EU ETS — Sector profile

Chemicals

EU ETS verified emissions, free allocations, and compliance position for the Chemicals sector. Covers 20 countries from 2005 to 2025.

20 countries · Activity codes: 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 44 · 2005–2025 · Source: EEA

Verified 2025

50.84M

tCO₂e across all ETS countries

Allocated 2025

49.81M

total allowances allocated

Net position 2025

+1.04M

sector net buyer

Country breakdown — 2025

CountryVerified (tCO₂e)AllocatedGap
DE10.90M11.17M-269.1k
NL9.13M7.55M+1.58M
BE6.79M6.70M+90.2k
ES4.59M4.38M+210.8k
PL4.48M5.07M-592.5k
BG2.35M1.68M+671.2k
FR2.31M2.46M-144.6k
HU1.79M2.25M-462.0k
NO1.74M1.77M-35.2k
SK1.21M1.08M+134.3k
LT1.18M1.00M+178.1k
IT1.17M1.87M-697.6k
AT1.04M971.7k+72.8k
HR773.7k213.6k+560.0k
FI582.7k826.3k-243.6k
GR283.9k248.4k+35.5k
CZ252.9k289.2k-36.3k
RO129.8k111.2k+18.6k
SE90.3k122.7k-32.3k
PT56.1k55.8k+346

Year-on-year trend

Peak verified emissions: 70.63M tCO₂e in 2017

YearVerified (tCO₂e)AllocatedGap
202550.84M49.81M+1.04M
202451.90M50.03M+1.88M
202348.40M57.83M-9.43M
202253.20M61.85M-8.65M
202164.13M60.67M+3.46M
202066.41M66.88M-473.0k
201967.14M68.45M-1.31M
201868.58M69.46M-884.2k
201770.63M70.84M-216.9k
201669.30M71.65M-2.35M
201569.52M73.03M-3.51M
201468.50M77.32M-8.82M
201369.27M79.42M-10.15M
201233.12M44.11M-10.99M
201134.73M43.83M-9.10M
201035.52M43.61M-8.09M
200933.93M44.81M-10.88M
200837.68M42.69M-5.01M
200716.54M20.33M-3.80M
200615.17M18.44M-3.27M
200514.79M17.95M-3.16M

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