Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) was 74.58 Mt CO2e in 2024. ▼ Falling
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) in United Kingdom, 1970–2024
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Measured in Mt CO2e.
Analysis
In 2024, carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from building (energy) in United Kingdom stood at 74.58 Mt CO2e. That is the lowest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from building (energy) in United Kingdom peaked at 129.82 Mt CO2e in 1979 and was at its lowest, 74.58 Mt CO2e, in 2024.
United Kingdom ranks 9th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 120.83 Mt CO2e | 115.59 Mt CO2e | 129.82 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1980s | 117.86 Mt CO2e | 109.14 Mt CO2e | 125.08 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1990s | 114.7 Mt CO2e | 109.54 Mt CO2e | 121.57 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2000s | 104.46 Mt CO2e | 94.6 Mt CO2e | 112.86 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.52 Mt CO2e | 81.57 Mt CO2e | 105.8 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.5 Mt CO2e | 74.58 Mt CO2e | 92.59 Mt CO2e | 5 |
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- Heating Degree Days 5,420 (2024)
- Cooling Degree Days 28.37 (2024)
- Total fisheries production 981,329 metric tons (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 755,323 metric tons (2024)
- Aquaculture production 226,006 metric tons (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 2.03 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 1.12 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.3362 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 25.62 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes 2.52 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from building (energy) in United Kingdom?
- Carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from building (energy) in United Kingdom was 74.58 Mt CO2e in 2024, according to EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission.
- What is the highest carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from building (energy) recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 129.82 Mt CO2e in 1979.
- What is the lowest carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from building (energy) recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.58 Mt CO2e in 2024.
- How does United Kingdom rank for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from building (energy)?
- United Kingdom ranks 9th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from building (energy) rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
- The figures come from EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as part of Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A measure of annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the building sector (subsector of the energy sector) including IPCC 2006 codes 1.A.4 Residential and other sectors, 1.A.5 Non-Specified. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).