Azerbaijan vs United Kingdom: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Azerbaijan
4.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
United Kingdom
4.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Azerbaijan rank
77th
United Kingdom rank
74th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Azerbaijan
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 4.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 4.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Azerbaijan, a difference of 0.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Azerbaijan ranks 77th and United Kingdom ranks 74th of 198 countries.
United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Azerbaijan | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.212 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United Kingdom |
| 1860s | 0.2173 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United Kingdom |
| 1870s | 0.2632 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United Kingdom |
| 1880s | 0.3488 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United Kingdom |
| 1890s | 0.5108 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United Kingdom |
| 1900s | 0.7417 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 12.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United Kingdom |
| 1910s | 0.7567 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 12.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United Kingdom |
| 1920s | 0.5576 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United Kingdom |
| 1930s | 1.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United Kingdom |
| 1940s | 2.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 12.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United Kingdom |
| 1950s | 4.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 13.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United Kingdom |
| 1960s | 5.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 13.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United Kingdom |
| 1970s | 7.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 13.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United Kingdom |
| 1980s | 7.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United Kingdom |
| 1990s | 5.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 4.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 4.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 4.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2893 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United Kingdom |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, Azerbaijan or United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at 4.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 4.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Azerbaijan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Azerbaijan and United Kingdom?
- 0.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and United Kingdom?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Azerbaijan and United Kingdom rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Azerbaijan ranks 77th and United Kingdom ranks 74th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.