EU Carbon & Ecological Footprint Calculator

Personal vehicle

Your country (sets electricity grid emission factor)

Vehicle type

km driven per week

200

Flights (round trips per year)

Short-haul (<1,500 km)

Medium-haul (1,500–3,700 km)

Long-haul (>3,700 km, intercontinental)

Public transport

km/week by public transport (bus, train, metro, tram)

Electricity & heating

Average monthly electricity bill (EUR)

Main heating source

Average monthly heating bill (EUR)

Number of people in household

Housing type

Type of home

Do you recycle?

Dietary habits

Food accounts for roughly 25–30% of the average European's carbon footprint. Reducing red meat and choosing local, seasonal produce are among the highest-impact individual actions.

Your diet

How much of your food is local / seasonal?

Estimated food waste (% of what you buy that you throw away)

15%

Shopping & goods

Monthly spend on clothing & accessories (EUR)

Annual spend on electronics & gadgets (EUR)

Do you buy second-hand or refurbished items?

Digital & services

Hours of video streaming per day (Netflix, YouTube, etc.)

2.0h

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Fill in the sections and press "Calculate my footprint" to see your results.

Annual CO₂ total

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tonnes CO₂e / year

Planets needed

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if everyone lived like you

Ecological footprint

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global hectares

vs. EU-27 average

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EU avg: ~8.4 t CO₂e

Emissions breakdown by category

Comparison across EU member states (t CO₂e / person / year)

Country	t CO₂e	Scale	vs. EU avg

Personalised recommendations

Methodology & sources: Emission factors from IEA Emissions Factors 2024 (country-specific electricity grid factors), DEFRA/DESNZ 2024 (aviation: 0.13–0.80 kg CO₂e/pkm by class & distance), EPA 2024 (household energy), Global Footprint Network 2025 (global hectares conversion). EU per-capita CO₂ figures: Eurostat/EEA 2023 data. All values are estimates.

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ARTEMIS is a European university alliance that sparks innovation across Europe by leveraging mobility, collaboration, and regional strengths.

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