Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square was 0.0017 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square in United Kingdom, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Mt CO2e per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square in United Kingdom is 0.0017 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 54 years on record.
The figure is down 5.4% on the previous year and down 31.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square in United Kingdom peaked at 0.0037 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 1973 and was at its lowest, 0.0017 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places United Kingdom 30th out of 203 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | Mt CO2e per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0036 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.0036 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0035 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0037 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0035 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0034 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0034 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0035 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0035 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0036 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0034 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0033 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0032 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0032 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 0.003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0032 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0033 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0033 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0032 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0032 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0032 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0033 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0032 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0031 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 0.003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 0.003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0031 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 0.003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 0.003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 0.003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0029 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0029 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0029 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0029 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0028 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0027 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0025 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0026 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0024 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0025 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0024 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0023 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0022 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0021 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 0.002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0019 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0017 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0018 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0017 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0017 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0035 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0034 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0037 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0032 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0034 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0031 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0033 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0029 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0025 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0022 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0019 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0026 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0017 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0017 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0018 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
- 27 Lebanon 0.0018 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 28 Vietnam 0.0017 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 29 Bangladesh 0.0017 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 31 China 0.0016 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 32 Cayman Islands 0.0016 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 33 India 0.0014 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square in United Kingdom?
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square in United Kingdom was 0.0017 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0037 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 1973.
- What is the lowest total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0017 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does United Kingdom rank for total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square?
- United Kingdom ranks 30th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.6%. 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 Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total greenhouse gas emissions 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.
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Total greenhouse gas emissions 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
Total greenhouse gas emissions 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.