Carbon price history
EU carbon allowances sold for under €10 a tonne for most of the 2010s, then climbed above €80 after reforms tightened supply. Here is every year since 2012, with the UK price since its scheme began in 2021.
Source: EEX EU ETS primary auction reports, volume-weighted monthly averages.
2026
€79.05
EU average · range €62 to €91
UK average £55.69
2025
€73.43
EU average · range €60 to €85
UK average £50.29
2024
€64.75
EU average · range €50 to €75
UK average £38.92
2023
€83.25
EU average · range €66 to €96
UK average £55.65
2022
€79.75
EU average · range €58 to €98
UK average £79.29
2021
€52.92
EU average · range €33 to €87
UK average £55.32
2020
€24.52
EU average · range €15 to €31
2019
€24.64
EU average · range €18 to €29
2018
€15.32
EU average · range €8 to €25
2017
€5.78
EU average · range €4 to €8
2016
€5.26
EU average · range €4 to €7
2015
€7.62
EU average · range €6 to €9
2014
€5.90
EU average · range €4 to €7
2013
€4.38
EU average · range €3 to €6
2012
€6.95
EU average · range €6 to €9