Estonia — CO2 per capita
CO2 Emissions per Capita for Estonia, 1970–2024.
CO2 per capita for Estonia was 7.76 in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 55 years, from 1970 to 2024. The highest recorded value was 27.91 in 1981. Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -1.30% per year.
Estonia ranks 29 of 203 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 14%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 5.08, so Estonia sits above it. It peaked in 1981 and has fallen 72% since. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved down 55%. Within Europe & Central Asia it ranks 8 of 49 economies; Poland (7.55) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was down 35% in 2019. That is 40% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 10th of 203 in 1970 → 6th of 203 in 1980 → 5th of 203 in 1990 → 14th of 203 in 2000 → 13th of 203 in 2010 → 22nd of 203 in 2020 → 29th of 203 in 2024.
Key figures
Full history — 1970 to 2024
| Year | metric tons per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7.76 | -7.3% |
| 2023 | 8.37 | -24.8% |
| 2022 | 11.13 | +14.6% |
| 2021 | 9.71 | +6.4% |
| 2020 | 9.13 | -21.7% |
| 2019 | 11.65 | -34.9% |
| 2018 | 17.89 | +7.3% |
| 2017 | 16.67 | +6.6% |
| 2016 | 15.65 | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 15.98 | -7.7% |
| 2014 | 17.31 | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 17.93 | +11.7% |
| 2012 | 16.05 | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 16.83 | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 16.68 | +27.7% |
| 2009 | 13.07 | -16.3% |
| 2008 | 15.62 | -9.1% |
| 2007 | 17.18 | +19.1% |
| 2006 | 14.43 | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 14.81 | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 14.71 | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 14.27 | +12.3% |
| 2002 | 12.7 | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 13.15 | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 12.76 | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 12.53 | -8.6% |
| 1998 | 13.71 | -9.4% |
| 1997 | 15.13 | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 15.28 | +6.5% |
| 1995 | 14.34 | -7.0% |
| 1994 | 15.42 | +5.3% |
| 1993 | 14.65 | -15.6% |
| 1992 | 17.35 | -25.8% |
| 1991 | 23.39 | -8.3% |
| 1990 | 25.52 | +22.1% |
| 1989 | 20.89 | -9.4% |
| 1988 | 23.05 | -5.7% |
| 1987 | 24.44 | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 25.03 | -3.3% |
| 1985 | 25.88 | -2.7% |
| 1984 | 26.6 | -3.1% |
| 1983 | 27.46 | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 27.82 | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 27.91 | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 27.39 | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 26.56 | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 25.68 | +6.0% |
| 1977 | 24.23 | +3.3% |
| 1976 | 23.46 | +4.3% |
| 1975 | 22.5 | +7.9% |
| 1974 | 20.86 | +10.4% |
| 1973 | 18.89 | +13.2% |
| 1972 | 16.69 | +7.5% |
| 1971 | 15.52 | -1.1% |
| 1970 | 15.7 | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Estonia’s CO2 per capita in 1971?
15.52 (1971). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are Estonia’s CO2 per capita figures nominal or inflation-adjusted?
They are exactly as the World Bank publishes them — metric tons per capita — with no inflation restatement and no PPP conversion. Years the source does not report are omitted rather than interpolated.
Is Estonia’s CO2 per capita growing or shrinking?
Between 1970 and 2024 the series was shrinking overall: -50.6% in total — about 1.3% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator EN.GHG.CO2.PC.CE.AR5. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2024: 7.76; 2023: 8.37; 2022: 11.13; 2021: 9.71; 2020: 9.13. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
EN.GHG.CO2.PC.CE.AR5 — CO2 Emissions per Capita. Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.