Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Deforestation in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Deforestation was 1.25 Mt CO2e in 2023. ▲ Rising
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Deforestation in United Kingdom, 2000–2023
Source: Carbon fluxes from land 2000–2020: bringing clarity on countries’ reporting. Measured in Mt CO2e.
Analysis
The most recent figure for carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - deforestation in United Kingdom is 1.25 Mt CO2e, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 7.6% on the previous year and up 41.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - deforestation in United Kingdom peaked at 1.36 Mt CO2e in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.7641 Mt CO2e, in 2015.
That places United Kingdom 86th out of 183 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Deforestation in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | Mt CO2e | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.8064 Mt CO2e | — |
| 2001 | 0.868 Mt CO2e | +7.6% |
| 2002 | 0.8401 Mt CO2e | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 0.9686 Mt CO2e | +15.3% |
| 2004 | 0.8984 Mt CO2e | -7.2% |
| 2005 | 0.9637 Mt CO2e | +7.3% |
| 2006 | 0.7843 Mt CO2e | -18.6% |
| 2007 | 0.893 Mt CO2e | +13.9% |
| 2008 | 0.8759 Mt CO2e | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.8849 Mt CO2e | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 1.03 Mt CO2e | +15.9% |
| 2011 | 0.9061 Mt CO2e | -11.6% |
| 2012 | 0.8963 Mt CO2e | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.8849 Mt CO2e | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.9499 Mt CO2e | +7.3% |
| 2015 | 0.7641 Mt CO2e | -19.6% |
| 2016 | 1.15 Mt CO2e | +50.8% |
| 2017 | 1.1 Mt CO2e | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 1.14 Mt CO2e | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 1.15 Mt CO2e | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 1.07 Mt CO2e | -6.6% |
| 2021 | 1.17 Mt CO2e | +9.0% |
| 2022 | 1.36 Mt CO2e | +16.2% |
| 2023 | 1.25 Mt CO2e | -7.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8783 Mt CO2e | 0.7843 Mt CO2e | 0.9686 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9966 Mt CO2e | 0.7641 Mt CO2e | 1.15 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.21 Mt CO2e | 1.07 Mt CO2e | 1.36 Mt CO2e | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - deforestation in United Kingdom?
- Carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - deforestation in United Kingdom was 1.25 Mt CO2e in 2023, according to Carbon fluxes from land 2000–2020: bringing clarity on countries’ reporting.
- What is the highest carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - deforestation recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 1.36 Mt CO2e in 2022.
- What is the lowest carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - deforestation recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7641 Mt CO2e in 2015.
- How does United Kingdom rank for carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - deforestation?
- United Kingdom ranks 86th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - deforestation rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
- The figures come from Carbon fluxes from land 2000–2020: bringing clarity on countries’ reporting, published as part of Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Deforestation (Mt CO2e). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Net flux of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the category "Deforestation".