United Kingdom CO2 Emissions
Total CO₂ Emissions (2024)
292,419,359
tons
Year-over-Year
−4.06%
decrease
Global Share
0.74%
Per Capita
4.25
tons per person
- Fossil CO2 emissions in the United Kingdom were 292,419,359 tons in 2024.
- CO2 emissions decreased by −4.1% over the previous year, representing a decrease by −12,367,253 tons over 2023, when CO2 emissions were 304,786,611 tons.
- CO2 emissions per capita in the United Kingdom are equivalent to 4.25 tons per person, a decrease by −0.2 over the figure of 4.46 CO2 tons per person registered in 2023; this represents a change of −4.5% in CO2 emissions per capita.
Fossil Carbon Dioxide (CO2) emissions of the United Kingdom
| Fossil CO2 emissions (tons) | CO2 emissions change | CO2 emissions per capita | Share of World's CO2 emissions | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 292,419,359 | −4.06% | 4.25 | 0.74% |
| 2023 | 304,786,611 | −6.22% | 4.46 | 0.78% |
| 2022 | 324,994,856 | −3.82% | 4.78 | 0.84% |
| 2021 | 337,914,843 | 5.7% | 4.99 | 0.88% |
| 2020 | 319,696,417 | −10.95% | 4.75 | 0.88% |
| 2019 | 359,013,081 | −3.98% | 5.36 | 0.94% |
| 2018 | 373,882,090 | −1.79% | 5.62 | 0.99% |
| 2017 | 380,711,825 | −2.85% | 5.75 | 1.0% |
| 2016 | 391,861,406 | −5.78% | 5.96 | 1.1% |
| 2015 | 415,884,746 | −3.43% | 6.36 | 1.1% |
| 2014 | 430,657,314 | −8.41% | 6.62 | 1.2% |
| 2013 | 470,219,682 | −2.32% | 7.27 | 1.3% |
| 2012 | 481,389,785 | 4.83% | 7.49 | 1.4% |
| 2011 | 459,206,619 | −8.3% | 7.2 | 1.3% |
| 2010 | 500,748,404 | 3.57% | 7.91 | 1.5% |
| 2009 | 483,469,809 | −9.45% | 7.71 | 1.5% |
| 2008 | 533,910,941 | −3% | 8.6 | 1.6% |
| 2007 | 550,417,602 | −1.7% | 8.96 | 1.7% |
| 2006 | 559,930,529 | 0.07% | 9.21 | 1.8% |
| 2005 | 559,523,602 | −0.29% | 9.28 | 1.9% |
| 2004 | 561,173,675 | 0.08% | 9.37 | 1.9% |
| 2003 | 560,737,106 | 2.48% | 9.41 | 2.0% |
| 2002 | 547,160,864 | −2.83% | 9.22 | 2.1% |
| 2001 | 563,114,996 | 2.02% | 9.52 | 2.2% |
| 2000 | 551,958,431 | 1.46% | 9.36 | 2.1% |
| 1999 | 544,007,646 | −0.62% | 9.26 | 2.2% |
| 1998 | 547,406,181 | 0.12% | 9.35 | 2.2% |
| 1997 | 546,739,390 | −3.68% | 9.37 | 2.2% |
| 1996 | 567,623,984 | 3.52% | 9.76 | 2.4% |
| 1995 | 548,339,449 | −1.18% | 9.46 | 2.3% |
| 1994 | 554,878,850 | −1.34% | 9.6 | 2.4% |
| 1993 | 562,397,463 | −2.77% | 9.76 | 2.5% |
| 1992 | 578,439,134 | −2.25% | 10.06 | 2.5% |
| 1991 | 591,736,268 | 1.57% | 10.32 | 2.6% |
| 1990 | 582,607,827 | 0.53% | 10.19 | 2.6% |
| 1989 | 579,536,541 | −2.29% | 10.16 | 2.6% |
| 1988 | 593,143,255 | −0.39% | 10.43 | 2.7% |
| 1987 | 595,435,980 | 0.79% | 10.5 | 2.8% |
| 1986 | 590,784,377 | 2.43% | 10.44 | 2.9% |
| 1985 | 576,790,886 | 4.83% | 10.21 | 2.9% |
| 1984 | 550,201,552 | −2.88% | 9.76 | 2.8% |
| 1983 | 566,501,400 | −1.19% | 10.06 | 2.9% |
| 1982 | 573,333,263 | −2.7% | 10.18 | 3.0% |
| 1981 | 589,250,357 | −3.17% | 10.47 | 3.0% |
| 1980 | 608,557,091 | −9.56% | 10.82 | 3.1% |
| 1979 | 672,897,179 | 5.68% | 11.96 | 3.4% |
| 1978 | 636,712,680 | −0.29% | 11.32 | 3.3% |
| 1977 | 638,549,976 | 1.35% | 11.35 | 3.4% |
| 1976 | 630,050,697 | 0.99% | 11.2 | 3.4% |
| 1975 | 623,898,341 | −3.25% | 11.1 | 3.6% |
| 1974 | 644,874,125 | −6.57% | 11.48 | 3.7% |
| 1973 | 690,257,604 | 4.91% | 12.31 | 4.0% |
| 1972 | 657,936,291 | −1.64% | 11.76 | 4.0% |
| 1971 | 668,882,881 | −0.7% | 11.99 | 4.3% |
| 1970 | 673,623,807 | – | 12.11 | 4.3% |
See also
- United Kingdom GHG Emissions
- Global CO2 Emissions
- Global GHG Emissions
- Population of the United Kingdom
Sources
- Crippa M., Guizzardi D., Pagani F., Banja M., Muntean M., et al., GHG emissions of all world countries – JRC/IEA 2025 Report, European Commission, 2025. DOI. Data: EDGAR_2025_GHG.
- CO2 emissions from fuel combustion based on IEA (2024) Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Energy, as modified by the Joint Research Centre (IEA-EDGAR CO2, v4).