Total greenhouse gas emissions including LULUCF in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Total greenhouse gas emissions including LULUCF was 394.57 Mt CO2e in 2023. βΌ Falling
Total greenhouse gas emissions including LULUCF in United Kingdom, 2000β2023
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database. Measured in Mt CO2e.
Analysis
United Kingdom recorded 394.57 Mt CO2e for total greenhouse gas emissions including lulucf in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 5.3% on the previous year and down 31.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total greenhouse gas emissions including lulucf in United Kingdom peaked at 722.25 Mt CO2e in 2001 and was at its lowest, 394.57 Mt CO2e, in 2023.
That places United Kingdom 21st out of 176 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 689.41 Mt CO2e | 602.01 Mt CO2e | 722.25 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2010s | 533.27 Mt CO2e | 458.14 Mt CO2e | 616.7 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2020s | 414.32 Mt CO2e | 394.57 Mt CO2e | 431.02 Mt CO2e | 4 |
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More environment data for United Kingdom
- Historical exposure to drought β Land soil moisture anomaly -3.13 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought β Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.25 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought β Land soil moisture anomaly 2.35 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought β Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.22 Percentage change (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total greenhouse gas emissions including lulucf in United Kingdom?
- Total greenhouse gas emissions including lulucf in United Kingdom was 394.57 Mt CO2e in 2023, according to EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database.
- What is the highest total greenhouse gas emissions including lulucf recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 722.25 Mt CO2e in 2001.
- What is the lowest total greenhouse gas emissions including lulucf recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 394.57 Mt CO2e in 2023.
- How does United Kingdom rank for total greenhouse gas emissions including lulucf?
- United Kingdom ranks 21st out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total greenhouse gas emissions including lulucf rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.9%. 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, published as part of Total greenhouse gas emissions including LULUCF (Mt CO2e). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A measure of annual emissions of the six greenhouse gases (GHG) covered by the Kyoto Protocol (carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), perfluorocarbons (PFCs), and sulphur hexafluoride (SF6)) from the energy, industry, waste, agriculture, and land use, land use changes, and forestry (LULUCF) sectors, standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).