CO2 emissions per person in United Kingdom
Carbon dioxide emissions in United Kingdom were 4.22 t CO2 per person in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1970.
United Kingdom, 2024
4.22
Change from 2023
−5.1%
World, 2024
4.69 t CO2 per person
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024
5.65 t CO2 per person
Position in 2024
65th of 203
CO2 emissions per person in United Kingdom over time
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Tonnes of CO2 per person. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | United Kingdom | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4.22 t CO2 per person | 4.69 t CO2 per person |
| 2023 | 4.45 t CO2 per person | 4.68 t CO2 per person |
| 2022 | 4.81 t CO2 per person | 4.67 t CO2 per person |
| 2021 | 5.05 t CO2 per person | 4.68 t CO2 per person |
| 2020 | 4.79 t CO2 per person | 4.47 t CO2 per person |
| 2019 | 5.39 t CO2 per person | 4.70 t CO2 per person |
| 2018 | 5.64 t CO2 per person | 4.73 t CO2 per person |
| 2017 | 5.77 t CO2 per person | 4.67 t CO2 per person |
| 2016 | 5.97 t CO2 per person | 4.65 t CO2 per person |
| 2015 | 6.39 t CO2 per person | 4.70 t CO2 per person |
| 2014 | 6.66 t CO2 per person | 4.78 t CO2 per person |
| 2013 | 7.33 t CO2 per person | 4.81 t CO2 per person |
| 2012 | 7.56 t CO2 per person | 4.77 t CO2 per person |
| 2011 | 7.26 t CO2 per person | 4.76 t CO2 per person |
| 2010 | 7.98 t CO2 per person | 4.67 t CO2 per person |
| 2009 | 7.76 t CO2 per person | 4.45 t CO2 per person |
| 2008 | 8.64 t CO2 per person | 4.56 t CO2 per person |
| 2007 | 8.98 t CO2 per person | 4.59 t CO2 per person |
| 2006 | 9.20 t CO2 per person | 4.48 t CO2 per person |
| 2005 | 9.26 t CO2 per person | 4.39 t CO2 per person |
| 2004 | 9.35 t CO2 per person | 4.28 t CO2 per person |
| 2003 | 9.40 t CO2 per person | 4.15 t CO2 per person |
| 2002 | 9.22 t CO2 per person | 4.01 t CO2 per person |
| 2001 | 9.53 t CO2 per person | 4.01 t CO2 per person |
| 2000 | 9.37 t CO2 per person | 4.01 t CO2 per person |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −5.1% from 4.45 t CO2 per person in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 6.66 t CO2 per person, the figure has changed by −36.7%.
- Among the 203 countries with data for 2024, United Kingdom has the 65th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 4.69 t CO2 per person.
More for United Kingdom
All statistics for United Kingdom
Greenhouse gas emissions per person
5.6 t CO2e per person
2024 · World Bank
Temperature change
1.84e (Estimate) °C
2025 · FAOSTAT
Agrifood emissions per person
1.87e (Estimate) t CO2e per person
2024 · FAOSTAT
Total greenhouse gas emissions
386.7 Mt CO2e
2024 · World Bank
Methane emissions
58.9 Mt CO2e
2024 · World Bank
Nitrous oxide emissions
25.62 Mt CO2e
2024 · World Bank