EU ETS — Sector profile

Pulp and paper

EU ETS verified emissions, free allocations, and compliance position for the Pulp and paper sector. Covers 23 countries from 2005 to 2025.

23 countries · Activity codes: 35, 36 · 2005–2025 · Source: EEA

Verified 2025

17.18M

tCO₂e across all ETS countries

Allocated 2025

20.46M

total allowances allocated

Net position 2025

-3.28M

sector net seller

Country breakdown — 2025

Country	Verified (tCO₂e)	Allocated	Gap
DE	3.77M	4.32M	-554.4k
IT	3.30M	2.05M	+1.24M
ES	2.33M	1.50M	+832.2k
FR	1.35M	2.01M	-652.4k
PL	1.10M	1.05M	+49.8k
AT	1.03M	1.38M	-353.7k
FI	833.7k	2.10M	-1.27M
PT	657.0k	648.4k	+8.6k
NL	601.0k	480.9k	+120.1k
SE	539.9k	2.96M	-2.42M
BE	491.5k	397.5k	+93.9k
HU	288.9k	230.9k	+58.0k
SI	187.3k	142.8k	+44.5k
RO	176.2k	157.9k	+18.4k
SK	135.0k	277.4k	-142.3k
CZ	127.3k	110.5k	+16.8k
NO	113.0k	369.9k	-256.9k
GR	85.5k	83.0k	+2.5k
EE	25.9k	62.0k	-36.1k
LT	20.2k	50.8k	-30.6k
HR	11.9k	3.1k	+8.8k
BG	11.2k	51.4k	-40.2k
DK	619	15.7k	-15.1k

Year-on-year trend

Peak verified emissions: 32.42M tCO₂e in 2005

Year	Verified (tCO₂e)	Allocated	Gap
2025	17.18M	20.46M	-3.28M
2024	18.05M	21.32M	-3.27M
2023	18.13M	23.29M	-5.16M
2022	21.28M	23.32M	-2.04M
2021	23.72M	23.45M	+272.2k
2020	24.45M	27.31M	-2.86M
2019	25.90M	28.06M	-2.16M
2018	26.29M	28.59M	-2.30M
2017	26.48M	28.97M	-2.48M
2016	25.94M	29.84M	-3.91M
2015	26.09M	30.86M	-4.78M
2014	25.88M	31.87M	-6.00M
2013	27.00M	33.02M	-6.02M
2012	27.42M	41.15M	-13.73M
2011	28.55M	40.21M	-11.66M
2010	29.84M	40.09M	-10.25M
2009	27.89M	39.70M	-11.82M
2008	31.36M	38.88M	-7.52M
2007	31.41M	40.83M	-9.42M
2006	32.33M	40.40M	-8.07M
2005	32.42M	40.16M	-7.73M

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