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. 2013 Dec 28;43(7):957–968. doi: 10.1007/s13280-013-0467-6

Table 3.

GHG emissions (low estimate) in CO2-eq and population from top urban GHG emitters, top urban GHG capita−1 emitters, and all urban extents from the European sample, by sub-region, 2000

Sub-region Number of urban extents Total GHG emissions (CO2-eq)
(million tons)
Total population
(millions)
Top 50 largest urban GHG emitters in Europe
 Western 13 596 49.0
 Northern 5 294 34.2
 Eastern 25 872 42.3
 Southern 7 196 28.4
 Total top 50 largest emitters 50 1958 153.8
Top 50 largest urban GHG capita−1 emitters in Europe
 Western 8 87 1.9
 Northern 2 3 0.1
 Eastern 33 568 13.4
 Southern 7 38 0.7
 Total top 50 largest emitters per capita 50 696 16
All European urban extents
 Europe 1153 3730 427.5