United Kingdom's co₂ emissions fell from 566.2 Mt in 1995 to 312.9 Mt in 2024.
United Kingdom · Climate
Greenhouse gases, intensity and temperature contribution.
16 indicators · 16 with data
United Kingdom's co₂ per capita fell from 9.7 t in 1995 to 4.5 t in 2024.
United Kingdom's consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita fell from 11.2 t in 1994 to 7.1 t in 2023.
United Kingdom's cumulative co₂ emissions rose from 66,270.9 Mt in 1995 to 80,079.4 Mt in 2024.
United Kingdom's share of global co₂ emissions fell from 2.4 % in 1995 to 0.8 % in 2024.
United Kingdom's total greenhouse gas emissions fell from 741.1 Mt CO₂e in 1995 to 390.3 Mt CO₂e in 2024.
Greenhouse gas emissions per capita
tonnes CO₂-equivalent per person
120th of 209 · 19th in Europe & C. Asia
United Kingdom's greenhouse gas emissions per capita fell from 12.7 t CO₂e in 1995 to 5.6 t CO₂e in 2024.
United Kingdom's co₂ intensity fell from 0.4 in 1993 to 0.1 in 2022.
United Kingdom's carbon intensity of electricity fell from 556.5 in 1996 to 217.4 in 2025.
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- Methane emissionsdown −0.5 %40th of 209
- Nitrous oxide emissionsdown −0.9 %22nd of 209
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- CO₂ emissions from coaldown −5.4 %34th of 137
- CO₂ emissions from oilup +3.2 %15th of 205
- CO₂ emissions from gasup +0.7 %13th of 128
- CO₂ emissions from land-use changedown −77.2 %174th of 194
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- Contribution to global warming from greenhouse gasesunchanged +0.08th of 205