kg of CO2 equivalent per euro of GDP Total greenhouse gas emissions per unit of GDP
2010 9.94 Tons of CO2 equivalent per capita Total greenhouse gas emissions per capita
2011 9.23 Tons of CO2 equivalent per capita Total greenhouse gas emissions per capita
2012 9.32 Tons of CO2 equivalent per capita Total greenhouse gas emissions per capita
2013 8.56 Tons of CO2 equivalent per capita Total greenhouse gas emissions per capita
2014 8.57 Tons of CO2 equivalent per capita Total greenhouse gas emissions per capita
2016 8.54 Tons of CO2 equivalent per capita Total greenhouse gas emissions per capita
2015 8.86 Tons of CO2 equivalent per capita Total greenhouse gas emissions per capita
2017 8.98 Tons of CO2 equivalent per capita Total greenhouse gas emissions per capita
2021 8.05 Tons of CO2 equivalent per capita Total greenhouse gas emissions per capita
2019 8.42 Tons of CO2 equivalent per capita Total greenhouse gas emissions per capita
2020 7.43 Tons of CO2 equivalent per capita Total greenhouse gas emissions per capita
2018 8.66 Tons of CO2 equivalent per capita Total greenhouse gas emissions per capita
2022 8.43 Tons of CO2 equivalent per capita Total greenhouse gas emissions per capita
2010 4.02 % Greenhouse gas emissions compared to 1990
2011 -3.12 % Greenhouse gas emissions compared to 1990
2012 -2.15 % Greenhouse gas emissions compared to 1990
2013 -10.31 % Greenhouse gas emissions compared to 1990
2014 -10.31 % Greenhouse gas emissions compared to 1990
2015 -7.27 % Greenhouse gas emissions compared to 1990
2016 -10.56 % Greenhouse gas emissions compared to 1990
2017 -5.72 % Greenhouse gas emissions compared to 1990
2018 -8.83 % Greenhouse gas emissions compared to 1990
2019 -10.97 % Greenhouse gas emissions compared to 1990
2020 -21.36 % Greenhouse gas emissions compared to 1990
2021 -14.83 % Greenhouse gas emissions compared to 1990
2022 -10.82 % Greenhouse gas emissions compared to 1990
2011 -20.41 % Greenhouse gas emissions compared to 2005
2012 -19.61 % Greenhouse gas emissions compared to 2005
2020 -35.4 % Greenhouse gas emissions compared to 2005
2013 -26.32 % Greenhouse gas emissions compared to 2005
2014 -26.32 % Greenhouse gas emissions compared to 2005
2015 -23.82 % Greenhouse gas emissions compared to 2005
2016 -26.52 % Greenhouse gas emissions compared to 2005
2010 -14.54 % Greenhouse gas emissions compared to 2005
2017 -22.55 % Greenhouse gas emissions compared to 2005
2018 -25.1 % Greenhouse gas emissions compared to 2005
2019 -26.86 % Greenhouse gas emissions compared to 2005
2021 -30.63 % Greenhouse gas emissions compared to 2005
2022 -27.37 % Greenhouse gas emissions compared to 2005

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Methodological sheet of the indicator available for the Autonomous Community of the Basque Country.

Available indicator

Total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, per unit of real GDP, per capita, and rates of change compared to 1990 and 2005
Target

13.2 Integrate climate change measures into national policies, strategies and planning
Goal

13- Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts
Definition

Total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, total GHG emissions per unit of real GDP, per capita, and rates of change relative to emissions in the years 1990 and 2005
Theoretical formula

Total greenhouse gas emissions per unit of GDP

\[PPIBGEI^{t} = \frac{GEI^{t}}{PIB_{2022}^{t}}\]

Total greenhouse gas emissions per capita

\[GEIPC^{t} = \frac{GEI^{t}}{P^{t}}\]

Greenhouse gas emissions compared to 1990

\[TVGEI_{1990}^{t} = \frac{GEI^{t}-GEI^{1990}}{GEI^{1990}} \cdot 100\]

Greenhouse gas emissions compared to 2005

\[TVGEI_{2005}^{t} = \frac{GEI^{t}-GEI^{2005}}{GEI^{2005}} \cdot 100\]

where:

$GEI^{t} =$ greenhouse gas emissions in year $t$

$PIB_{2022}^{t} =$ gross domestic product in chained volume with reference to 2022 en el año $t$

$P^{t} =$ population as of July 1 of year $t$

$GEI^{1990} =$ greenhouse gas emissions in 1990

$GEI^{2005} =$ greenhouse gas emissions in 2005
Frequency

Annual
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Indicator calculated using a methodology harmonised across the central statistical bodies of the autonomous communities
Data last updated 2025/05/08
Metadata last updated 2025/06/24

Source 1

Department of Industry, Energy Transition and Sustainability
Organisation Department of Industry, Energy Transition and Sustainability
Periodicity Annual
Link to data source Greenhouse Gas Inventory

This section provides more information about the United Nations indicator or the European Union Sustainable Development Indicator, such as its rationale, international results, metadata, and other relevant statistics.

Rationale

The ultimate objective of the Climate Change Convention (UNFCCC) is to achieve the stabilization of greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere at a level that would prevent dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system. Estimating the levels of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and removals is an important element of the efforts to achieve this objective.

The Paris Agreement adopted in 2015 marks the latest step in the evolution of the UN climate change regime and builds on the work undertaken under the Convention. Its central aim is to strengthen the global response to the threat of climate change by keeping a global temperature rise this century well below 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels and to pursue efforts to limit the temperature increase even further to 1.5 degrees Celsius. The Agreement also aims to strengthen the ability of countries to deal with the impacts of climate change.

The indicator is part of the EU Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) indicator set. The European Climate Law sets out a framework for climate action and increases the EU’s ambition for 2030, with a new goal to reduce net greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by at least 55 % by that year (compared to 1990) and to achieve climate-neutrality by 2050.

The year 1990 is used as the reference year in most international climate agreements (Kyoto, United Nations). The year 2005 is the base year used by the Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Effort Sharing Directive (ETS, EU Emissions Trading System) due to the greater availability of detailed sectoral data from that date onwards.

Source: United Nations Statistics Division, Eurostat
Comparability between the available indicator and the UN indicator

The “total annual greenhouse gas emissions” series complies with United Nations metadata. Other series related to European targets are also presented.
International results

Net greenhouse gas emissions (sdg_13_10) Eurostat
Link to UN metadata

Metadata 13-2-2.pdf
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