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)
Full ranking
| # | Country | CO2 (g/km) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norway | 12 | 2024 |
| 2 | Sweden | 59 | 2024 |
| 3 | Denmark | 59 | 2024 |
| 4 | Finland | 65 | 2024 |
| 5 | Netherlands | 65 | 2024 |
| 6 | Malta | 75 | 2024 |
| 7 | Belgium | 79 | 2024 |
| 8 | Portugal | 87 | 2024 |
| 9 | Iceland | 93 | 2024 |
| 10 | France | 94 | 2024 |
| 11 | Cyprus | 96 | 2024 |
| 12 | Luxembourg | 99 | 2024 |
| 13 | Austria | 106 | 2024 |
| 14 | Ireland | 107 | 2024 |
| 15 | Greece | 109 | 2024 |
| 16 | Germany | 117 | 2024 |
| 17 | Spain | 118 | 2024 |
| 18 | Italy | 120 | 2024 |
| 19 | Romania | 121 | 2024 |
| 20 | Hungary | 124 | 2024 |
| 21 | Croatia | 126 | 2024 |
| 22 | Slovenia | 128 | 2024 |
| 23 | Lithuania | 128 | 2024 |
| 24 | Latvia | 129 | 2024 |
| 25 | Bulgaria | 131 | 2024 |
| 26 | Estonia | 132 | 2024 |
| 27 | Czechia | 133 | 2024 |
| 28 | Poland | 133 | 2024 |
| 29 | Slovakia | 138 | 2024 |