UPDATE 1-TABLE-EU emissions trading scheme 2009 data

(Adds emissions data classified by sector)

LONDON, April 1 (Reuters) - European Union data released on
Thursday showed greenhouse gas emissions under the 27-nation
bloc's emissions trading scheme fell by 11.2 percent in 2009.

The size of drop was expected by analysts, who said it
reflected the severity of the global economic downturn.
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The biggest percentage drops were seen in the iron and steel
industry and the brick and ceramic industry, both severely hit
by the European recession.

Both sectors' emissions dropped by over 30 percent.

Industrial companies as a whole, which traditionally receive
extra free carbon permits to help them compete internationally,
saw their 2009 emissions fall by 23 percent on average.

These sectors received 180 million more credits than they
needed, a windfall of 2.3 billion euros ($3.10 billion) at
current market rates.

Utilities, the biggest source of EU emissions, saw power
demand plummet and, as a result, their emissions fell by 117.5
million tonnes of CO2 or 8.5 percent.

The sector faced a deficit of 124.3 million permits.
The oil and gas sector had the smalled drop in emissions at
5.3 percent.

Estonia, Romania, Slovakia, Hungary, Spain and Italy had the
biggest percentage drop in terms of member states, while
Luxembourg was the only nation grow their emissions.

The preliminary data is incomplete but represents emissions
from around 80 percent of participants.

It also showed the EU over-allocated some 60.6 million free
carbon permits last year.

Germany and the UK faced the largest deficit in free
permits, though both nations' governments filled that gap
through regular permit auctions.

Industry in Denmark and Greece were the only nations to face
a natural shortage of permits, the data showed.
Below is a table of the EU emissions data, comparing
like-for-like numbers from around 9,900 out of the over 12,500
participating installations.

The data is sorted by country and by industrial sector.
Also included are the number of free permits allocated in
each nation and the permit surplus/deficit figures (long/short).

EMISSIONS PCT FREE PERMITS LONG/

2008 2009 CHG ALLOCATED (SHORT)
Austria 32.0 27.3 -14.5 31.8 4.5
Belgium 55.5 46.1 -16.9 56.8 10.7
Bulgaria 38.3 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Czech Rep. 24.1 22.0 -8.4 26.6 4.5
Denmark 26.5 25.5 -4.1 23.9 -1.5
Estonia 13.5 10.3 -23.8 11.7 1.4
Finland 36.1 34.2 -5.3 36.9 2.7
France 112.6 99.6 -11.6 117.0 17.4
Germany 467.3 428.0 -8.4 388.0 -40.0
Greece 69.9 63.7 -8.9 63.2 -0.4
Hungary 26.9 22.3 -17.3 23.2 1.0
Ireland 20.4 17.2 -15.7 20.0 2.8
Italy 216.7 181.1 -16.4 199.2 18.0
Latvia 2.7 2.3 -16.6 3.1 0.9
Lithuania 3.4 3.2 -7.9 4.6 1.4
Luxembourg 2.1 2.2 3.9 2.5 0.3
Malta 2.0 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Netherlands 82.9 80.9 -2.4 83.7 2.8
Poland 191.1 181.1 -5.2 187.2 6.1
Portugal 29.9 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Romania 55.1 42.3 -23.2 63.5 21.2
Slovakia 8.9 7.2 -19.2 12.6 5.4
Slovenia 8.9 8.1 -8.9 8.2 0.1
Spain 163.2 136.7 -16.3 150.3 13.6
Sweden 20.0 17.5 -12.9 21.0 3.6
UK 264.9 231.7 -12.5 216.1 -15.6

TOTAL 1,904.7 1,690.4 -11.2 1,751.0 60.6

SECTOR/ EMISSIONS PCT FREE PERMITS LONG/
ACTIVITY 2008 2009 CHG ALLOCATED (SHORT)
Heat + Power 1,377.6 1,260.2 -8.5 1,135.8 -124.3
Oil + Gas 139.9 132.7 -5.2 138.0 5.2
Metals Industry 152.8 106.7 -30.2 208.3 101.6
-Coke Ovens 20.8 15.7 -24.8 22.2 6.5
-Roast + Sinter 15.8 9.7 -38.4 20.2 10.5
-Iron + Steel 116.1 81.3 -30.0 165.9 84.6
Cement + Lime 171.8 138.0 -19.7 192.8 54.8
Glass 19.5 17.0 -12.9 21.8 4.8
Bricks + Ceramics 11.8 8.0 -31.8 16.5 8.4
Paper 29.8 26.5 -10.9 36.1 9.6
Other Industry 1.5 1.3 -11.0 1.7 0.4

TOTAL 1,904.7 1,690.4 -11.2 1,751.0 60.6

Source: European Commissihere
(Compiled by Michael Szabo; Editing by Keiron Henderson)