Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, annual growth rate in United Kingdom

United Kingdom: Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, annual growth rate was 1.65 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
1.65 % change on previous year
Change on year
up 256.0%
World rank
116th
of 215 countries
All-time high
84.38 % change on previous year
in 1927
All-time low
-43.37 % change on previous year
in 1926
Years of data
274
1751–2024

Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, annual growth rate in United Kingdom, 1751–2024

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Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.

Analysis

The most recent figure for carbon dioxide emissions by income level, annual growth rate in United Kingdom is 1.65 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 256.0% on the previous year and up 120.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, carbon dioxide emissions by income level, annual growth rate in United Kingdom peaked at 84.38 % change on previous year in 1927 and was at its lowest, -43.37 % change on previous year, in 1926.

United Kingdom ranks 116th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, annual growth rate in United Kingdom, year by year

Annual values for Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, annual growth rate in United Kingdom, 1751 to 2024.
Year % change on previous year Change
1751 1.09 % change on previous year —
1752 1.04 % change on previous year -4.3%
1753 1.11 % change on previous year +6.4%
1754 1.28 % change on previous year +15.6%
1755 0.6153 % change on previous year -52.0%
1756 1.19 % change on previous year +93.2%
1757 1.86 % change on previous year +56.2%
1758 1.21 % change on previous year -34.6%
1759 1.2 % change on previous year -1.2%
1760 1.7 % change on previous year +41.5%
1761 2.22 % change on previous year +31.0%
1762 1.9 % change on previous year -14.4%
1763 2.19 % change on previous year +15.0%
1764 1.84 % change on previous year -16.0%
1765 2.16 % change on previous year +17.8%
1766 2 % change on previous year -7.6%
1767 2.33 % change on previous year +16.5%
1768 2.59 % change on previous year +11.2%
1769 2.51 % change on previous year -2.9%
1770 2.48 % change on previous year -1.2%
1771 2.08 % change on previous year -16.2%
1772 1.9 % change on previous year -8.6%
1773 1.36 % change on previous year -28.7%
1774 1.48 % change on previous year +9.2%
1775 2.33 % change on previous year +57.5%
1776 2.2 % change on previous year -5.7%
1777 2.08 % change on previous year -5.2%
1778 1.9 % change on previous year -8.9%
1779 1.91 % change on previous year +0.8%
1780 2.21 % change on previous year +15.5%
1781 2.24 % change on previous year +1.3%
1782 2.13 % change on previous year -4.7%
1783 2.91 % change on previous year +36.1%
1784 2.39 % change on previous year -17.6%
1785 2.81 % change on previous year +17.3%
1786 2.69 % change on previous year -4.3%
1787 2.23 % change on previous year -16.9%
1788 2.27 % change on previous year +1.5%
1789 2.99 % change on previous year +32.2%
1790 2.69 % change on previous year -10.1%
1791 2.62 % change on previous year -2.8%
1792 2.53 % change on previous year -3.5%
1793 1.66 % change on previous year -34.1%
1794 1.19 % change on previous year -28.6%
1795 -0.9423 % change on previous year -179.4%
1796 -1.29 % change on previous year +36.8%
1797 -0.2131 % change on previous year -83.5%
1798 4.6 % change on previous year -2257.2%
1799 19.21 % change on previous year +317.9%
1800 16.7 % change on previous year -13.1%
1801 -1.93 % change on previous year -111.5%
1802 -1.17 % change on previous year -39.3%
1803 -7.03 % change on previous year +501.7%
1804 -1.6 % change on previous year -77.3%
1805 5.42 % change on previous year -438.9%
1806 5.51 % change on previous year +1.7%
1807 5.42 % change on previous year -1.6%
1808 3.43 % change on previous year -36.7%
1809 2.44 % change on previous year -29.0%
1810 2.55 % change on previous year +4.6%
1811 2.13 % change on previous year -16.5%
1812 1.62 % change on previous year -23.7%
1813 1.68 % change on previous year +3.7%
1814 2.2 % change on previous year +30.8%
1815 2.19 % change on previous year -0.3%
1816 0.6312 % change on previous year -71.2%
1817 6.37 % change on previous year +909.0%
1818 4.8 % change on previous year -24.7%
1819 -1.03 % change on previous year -121.6%
1820 -1.73 % change on previous year +67.3%
1821 2.18 % change on previous year -225.8%
