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United Kingdom Annual CO2 Emissions

The United Kingdom's annual CO2 emissions fell to 305.15 million tonnes in 2023, down from 313.83 million tonnes in 2022, according to Global Carbon Budget. This represents a decrease of 2.8% (8.69 million) from the previous year. The United Kingdom has the 19th highest annual CO2 emissions. Within Europe, it ranks 5th out of 44 countries.

Yearly Historical Data (1750-2023)

(in Million Tonnes)
Year Annual CO2 Emissions (Million Tonnes)
2023 305.15
2022 313.83
2021 344.51
2020 326.26
2019 364.75
2018 379.73
2017 387.37
2016 399.43
2015 422.46
2014 438.81
2013 477.61
2012 487.48
2011 469.71
2010 511.9
2009 494.11
2008 544.93
2007 559.57
2006 567.85
2005 570.34
2004 573.43
2003 571.62
2002 560.27
2001 577.97
2000 569.03
1999 561.65
1998 568.54
1997 562.71
1996 586.76
1995 566.16
1994 574.02
1993 579.61
1992 593.85
1991 609.41
1990 601.95
1989 581.58
1988 570.29
1987 571.67
1986 568.55
1985 559.63
1984 529.11
1983 545.49
1982 548.24
1981 560.55
1980 579.04
1979 644.51
1978 604.71
1977 604.36
1976 598.53
1975 603.25
1974 617.18
1973 659.58
1972 648.03
1971 660.39
1970 652.58
1969 628.38
1968 606.49
1967 592.06
1966 618.07
1965 622.11
1964 607.87
1963 603.39
1962 592.93
1961 588.61
1960 584.02
1959 546.61
1958 556.32
1957 570.71
1956 574.32
1955 576.95
1954 553.01
1953 540.21
1952 528.71
1951 545.25
1950 500.79
1949 507.55
1948 503.51
1947 485.23
1946 464.41
1945 453.07
1944 489.67
1943 490.22
1942 493
1941 499.8
1940 500.08
1939 474.29
1938 472.76
1937 491.7
1936 476.54
1935 451.21
1934 445.28
1933 412.27
1932 414.56
1931 430.98
1930 460.8
1929 478.21
1928 454.45
1927 481.34
1926 261.07
1925 461
1924 488.24
1923 466.07
1922 439.61
1921 332.19
1920 480.47
1919 456.13
1918 466.85
1917 501.17
1916 507.07
1915 489.48
1914 483.18
1913 498.32
1912 455.89
1911 481.35
1910 469.73
1909 466.09
1908 461.96
1907 473.57
1906 453.35
1905 437.67
1904 431.99
1903 429.99
1902 426.64
1901 410.7
1900 419.74
1899 414.55
1898 386.88
1897 385.97
1896 375.98
1895 365.55
1894 362.1
1893 316.21
1892 353.01
1891 360.47
1890 353.02
1889 345.02
1888 333.17
1887 320.44
1886 312.43
1885 315.29
1884 319.1
1883 327.73
1882 314.96
1881 312.31
1880 297.12
1879 272.65
1878 270.97
1877 275.9
1876 271.02
1875 271.49
1874 257.19
1873 264.66
1872 254.99
1871 242.04
1870 228.49
1869 223.71
1868 213.22
1867 217.37
1866 211.73
1865 205.49
1864 193.91
1863 180.22
1862 169.47
1861 175.05
1860 167.95
1859 149.7
1858 134.83
1857 137.57
1856 140.08
1855 130.17
1854 139.01
1853 115.36
1852 116
1851 116.41
1850 122.35
1849 117.35
1848 108.98
1847 101.82
1846 95.49
1845 99.78
1844 93.96
1843 88.57
1842 85.19
1841 81.33
1840 80.79
1839 75.79
1838 73.59
1837 75.25
1836 78.54
1835 72.2
1834 65.8
1833 61.92
1832 62.56
1831 64.49
1830 67.72
1829 53.24
1828 52.63
1827 52.05
1826 50.1
1825 49.56
1824 48.14
1823 46.68
1822 45.07
1821 43.49
1820 42.57
1819 43.32
1818 43.77
1817 41.77
1816 39.27
1815 39.02
1814 38.18
1813 37.36
1812 36.74
1811 36.16
1810 35.4
1809 34.52
1808 33.7
1807 32.58
1806 30.91
1805 29.3
1804 27.79
1803 28.24
1802 30.38
1801 30.74
1800 31.34
1799 26.86
1798 22.53
1797 21.54
1796 21.58
1795 21.86
1794 22.07
1793 21.81
1792 21.46
1791 20.93
1790 20.39
1789 19.86
1788 19.28
1787 18.86
1786 18.44
1785 17.96
1784 17.47
1783 17.06
1782 16.58
1781 16.23
1780 15.88
1779 15.54
1778 15.24
1777 14.96
1776 14.65
1775 14.34
1774 14.01
1773 13.81
1772 13.62
1771 13.37
1770 13.1
1769 12.78
1768 12.47
1767 12.15
1766 11.88
1765 11.64
1764 11.4
1763 11.19
1762 10.95
1761 10.75
1760 10.51
1759 10.34
1758 10.22
1757 10.09
1756 9.91
1755 9.79
1754 9.73
1753 9.61
1752 9.51
1751 9.41
1750 9.31
United Kingdom Annual CO2 Emissions : Definition
Annual CO2 Emissions is defined as total CO2 emissions from energy and industrial processes for the reporting year, reported in metric tonnes and excluding emissions or removals from land-use change and forestry in United Kingdom.
Indicator Last Value Prior Value Period
Agricultural Land (%) 69.57% 71.16% 2022
Forest Area (%) 13.26% 13.22% 2022