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)
Full ranking
| # | Country | CO2 (g/km) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norway | 4 | 2025 |
| 2 | Denmark | 40 | 2025 |
| 3 | Finland | 51 | 2025 |
| 4 | Netherlands | 51 | 2025 |
| 5 | Sweden | 54 | 2025 |
| 6 | Iceland | 61 | 2025 |
| 7 | Belgium | 75 | 2025 |
| 8 | Malta | 77 | 2025 |
| 9 | Portugal | 79 | 2025 |
| 10 | Ireland | 85 | 2025 |
| 11 | France | 89 | 2025 |
| 12 | Austria | 96 | 2025 |
| 13 | Luxembourg | 98 | 2025 |
| 14 | Germany | 102 | 2025 |
| 15 | Greece | 105 | 2025 |
| 16 | Spain | 105 | 2025 |
| 17 | Lithuania | 113 | 2025 |
| 18 | Italy | 113 | 2025 |
| 19 | Latvia | 114 | 2025 |
| 20 | Estonia | 115 | 2025 |
| 21 | Romania | 116 | 2025 |
| 22 | Slovenia | 116 | 2025 |
| 23 | Cyprus | 119 | 2025 |
| 24 | Hungary | 122 | 2025 |
| 25 | Poland | 124 | 2025 |
| 26 | Croatia | 125 | 2025 |
| 27 | Bulgaria | 125 | 2025 |
| 28 | Czechia | 128 | 2025 |
| 29 | Slovakia | 133 | 2025 |