Eco&Stat n°2-2025 - Frontier analysis of eco-efficiency gaps: Evidence from 22 European countries

This study estimates and compares eco-efficiency across 22 European countries from 2000 to 2018. The study derives eco-efficiencies from the ratio of gross domestic product to greenhouse gas emissions, and identifies eco-efficient countries as those that maximize their production of goods and services per unit of greenhouse gas emissions. Specifically, it identifies Sweden, Denmark, Italy, Norway, and Luxembourg as the most eco-efficient countries. Moreover, the paper investigates technological and policy factors that explain variations in eco-efficiency across the countries. Countries with stricter environmental policy and higher energy tax revenue per unit of greenhouse gas emissions tend to be more eco-efficient. However, gains in eco-efficiency diminish as policy stringency and taxes increase.

Year of publication
2025
Author
Golnaz Amjadi, Charles-Henri DiMaria
Collection
Eco&stat
Editor
Statec
Language(s)
English
Theme(s)
Territory, environment and energy, Total economy and prices
Number of pages
21
Type(s)
Economie et statistiques
Document format
Pdf
File size
1.27 Mb
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