In the first quarter of 2023, EU economy greenhouse gas emissions totalled 941 million tonnes of CO2-equivalents (CO2-eq), a 2.9% decrease compared with the same quarter of 2022 (969 million tonnes of CO2-eq). This decrease took place simultaneously with a 1.2% increase in the EU’s gross domestic product (GDP) in the first quarter of 2023, compared with the same quarter of 2022.
This information comes from data on quarterly estimates for greenhouse gas emissions by economic activity published by Eurostat today. Quarterly estimates of greenhouse gas emissions complement quarterly socio-economic data, such as GDP or employment. This article presents a handful of findings from the more detailed Statistics Explained article on quarterly greenhouse gas emissions.
In the first quarter of 2023, the economic sectors responsible for most greenhouse gas emissions were ‘households’ (24%), ‘manufacturing’ (20%), ‘electricity, gas supply’ (19%), ‘agriculture’ (13%), followed by ‘transportation and storage’ (10%).
Data show that, compared with the first
quarter of 2022, emissions decreased in 5 out of 9 economic sectors. The
biggest decrease was registered in ‘electricity, gas supply’ (-12.3%).
The main sector in which emissions increased was ‘transportation and
storage’ (+7.2%). (...)
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