Average CO2 emissions of new cars by country

New cars sold in Norway have the lowest average CO2 emissions in Europe at 4 g/km, largely because so many of them are electric. At the other end, Slovakia averages 133 g/km. The figure is the average across all newly registered passenger cars in a country.

Cleanest new cars
Norway
4 g/km
Countries ranked
29
Latest year
2025

Lowest average CO2 (top 15)

Average CO2 emissions of new cars (g/km) by country
Norway4
Denmark40
Finland51
Netherlands51
Sweden54
Iceland61
Belgium75
Malta77
Portugal79
Ireland85
France89
Austria96
Luxembourg98
Germany102
Greece105

Full ranking

Average new-car CO2 emissions by country, g/km
#CountryCO2 (g/km)Year
1Norway42025
2Denmark402025
3Finland512025
4Netherlands512025
5Sweden542025
6Iceland612025
7Belgium752025
8Malta772025
9Portugal792025
10Ireland852025
11France892025
12Austria962025
13Luxembourg982025
14Germany1022025
15Greece1052025
16Spain1052025
17Lithuania1132025
18Italy1132025
19Latvia1142025
20Estonia1152025
21Romania1162025
22Slovenia1162025
23Cyprus1192025
24Hungary1222025
25Poland1242025
26Croatia1252025
27Bulgaria1252025
28Czechia1282025
29Slovakia1332025