EU ETS — Year snapshot
EU ETS 2016
EU Emissions Trading System aggregate data for 2016: verified emissions, allocations, and surrendered units across all participating countries and sectors.
Verified emissions
1812.06M
tCO₂e across all ETS sectors
Total allocated
870.19M
EUAs and EUAAs
Net position
+941.87M
system net short
Freely allocated
865.11M
Art. 10a / 10c allocations
Auctioned
5.08M
EUAs and EUAAs auctioned or sold
Surrendered
1810.15M
total units surrendered
Sector breakdown
| Sector | Verified (tCO₂e) | Allocated | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Combustion | 1235.25M | 275.38M | +959.86M |
| Cement and lime | 147.20M | 156.41M | -9.22M |
| Iron and steel | 138.13M | 172.22M | -34.10M |
| Refineries | 120.95M | 95.27M | +25.68M |
| Chemicals | 69.30M | 71.65M | -2.35M |
| Glass and ceramics | 35.35M | 31.50M | +3.85M |
| Pulp and paper | 25.94M | 29.84M | -3.91M |
| Coke ovens | 11.19M | 10.36M | +827.5k |
| Aluminium | 10.03M | 8.77M | +1.26M |
| Hydrogen | 8.29M | 8.41M | -115.0k |
| Non-ferrous metals | 6.79M | 7.12M | -324.8k |
| Metal ore | 2.68M | 2.24M | +436.6k |
| Other | 950.9k | 998.9k | -48.1k |
| Carbon capture and storage | 15.7k | 7.1k | +8.6k |
Country breakdown
| Country | Verified (tCO₂e) | Allocated | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| DE | 462.25M | 160.83M | +301.42M |
| PL | 198.80M | 85.35M | +113.46M |
| IT | 159.59M | 73.93M | +85.66M |
| GB | 150.24M | 59.02M | +91.22M |
| ES | 129.95M | 63.67M | +66.29M |
| FR | 105.78M | 77.99M | +27.79M |
| NL | 96.47M | 46.09M | +50.38M |
| CZ | 68.01M | 37.61M | +30.40M |
| GR | 47.34M | 15.16M | +32.17M |
| BE | 45.12M | 34.86M | +10.26M |
| RO | 40.53M | 29.88M | +10.65M |
| BG | 33.70M | 16.52M | +17.18M |
| AT | 30.01M | 21.17M | +8.84M |
| IE | 28.21M | 10.70M | +17.51M |
| FI | 28.11M | 19.54M | +8.57M |
| PT | 26.99M | 11.87M | +15.13M |
| NO | 26.81M | 18.00M | +8.81M |
| SE | 22.77M | 26.16M | -3.38M |
| SK | 21.28M | 14.55M | +6.73M |
| HU | 21.26M | 10.98M | +10.28M |
| DK | 17.78M | 9.43M | +8.35M |
| EE | 13.46M | 5.89M | +7.57M |
| HR | 8.43M | 4.83M | +3.60M |
| SI | 6.61M | 1.94M | +4.67M |
| LT | 6.23M | 6.09M | +139.7k |
| CY | 4.69M | 2.78M | +1.91M |
| XI | 3.98M | 3.4k | +3.98M |
| LV | 2.55M | 2.12M | +429.4k |
| IS | 2.50M | 1.65M | +852.8k |
| LU | 1.75M | 1.38M | +375.7k |
| MT | 841.3k | 206.9k | +634.4k |
| LI | 151 | 1.4k | -1.3k |
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