United Kingdom CO2 Emissions

Fossil CO2 Emissions (2022)
340,610,260tons
Yearly Change
+0.46%
Global Share
0.89%
Tons per capita
5.00
  • Fossil CO2 emissions in the United Kingdom were 340,610,260 tons in 2022.
  • CO2 emissions increased by 0.46% over the previous year, representing an increase by 1,545,680 tons over 2021, when CO2 emissions were 339,064,580 tons.
  • CO2 emissions per capita in the United Kingdom are equivalent to 5.03 tons per person (based on a population of 68,179,315 in 2022), a dicrease by -0.01 over the figure of 5.01 CO2 tons per person registered in 2021; this represents a change of -0.3% in CO2 emissions per capita.

Fossil Carbon Dioxide (CO2) emissions of the United Kingdom

Year Fossil CO2
Emissions
(tons)
CO2 emisions
change
CO2 emissions
per capita
Population Pop.
change
Share of World's
CO2 emissions
2022 340,610,260 0.46% 5.00 68,179,315 0.75 % 0.94%
2021 339,064,580 5.78% 5.01 67,668,792 0.47 % 0.94%
2020 320,541,380 -10.43% 4.76 67,351,861 0.36 % 0.88%
2019 357,880,990 -4.14% 5.33 67,110,958 0.54 % 0.99%
2018 373,333,950 -1.55% 5.59 66,752,475 0.60 % 1.03%
2017 379,214,520 -3.80% 5.71 66,354,471 0.70 % 1.05%
2016 394,196,770 -4.83% 5.98 65,893,358 0.78 % 1.09%
2015 414,215,520 -3.42% 6.34 65,382,110 0.80 % 1.14%
2014 428,904,480 -8.24% 6.61 64,865,916 0.74 % 1.18%
2013 467,440,090 -2.76% 7.26 64,389,388 0.67 % 1.29%
2012 480,700,950 4.98% 7.52 63,960,484 0.71 % 1.33%
2011 457,886,900 -7.98% 7.21 63,509,285 0.80 % 1.26%
2010 497,615,140 3.28% 7.90 63,006,483 0.80 % 1.37%
2009 481,788,980 -9.33% 7.71 62,506,226 0.77 % 1.33%
2008 531,393,050 -2.87% 8.57 62,027,306 0.80 % 1.47%
2007 547,115,840 -1.79% 8.89 61,535,855 0.79 % 1.51%
2006 557,097,640 0.09% 9.13 61,051,094 0.75 % 1.54%
2005 556,573,300 -0.43% 9.18 60,596,108 0.71 % 1.54%
2004 558,967,680 -0.05% 9.29 60,169,967 0.58 % 1.54%
2003 559,236,200 2.53% 9.35 59,820,385 0.47 % 1.54%
2002 545,463,130 -2.81% 9.16 59,540,763 0.43 % 1.50%
2001 561,217,390 2.55% 9.47 59,288,090 0.39 % 1.55%
2000 547,245,870 1.28% 9.27 59,057,338 0.37 % 1.51%
1999 540,311,560 -0.68% 9.18 58,838,657 0.36 % 1.49%
1998 544,029,430 0.29% 9.28 58,626,819 0.31 % 1.50%
1997 542,456,740 -4.17% 9.28 58,447,089 0.25 % 1.50%
1996 566,035,850 3.41% 9.71 58,298,565 0.25 % 1.56%
1995 547,380,740 -1.36% 9.41 58,154,635 0.26 % 1.51%
1994 554,946,050 -0.91% 9.57 58,003,203 0.25 % 1.53%
1993 560,018,390 -2.76% 9.68 57,861,037 0.25 % 1.54%
1992 575,912,870 -2.41% 9.98 57,719,272 0.29 % 1.59%
1991 590,142,210 1.57% 10.25 57,555,192 0.33 % 1.63%
1990 581,012,050 0.31% 10.13 57,367,862 0.32 % 1.60%
1989 579,207,880 -2.61% 10.13 57,182,136 0.27 % 1.60%
1988 594,740,640 -0.01% 10.43 57,026,546 0.25 % 1.64%
1987 594,804,030 1.00% 10.46 56,886,024 0.24 % 1.64%
1986 588,935,250 2.39% 10.38 56,751,923 0.26 % 1.62%
1985 575,211,540 4.75% 10.16 56,606,414 0.27 % 1.59%
1984 549,108,740 -3.03% 9.73 56,451,313 0.21 % 1.51%
1983 566,261,860 -1.42% 10.05 56,332,058 0.07 % 1.56%
1982 574,445,530 -2.35% 10.20 56,292,755 -0.02 % 1.58%
1981 588,274,810 -3.20% 10.45 56,304,592 0.04 % 1.62%
1980 607,704,860 -9.09% 10.80 56,282,103 0.11 % 1.68%
1979 668,469,480 5.63% 11.89 56,218,763 0.08 % 1.84%
1978 632,816,250 0.00% 11.26 56,175,556 0.00 % 1.75%
1977 632,821,140 1.57% 11.27 56,175,829 -0.05 % 1.75%

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