Brussels – Greenhouse gas emissions from the European Union economy rose in the fourth quarter of 2025. According to Eurostat, the European Union’s statistical office, 839 million tonnes of CO₂-equivalents (carbon dioxide) were produced in the last three months of the year, 0.9 per cent more than the 832 million tonnes recorded in the previous quarter. Eurostat also specifies that the survey presents seasonally adjusted emissions, as the statistical data on the release of pollutants or greenhouse gases into the atmosphere have been cleansed of seasonal effects.
Greenhouse gas emissions by the economy and GDP in the EU. Data from the fourth quarter of 2022 to the fourth quarter of 2025. Source: Eurostat
Over the same period, the EU’s gross domestic product (GDP) rose by 0.2 per cent compared with the previous three months. The economic sectors that recorded the largest increases in emissions were electricity, gas, steam, and air conditioning supply (+7.2 per cent), transport and storage (+1.3 per cent) and mining and quarrying (+0.9 per cent). Emissions fell, however, for households (-2.0 per cent) and the manufacturing sector (-0.1 per cent).
Looking at individual countries, greenhouse gas emissions rose in nineteen Member States, fell in seven, and remained stable in Germany. The sharpest reductions were seen in Finland (-3.2 per cent), Malta (-2.0 per cent), and the Czech Republic (-0.6 per cent). Furthermore, each of the seven EU countries where reductions in greenhouse gas emissions were estimated (Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Spain, Lithuania, Malta, Slovakia, and Finland) saw an increase in GDP over the same period. Looking at Italy, emissions rose 0.4 per cent while GDP grew by 0.3 per cent.
English version by the Translation Service of Withub
