Average CO2 emissions of new cars by country

New cars sold in Norway have the lowest average CO2 emissions in Europe at 12 g/km, largely because so many of them are electric. At the other end, Slovakia averages 138 g/km. The figure is the average across all newly registered passenger cars in a country.

Cleanest new cars
Norway
12 g/km
Countries ranked
29
Latest year
2024

Lowest average CO2 (top 15)

Average CO2 emissions of new cars (g/km) by country
Norway12
Sweden59
Denmark59
Finland65
Netherlands65
Malta75
Belgium79
Portugal87
Iceland93
France94
Cyprus96
Luxembourg99
Austria106
Ireland107
Greece109

Full ranking

Average new-car CO2 emissions by country, g/km
#CountryCO2 (g/km)Year
1Norway122024
2Sweden592024
3Denmark592024
4Finland652024
5Netherlands652024
6Malta752024
7Belgium792024
8Portugal872024
9Iceland932024
10France942024
11Cyprus962024
12Luxembourg992024
13Austria1062024
14Ireland1072024
15Greece1092024
16Germany1172024
17Spain1182024
18Italy1202024
19Romania1212024
20Hungary1242024
21Croatia1262024
22Slovenia1282024
23Lithuania1282024
24Latvia1292024
25Bulgaria1312024
26Estonia1322024
27Czechia1332024
28Poland1332024
29Slovakia1382024