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Greenhouse gas emissions per worker in the European Union have been steadily decreasing[/B] since 2010, due to a parallel decrease in greenhouse gas emissions and an increase in the number of workers, according to European Green Deal data published by Eurostat, the EU's statistical office.
According to the same data, Cyprus has remained above the EU average over time, with the exception of 2013.
In particular, in 2020, each worker in the EU "produced" 13.6 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions. This is the lowest number recorded to date, and there has been a drop of 4.4 tonnes since 2010 when it stood at 18.0 tonnes.
The employment GHG emissions intensity index measures the emissions from the entire national economy per working person.
In 2020, Cyprus recorded 15.6 tonnes of emissions per working person.
In 2020, Cyprus recorded 15.6 tonnes of emissions per working person. Cyprus has been above the average since 2008 when 21.7 tonnes of emissions per worker were recorded (18.8 tonnes in the EU), although it approached the average in subsequent years (in 2012 it stood at 17.6 tonnes compared to 17.4 tonnes in the EU) and was below it in 2013 (16.9 tonnes in Cyprus compared to 17.0 tonnes in the EU).
In the following years, up to 2020, the employment GHG emissions intensity index was again above the EU average.
Among the remaining Member States, the highest GHG emissions in 2020 were from Denmark (24.7 tonnes per person employed), followed by Ireland (23.2 tonnes) and Poland (20.9 tonnes).
The lowest emissions in the same year were recorded in Sweden (8.1 tonnes) and Malta (7.2 tonnes).
Source: CNA
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