Greenhouse gas emissions per person in United Kingdom
Greenhouse gas emissions in United Kingdom were 5.6 t CO2e per person in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1970.
United Kingdom, 2024
5.6
Change from 2023
−4.5%
World, 2024
6.4 t CO2e per person
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024
7.7 t CO2e per person
Position in 2024
72nd of 203
Greenhouse gas emissions per person in United Kingdom over time
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Tonnes of CO2 equivalent 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 | 5.6 t CO2e per person | 6.4 t CO2e per person |
| 2023 | 5.8 t CO2e per person | 6.3 t CO2e per person |
| 2022 | 6.3 t CO2e per person | 6.3 t CO2e per person |
| 2021 | 6.5 t CO2e per person | 6.3 t CO2e per person |
| 2020 | 6.3 t CO2e per person | 6.1 t CO2e per person |
| 2019 | 7.0 t CO2e per person | 6.3 t CO2e per person |
| 2018 | 7.3 t CO2e per person | 6.4 t CO2e per person |
| 2017 | 7.4 t CO2e per person | 6.3 t CO2e per person |
| 2016 | 7.7 t CO2e per person | 6.3 t CO2e per person |
| 2015 | 8.1 t CO2e per person | 6.3 t CO2e per person |
| 2014 | 8.4 t CO2e per person | 6.4 t CO2e per person |
| 2013 | 9.1 t CO2e per person | 6.5 t CO2e per person |
| 2012 | 9.4 t CO2e per person | 6.4 t CO2e per person |
| 2011 | 9.1 t CO2e per person | 6.4 t CO2e per person |
| 2010 | 9.9 t CO2e per person | 6.3 t CO2e per person |
| 2009 | 9.8 t CO2e per person | 6.1 t CO2e per person |
| 2008 | 10.7 t CO2e per person | 6.2 t CO2e per person |
| 2007 | 11.2 t CO2e per person | 6.2 t CO2e per person |
| 2006 | 11.5 t CO2e per person | 6.1 t CO2e per person |
| 2005 | 11.6 t CO2e per person | 6.0 t CO2e per person |
| 2004 | 11.8 t CO2e per person | 5.9 t CO2e per person |
| 2003 | 12.0 t CO2e per person | 5.8 t CO2e per person |
| 2002 | 11.9 t CO2e per person | 5.6 t CO2e per person |
| 2001 | 12.3 t CO2e per person | 5.6 t CO2e per person |
| 2000 | 12.2 t CO2e per person | 5.6 t CO2e per person |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −4.5% from 5.8 t CO2e per person in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 8.4 t CO2e per person, the figure has changed by −33.8%.
- Among the 203 countries with data for 2024, United Kingdom has the 72nd highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 6.4 t CO2e per person.
More for United Kingdom
All statistics for United Kingdom
CO2 emissions per person
4.22 t CO2 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