1822 3.63 % change on previous year +67.0%
1823 3.56 % change on previous year -2.2%
1824 3.13 % change on previous year -12.0%
1825 2.96 % change on previous year -5.3%
1826 1.09 % change on previous year -63.4%
1827 3.88 % change on previous year +258.0%
1828 1.12 % change on previous year -71.2%
1829 1.16 % change on previous year +4.0%
1830 27.2 % change on previous year +2236.3%
1831 -4.78 % change on previous year -117.6%
1832 -2.99 % change on previous year -37.5%
1833 -1.01 % change on previous year -66.1%
1834 6.26 % change on previous year -717.8%
1835 9.72 % change on previous year +55.2%
1836 8.79 % change on previous year -9.5%
1837 -4.19 % change on previous year -147.7%
1838 -2.22 % change on previous year -47.1%
1839 2.99 % change on previous year -234.9%
1840 6.6 % change on previous year +120.9%
1841 0.6678 % change on previous year -89.9%
1842 4.75 % change on previous year +611.2%
1843 3.96 % change on previous year -16.6%
1844 6.08 % change on previous year +53.4%
1845 6.2 % change on previous year +1.9%
1846 -4.29 % change on previous year -169.3%
1847 6.63 % change on previous year -254.3%
1848 7.03 % change on previous year +6.0%
1849 7.68 % change on previous year +9.3%
1850 4.26 % change on previous year -44.5%
1851 -4.85 % change on previous year -213.9%
1852 -0.3548 % change on previous year -92.7%
1853 -0.5517 % change on previous year +55.5%
1854 20.5 % change on previous year -3816.4%
1855 -6.36 % change on previous year -131.0%
1856 7.61 % change on previous year -219.7%
1857 -1.79 % change on previous year -123.5%
1858 -1.99 % change on previous year +11.2%
1859 11.03 % change on previous year -653.7%
1860 12.19 % change on previous year +10.5%
1861 4.23 % change on previous year -65.3%
1862 -3.19 % change on previous year -175.4%
1863 6.35 % change on previous year -299.2%
1864 7.59 % change on previous year +19.7%
1865 5.97 % change on previous year -21.4%
1866 3.04 % change on previous year -49.1%
1867 2.66 % change on previous year -12.3%
1868 -1.91 % change on previous year -171.7%
1869 4.92 % change on previous year -357.3%
1870 2.14 % change on previous year -56.5%
1871 5.93 % change on previous year +176.9%
1872 5.35 % change on previous year -9.7%
1873 3.79 % change on previous year -29.1%
1874 -2.82 % change on previous year -174.4%
1875 5.56 % change on previous year -297.0%
1876 -0.1728 % change on previous year -103.1%
1877 1.8 % change on previous year -1142.3%
1878 -1.78 % change on previous year -199.1%
1879 0.6167 % change on previous year -134.6%
1880 8.98 % change on previous year +1356.0%
1881 5.11 % change on previous year -43.1%
1882 0.8495 % change on previous year -83.4%
1883 4.05 % change on previous year +377.1%
1884 -2.63 % change on previous year -165.0%
1885 -1.19 % change on previous year -54.7%
1886 -0.9077 % change on previous year -23.9%
1887 2.56 % change on previous year -382.5%
1888 3.97 % change on previous year +54.8%
1889 3.56 % change on previous year -10.4%
1890 2.32 % change on previous year -34.9%
1891 2.11 % change on previous year -9.0%
1892 -2.07 % change on previous year -198.1%
1893 -10.42 % change on previous year +403.4%
1894 14.51 % change on previous year -239.2%
1895 0.9522 % change on previous year -93.4%
1896 2.85 % change on previous year +199.7%
1897 2.66 % change on previous year -6.9%
1898 0.2355 % change on previous year -91.1%
1899 7.15 % change on previous year +2937.3%
1900 1.25 % change on previous year -82.5%
1901 -2.15 % change on previous year -272.1%
1902 3.88 % change on previous year -280.2%
1903 0.784 % change on previous year -79.8%
1904 0.467 % change on previous year -40.4%
1905 1.31 % change on previous year +181.5%
1906 3.58 % change on previous year +172.5%
1907 4.46 % change on previous year +24.5%
1908 -2.45 % change on previous year -154.9%
1909 0.8923 % change on previous year -136.4%
1910 0.7823 % change on previous year -12.3%
1911 2.47 % change on previous year +216.2%
1912 -5.29 % change on previous year -313.9%
1913 9.31 % change on previous year -276.0%
1914 -3.04 % change on previous year -132.6%
1915 1.3 % change on previous year -142.9%
1916 3.59 % change on previous year +175.7%
1917 -1.16 % change on previous year -132.4%
1918 -6.85 % change on previous year +488.2%
1919 -2.3 % change on previous year -66.5%
1920 5.34 % change on previous year -332.4%
1921 -30.86 % change on previous year -678.3%
1922 32.34 % change on previous year -204.8%
1923 6.02 % change on previous year -81.4%
