Agrifood emissions per person in United Kingdom
Agrifood system emissions in United Kingdom were 1.87 tonnes of CO2 equivalent per person in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1990.
The latest value carries the source flag “Estimate”.
United Kingdom, 2024
1.87e (Estimate)
Change from 2023
−2.0%
World, 2024
2.26 t CO2e per persone (Estimate)
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024
2.50 t CO2e per person
Position in 2024
110th of 193
Agrifood emissions per person in United Kingdom over time
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Tonnes of CO2 equivalent per person. Source: FAO, FAOSTAT. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | United Kingdom | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.87 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) | 2.26 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) |
| 2023 | 1.91 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) | 2.30 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) |
| 2022 | 1.96 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) | 2.27 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) |
| 2021 | 2.03 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) | 2.28 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) |
| 2020 | 2.01 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) | 2.25 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) |
| 2019 | 2.09 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) | 2.31 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) |
| 2018 | 2.13 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) | 2.28 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) |
| 2017 | 2.16 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) | 2.28 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) |
| 2016 | 2.20 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) | 2.28 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) |
| 2015 | 2.27 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) | 2.40 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) |
| 2014 | 2.32 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) | 2.42 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) |
| 2013 | 2.39 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) | 2.38 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) |
| 2012 | 2.43 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) | 2.40 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) |
| 2011 | 2.39 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) | 2.41 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) |
| 2010 | 2.45 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) | 2.42 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) |
| 2009 | 2.42 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) | 2.46 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) |
| 2008 | 2.55 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) | 2.43 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) |
| 2007 | 2.61 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) | 2.45 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) |
| 2006 | 2.67 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) | 2.53 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) |
| 2005 | 2.70 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) | 2.48 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) |
| 2004 | 2.73 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) | 2.52 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) |
| 2003 | 2.73 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) | 2.45 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) |
| 2002 | 2.75 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) | 2.51 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) |
| 2001 | 2.79 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) | 2.45 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) |
| 2000 | 2.82 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) | 2.92 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) |
Flags: e Estimated value . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −2.0% from 1.91 t CO2e per person in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 2.32 t CO2e per person, the figure has changed by −19.5%.
- Among the 193 countries with data for 2024, United Kingdom has the 110th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 2.26 t CO2e per person.
More for United Kingdom
All statistics for United Kingdom
Temperature change
1.84e (Estimate) °C
2025 · FAOSTAT
Total greenhouse gas emissions
386.7 Mt CO2e
2024 · World Bank
Greenhouse gas emissions per person
5.6 t CO2e per person
2024 · World Bank
CO2 emissions per person
4.22 t CO2 per person
2024 · World Bank
Methane emissions
58.9 Mt CO2e
2024 · World Bank
Nitrous oxide emissions
25.62 Mt CO2e
2024 · World Bank