All sectors without LULUCF: Emissions (CO2eq) … CH4 square kilometre in United Kingdom

United Kingdom: All sectors without LULUCF: Emissions (CO2eq) … CH4 square kilometre was 0.1811 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.1811 kt per square kilometre
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
35th
of 201 countries
All-time high
0.547 kt per square kilometre
in 1991
All-time low
0.1811 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Years of data
34
1990–2023

All sectors without LULUCF — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per in United Kingdom, 1990–2023

0.20.30.40.51990200620231990: 0.537 kt per square kilometre1991: 0.547 kt per square kilometre1992: 0.529 kt per square kilometre1993: 0.512 kt per square kilometre1994: 0.491 kt per square kilometre1995: 0.505 kt per square kilometre1996: 0.498 kt per square kilometre1997: 0.49 kt per square kilometre1998: 0.458 kt per square kilometre1999: 0.427 kt per square kilometre2000: 0.402 kt per square kilometre2001: 0.388 kt per square kilometre2002: 0.369 kt per square kilometre2003: 0.352 kt per square kilometre2004: 0.334 kt per square kilometre2005: 0.31 kt per square kilometre2006: 0.287 kt per square kilometre2007: 0.269 kt per square kilometre2008: 0.249 kt per square kilometre2009: 0.237 kt per square kilometre2010: 0.218 kt per square kilometre2011: 0.209 kt per square kilometre2012: 0.205 kt per square kilometre2013: 0.197 kt per square kilometre2014: 0.193 kt per square kilometre2015: 0.191 kt per square kilometre2016: 0.19 kt per square kilometre2017: 0.192 kt per square kilometre2018: 0.191 kt per square kilometre2019: 0.189 kt per square kilometre2020: 0.184 kt per square kilometre2021: 0.186 kt per square kilometre2022: 0.185 kt per square kilometre2023: 0.181 kt per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.

Analysis

The most recent figure for all sectors without lulucf — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per in United Kingdom is 0.1811 kt per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 7.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, all sectors without lulucf — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per in United Kingdom peaked at 0.547 kt per square kilometre in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.1811 kt per square kilometre, in 2023.

United Kingdom ranks 35th of 201 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.

All sectors without LULUCF: Emissions (CO2eq) … CH4 square kilometre in United Kingdom, year by year

Annual values for All sectors without LULUCF — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre in United Kingdom, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt per square kilometre Change
1990 0.5375 kt per square kilometre —
1991 0.547 kt per square kilometre +1.8%
1992 0.5287 kt per square kilometre -3.3%
1993 0.5121 kt per square kilometre -3.1%
1994 0.491 kt per square kilometre -4.1%
1995 0.5046 kt per square kilometre +2.8%
1996 0.4984 kt per square kilometre -1.2%
1997 0.4896 kt per square kilometre -1.8%
1998 0.4581 kt per square kilometre -6.4%
1999 0.4274 kt per square kilometre -6.7%
2000 0.4024 kt per square kilometre -5.8%
2001 0.3882 kt per square kilometre -3.5%
2002 0.3694 kt per square kilometre -4.8%
2003 0.3522 kt per square kilometre -4.7%
2004 0.3339 kt per square kilometre -5.2%
2005 0.3098 kt per square kilometre -7.2%
2006 0.2873 kt per square kilometre -7.3%
2007 0.2687 kt per square kilometre -6.5%
2008 0.249 kt per square kilometre -7.4%
2009 0.2367 kt per square kilometre -4.9%
2010 0.2177 kt per square kilometre -8.0%
2011 0.209 kt per square kilometre -4.0%
2012 0.2047 kt per square kilometre -2.1%
2013 0.1965 kt per square kilometre -4.0%
2014 0.1925 kt per square kilometre -2.0%
2015 0.1908 kt per square kilometre -0.9%
2016 0.1898 kt per square kilometre -0.5%
2017 0.1923 kt per square kilometre +1.3%
2018 0.1915 kt per square kilometre -0.4%
2019 0.1887 kt per square kilometre -1.4%
2020 0.1841 kt per square kilometre -2.5%
2021 0.1859 kt per square kilometre +1.0%
2022 0.1851 kt per square kilometre -0.4%
2023 0.1811 kt per square kilometre -2.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.4994 kt per square kilometre 0.4274 kt per square kilometre 0.547 kt per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.3197 kt per square kilometre 0.2367 kt per square kilometre 0.4024 kt per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.1974 kt per square kilometre 0.1887 kt per square kilometre 0.2177 kt per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.184 kt per square kilometre 0.1811 kt per square kilometre 0.1859 kt per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near United Kingdom

  1. 32 Burundi 0.1911 kt per square kilometre compare
  2. 33 Rwanda 0.1877 kt per square kilometre compare
  3. 34 Thailand 0.1842 kt per square kilometre compare
  4. 36 Uganda 0.1799 kt per square kilometre compare
  5. 37 Sri Lanka 0.173 kt per square kilometre compare
  6. 38 San Marino 0.1664 kt per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is all sectors without lulucf — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per in United Kingdom?
All sectors without lulucf — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per in United Kingdom was 0.1811 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest all sectors without lulucf — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per recorded in United Kingdom?
The highest recorded value was 0.547 kt per square kilometre in 1991.
What is the lowest all sectors without lulucf — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per recorded in United Kingdom?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1811 kt per square kilometre in 2023.
How does United Kingdom rank for all sectors without lulucf — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per?
United Kingdom ranks 35th out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
Is all sectors without lulucf — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per rising or falling in United Kingdom?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.9%. 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 All sectors without LULUCF — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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All sectors without LULUCF — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) 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.

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Indicator
All sectors without LULUCF — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre
Unit
kt per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
203 places, 6,749 data points, 1990–2023
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All sectors without LULUCF — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) 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.