Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) was 0.0013 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) in United Kingdom, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Mt CO2e per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) in United Kingdom is 0.0013 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 54 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.2% on the previous year and down 35.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) in United Kingdom peaked at 0.0029 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 1973 and was at its lowest, 0.0013 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, in 2023.
United Kingdom ranks 29th of 203 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | Mt CO2e per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0028 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.0028 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0027 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0029 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0027 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0026 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0026 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0026 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0026 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0028 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0025 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -9.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0024 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0024 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0023 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0023 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0024 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0024 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0025 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0025 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0024 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0024 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0024 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0024 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0023 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0023 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0023 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0023 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0023 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0023 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0022 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0023 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0023 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0023 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0023 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0023 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0023 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0023 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0023 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0022 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 0.002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0021 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0019 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 2012 | 0.002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0019 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0018 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0017 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0016 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0016 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0015 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0015 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0013 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -11.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0014 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0013 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0013 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -6.2% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 0.0013 Mt CO2e per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, 2.5× the median. (77 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 0.0013 Mt CO2e per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, 3.7× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0027 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0026 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0029 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0024 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0023 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0025 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0023 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0022 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0024 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0023 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0023 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0018 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0015 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0021 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0013 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0013 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0014 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
- 26 Barbados 0.0016 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 27 Cayman Islands 0.0015 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 28 China 0.0014 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 30 Vietnam 0.0012 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 31 Czechia 0.0011 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 32 Lebanon 0.0011 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) in United Kingdom?
- Carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) in United Kingdom was 0.0013 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0029 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 1973.
- What is the lowest carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0013 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does United Kingdom rank for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e)?
- United Kingdom ranks 29th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.