Environment in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) 41 indicators covering environment for European Union - 27 countries (from 2020). IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Electricity production capacities for renewables and wastes 151,181 Megawatt 2024 up 3.4% 1st Greenhouse gas emissions by source sector 2.79 million Thousand tonnes 2024 down 18.2% 1st Net greenhouse gas emissions of the Land use, Land use change and -230,985 Thousand tonnes of CO2 equivalent 2024 up 32.7% 1st Environmental tax revenues 374,757 Million euro 2024 up 16.1% 1st Municipal waste by waste management operations 517 Kilograms per capita 2024 up 7.9% 1st Air emissions accounts totals bridging to emission inventory totals 3.34 billion Tonne 2025 down 17.2% 1st Average CO2 emissions per km from new passenger cars 98.3 Grams per kilometre 2025 down 17.5% 1st Trade in recyclable raw materials 85.81 million Tonne 2025 up 6.8% 1st Inland waterway transport by nationality of vessel and coverage 57,319 Thousand tonnes 2022 down 23.1% 1st Air emissions accounts by NACE Rev. 2 activity 2.63 billion Tonne 2024 down 18.7% 1st Water exploitation index, plus 5.5% 2023 up 22.6% 1st Packaging waste by waste management operations 79.77 million Tonne 2023 up 15.3% 1st Air emissions intensities by NACE Rev. 2 activity 162.09 Grams per euro, current prices 2024 down 46.9% 1st Pollution, grime or other environmental problems 12.2% 2023 down 19.2% 5th Material deprivation for the 'Environment' dimension, by number of 75.1% 2023 up 9.3% 1st Pollution, grime or other environmental problems by degree of 17.1% 2023 down 19.0% 5th Stock of zero-emission vehicles at 31st December by type of vehicle 14,057 Number 2024 up 6,499.5% 1st New zero-emission vehicles by type of vehicle and type of motor energy 5,575 Number 2024 up 26,447.6% 1st End-of-life vehicles - reuse, recycling and recovery, totals 5.04 million Tonne 2023 down 5.4% 1st End-of-life vehicles by waste management operations - detailed data 5.04 million Tonne 2023 down 5.4% 1st Recycling rate of waste of electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) 82.2% 2023 down 0.6% 1st Bathing waters with excellent quality by location 14,748 Number 2025 up 4.2% 1st Management of waste by waste management operations and type of 1.70 million Thousand tonnes 2024 down 6.2% 1st Transboundary shipments of notified waste by partner, hazardousness 33.29 million Tonne 2024 up 38.7% 1st Pollution, grime or other environmental problems by level of 12.7% 2023 down 13.6% 5th Environmental protection investments of general government by 29,293 Million euro 2024 up 21.0% 1st Unitisation in inland waterways freight transport - tonne-kilometre 8.7% 2024 down 4.4% 2nd Accidents at work by sex, age, severity, NACE Rev. 2 activity and 2.82 million Number 2023 down 6.8% 3rd EU GHG emissions from the production and consumption (footprint) 9,024 Kilograms per capita 2023 down 14.2% 1st Environmental protection investments of corporations as specialist 26,079 Million euro 2024 up 62.0% 1st Environmental protection investments of total economy 75,897 Million euro 2024 up 39.5% 1st Environmental protection investments of corporations as ancillary 3,363 Million euro 2024 up 66.9% 1st Production, value added and exports in the environmental goods and 537,840 Million euro 2022 up 101.6% 1st Air emissions from the ICT sector by NACE Rev. 2 activity 9.23 million Tonne 2023 — 1st Contribution of the ICT sector to the air emissions in the economy by 0.3% 2023 — 1st Final consumption expenditure on environmental protection services by 64,004 Million euro 2024 up 59.6% 1st Distribution of air emissions from the ICT sector by NACE Rev. 2 18.0% 2023 — 1st Generation of waste by waste category, hazardousness and NACE Rev. 2 24.17 million Tonne 2022 up 16.4% 1st Treatment of waste by waste category, hazardousness and waste 1.98 billion Tonne 2022 down 6.1% 2nd National expenditure on environmental protection by institutional 359,921 Million euro 2024 up 51.8% 1st Waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) by waste management 10.29 million Tonne 2018 up 15.9% 1st