Estonia vs United Kingdom: Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per capita

Estonia
1,216 tonnes per person
in 2024
United Kingdom
1,156 tonnes per person
in 2024
Estonia rank
5th
United Kingdom rank
7th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per capita over time

  • Estonia
  • United Kingdom
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How they compare

Estonia currently reports 1,216 tonnes per person against 1,156 tonnes per person in United Kingdom, a difference of 60 tonnes per person.

That makes Estonia's figure about 1.1 times United Kingdom's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Estonia ranks 5th and United Kingdom ranks 7th of 204 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 1 and United Kingdom in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Estonia United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1960s 232.34 tonnes per person 889.12 tonnes per person 656.78 tonnes per person United Kingdom
1970s 380.72 tonnes per person 968.38 tonnes per person 587.66 tonnes per person United Kingdom
1980s 578.18 tonnes per person 1,064 tonnes per person 485.85 tonnes per person United Kingdom
1990s 818.1 tonnes per person 1,138 tonnes per person 320.27 tonnes per person United Kingdom
2000s 1,005 tonnes per person 1,187 tonnes per person 181.72 tonnes per person United Kingdom
2010s 1,169 tonnes per person 1,183 tonnes per person 14.02 tonnes per person United Kingdom
2020s 1,222 tonnes per person 1,171 tonnes per person 50.3 tonnes per person Estonia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions, per capita, Estonia or United Kingdom?
Estonia, at 1,216 tonnes per person against 1,156 tonnes per person in United Kingdom as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions, per capita between Estonia and United Kingdom?
60 tonnes per person, with Estonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and United Kingdom?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Estonia and United Kingdom rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions, per capita?
Estonia ranks 5th and United Kingdom ranks 7th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per capita
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
204 places, 12,896 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Cumulative CO₂ emissions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.