1924 4.76 % change on previous year -21.0%
1925 -5.58 % change on previous year -217.3%
1926 -43.37 % change on previous year +677.3%
1927 84.38 % change on previous year -294.6%
1928 -5.59 % change on previous year -106.6%
1929 5.23 % change on previous year -193.6%
1930 -3.64 % change on previous year -169.6%
1931 -6.47 % change on previous year +77.9%
1932 -3.81 % change on previous year -41.2%
1933 -0.5538 % change on previous year -85.5%
1934 8.01 % change on previous year -1545.6%
1935 1.33 % change on previous year -83.4%
1936 5.61 % change on previous year +321.6%
1937 3.18 % change on previous year -43.3%
1938 -3.85 % change on previous year -221.1%
1939 0.3243 % change on previous year -108.4%
1940 5.44 % change on previous year +1577.1%
1941 -0.0574 % change on previous year -101.1%
1942 -1.36 % change on previous year +2270.7%
1943 -0.5633 % change on previous year -58.6%
1944 -0.112 % change on previous year -80.1%
1945 -7.47 % change on previous year +6573.4%
1946 2.5 % change on previous year -133.5%
1947 4.48 % change on previous year +79.1%
1948 3.77 % change on previous year -16.0%
1949 0.8028 % change on previous year -78.7%
1950 -1.64 % change on previous year -304.3%
1951 8.93 % change on previous year -644.3%
1952 -3.01 % change on previous year -133.7%
1953 2.22 % change on previous year -173.6%
1954 2.4 % change on previous year +8.2%
1955 4.36 % change on previous year +81.9%
1956 -0.4122 % change on previous year -109.4%
1957 -0.6093 % change on previous year +47.8%
1958 -2.5 % change on previous year +310.3%
1959 -1.73 % change on previous year -30.7%
1960 6.87 % change on previous year -496.7%
1961 0.8006 % change on previous year -88.3%
1962 0.7377 % change on previous year -7.9%
1963 1.76 % change on previous year +139.2%
1964 0.7431 % change on previous year -57.9%
1965 2.34 % change on previous year +215.4%
1966 -0.6489 % change on previous year -127.7%
1967 -4.21 % change on previous year +548.6%
1968 2.44 % change on previous year -157.9%
1969 3.61 % change on previous year +48.1%
1970 3.85 % change on previous year +6.7%
1971 1.2 % change on previous year -68.9%
1972 -1.87 % change on previous year -256.4%
1973 1.78 % change on previous year -195.2%
1974 -6.43 % change on previous year -460.6%
1975 -2.26 % change on previous year -64.9%
1976 -0.7826 % change on previous year -65.3%
1977 0.9751 % change on previous year -224.6%
1978 0.0594 % change on previous year -93.9%
1979 6.58 % change on previous year +10974.5%
1980 -10.16 % change on previous year -254.4%
1981 -3.19 % change on previous year -68.6%
1982 -2.2 % change on previous year -31.2%
1983 -0.5025 % change on previous year -77.1%
1984 -3 % change on previous year +497.4%
1985 5.77 % change on previous year -292.2%
1986 1.6 % change on previous year -72.3%
1987 0.5417 % change on previous year -66.1%
1988 -0.2397 % change on previous year -144.2%
1989 1.98 % change on previous year -925.5%
1990 3.51 % change on previous year +77.2%
1991 1.24 % change on previous year -64.6%
1992 -2.55 % change on previous year -305.9%
1993 -2.4 % change on previous year -6.2%
1994 -0.9655 % change on previous year -59.7%
1995 -1.37 % change on previous year +41.8%
1996 3.64 % change on previous year -365.8%
1997 -4.1 % change on previous year -212.7%
1998 1.04 % change on previous year -125.3%
1999 -1.21 % change on previous year -216.9%
2000 1.31 % change on previous year -208.4%
2001 1.57 % change on previous year +19.5%
2002 -3.06 % change on previous year -295.0%
2003 2.03 % change on previous year -166.1%
2004 0.3168 % change on previous year -84.4%
2005 -0.5392 % change on previous year -270.2%
2006 -0.4369 % change on previous year -19.0%
2007 -1.46 % change on previous year +233.7%
2008 -2.62 % change on previous year +79.4%
2009 -9.33 % change on previous year +256.6%
2010 3.6 % change on previous year -138.6%
2011 -8.24 % change on previous year -328.8%
2012 3.78 % change on previous year -145.9%
2013 -2.02 % change on previous year -153.5%
2014 -8.12 % change on previous year +301.4%
2015 -3.73 % change on previous year -54.2%
2016 -5.45 % change on previous year +46.3%
2017 -3.02 % change on previous year -44.6%
2018 -1.97 % change on previous year -34.7%
2019 -3.94 % change on previous year +100.1%
2020 -10.55 % change on previous year +167.5%
2021 4.94 % change on previous year -146.8%
2022 -9.13 % change on previous year -284.9%
2023 -1.06 % change on previous year -88.4%
2024 1.65 % change on previous year -256.0%

