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Cyprus posted one of the sharpest rises in greenhouse gas emissions in the European Union during the first quarter of 2025, according to figures released by Eurostat.
Emissions on the island rose 8.3% compared with the same period a year earlier, placing it third among EU countries with the largest increases. Only Bulgaria and the Czech Republic recorded bigger jumps. Cyprus’ economy grew by 3% in the same period.
Across the bloc, emissions were estimated at about 900 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent between January and March, up 3.4% from 871 million tons a year earlier. The EU’s gross domestic product expanded 1.2% in the same timeframe.
The steepest sector increases came from energy supply, including electricity, gas and steam production, which rose 13.6%. Household emissions climbed 5.6%. By contrast, manufacturing edged down 0.2%, transportation and storage fell 2.9%, and agriculture, forestry and fishing slipped 1.4%.
Twenty EU member states saw emissions rise year over year. Along with Bulgaria, the Czech Republic and Cyprus, Poland, Hungary and Greece all recorded increases of more than 5%.
The largest drops were in Malta, down 6.2%, followed by Finland at 4.4% and Denmark at 4.3%. Of the seven countries that cut emissions, three, Estonia, Latvia and Luxembourg, also saw their economies shrink. The others, Denmark, Finland, Malta and Sweden, managed to reduce emissions while still posting economic growth.