United Kingdom compared with similar countries

  • United Kingdom's 1.65 % change on previous year is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.5 % change on previous year, 1.1× the median. (74 countries reporting)
  • United Kingdom's 1.65 % change on previous year is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -0.0043 % change on previous year. (52 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, annual growth rate in United Kingdom changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1979 +10974.5% 0.0594 % change on previous year 6.58 % change on previous year
1945 -6573.4% -0.112 % change on previous year -7.47 % change on previous year
1854 +3816.4% -0.5517 % change on previous year 20.5 % change on previous year
1899 +2937.3% 0.2355 % change on previous year 7.15 % change on previous year
1942 -2270.7% -0.0574 % change on previous year -1.36 % change on previous year
1798 +2257.2% -0.2131 % change on previous year 4.6 % change on previous year

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1750s 1.18 % change on previous year 0.6153 % change on previous year 1.86 % change on previous year 9
1760s 2.14 % change on previous year 1.7 % change on previous year 2.59 % change on previous year 10
1770s 1.97 % change on previous year 1.36 % change on previous year 2.48 % change on previous year 10
1780s 2.49 % change on previous year 2.13 % change on previous year 2.99 % change on previous year 10
1790s 3.21 % change on previous year -1.29 % change on previous year 19.21 % change on previous year 10
1800s 2.72 % change on previous year -7.03 % change on previous year 16.7 % change on previous year 10
1810s 2.31 % change on previous year -1.03 % change on previous year 6.37 % change on previous year 10
1820s 2.1 % change on previous year -1.73 % change on previous year 3.88 % change on previous year 10
1830s 3.98 % change on previous year -4.78 % change on previous year 27.2 % change on previous year 10
1840s 4.53 % change on previous year -4.29 % change on previous year 7.68 % change on previous year 10
1850s 2.75 % change on previous year -6.36 % change on previous year 20.5 % change on previous year 10
1860s 4.18 % change on previous year -3.19 % change on previous year 12.19 % change on previous year 10
1870s 2.04 % change on previous year -2.82 % change on previous year 5.93 % change on previous year 10
1880s 2.44 % change on previous year -2.63 % change on previous year 8.98 % change on previous year 10
1890s 2.03 % change on previous year -10.42 % change on previous year 14.51 % change on previous year 10
1900s 1.2 % change on previous year -2.45 % change on previous year 4.46 % change on previous year 10
1910s -0.1175 % change on previous year -6.85 % change on previous year 9.31 % change on previous year 10
1920s 5.27 % change on previous year -43.37 % change on previous year 84.38 % change on previous year 10
1930s 0.0132 % change on previous year -6.47 % change on previous year 8.01 % change on previous year 10
1940s 0.7427 % change on previous year -7.47 % change on previous year 5.44 % change on previous year 10
1950s 0.7999 % change on previous year -3.01 % change on previous year 8.93 % change on previous year 10
1960s 1.45 % change on previous year -4.21 % change on previous year 6.87 % change on previous year 10
1970s 0.3103 % change on previous year -6.43 % change on previous year 6.58 % change on previous year 10
1980s -0.9406 % change on previous year -10.16 % change on previous year 5.77 % change on previous year 10
1990s -0.3176 % change on previous year -4.1 % change on previous year 3.64 % change on previous year 10
2000s -1.22 % change on previous year -9.33 % change on previous year 2.03 % change on previous year 10
2010s -2.91 % change on previous year -8.24 % change on previous year 3.78 % change on previous year 10
2020s -2.83 % change on previous year -10.55 % change on previous year 4.94 % change on previous year 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is carbon dioxide emissions by income level, annual growth rate in United Kingdom?
Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, annual growth rate in United Kingdom was 1.65 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest carbon dioxide emissions by income level, annual growth rate recorded in United Kingdom?
The highest recorded value was 84.38 % change on previous year in 1927.
What is the lowest carbon dioxide emissions by income level, annual growth rate recorded in United Kingdom?
The lowest recorded value was -43.37 % change on previous year in 1926.
How does United Kingdom rank for carbon dioxide emissions by income level, annual growth rate?
United Kingdom ranks 116th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
Is carbon dioxide emissions by income level, annual growth rate rising or falling in United Kingdom?
Over the last ten years it is up 120.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, annual growth rate
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% change on previous year
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216 places, 22,555 data points, 1751–2024
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The year-on-year percentage change in Carbon dioxide emissions by income level. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.