Carbon dioxide emissions from manufacturing industries per unit of in United Kingdom

United Kingdom: Carbon dioxide emissions from manufacturing industries per unit of was 0.105 in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.105
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
135th
of 159 countries
All-time high
0.341
in 2001
All-time low
0.105
in 2022
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Carbon dioxide emissions from manufacturing industries per unit of in United Kingdom, 2000–2023

0.10.150.20.250.30.352000201120232000: 0.3352001: 0.3412002: 0.3062003: 0.2982004: 0.2832005: 0.2622006: 0.242007: 0.2332008: 0.2222009: 0.1982010: 0.2082011: 0.1892012: 0.1842013: 0.182014: 0.1732015: 0.1622016: 0.1342017: 0.1342018: 0.1282019: 0.1262020: 0.1232021: 0.1072022: 0.1052023: 0.105

Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.

Analysis

United Kingdom recorded 0.105 for carbon dioxide emissions from manufacturing industries per unit of in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.

The figure is down 41.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, carbon dioxide emissions from manufacturing industries per unit of in United Kingdom peaked at 0.341 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.105, in 2022.

United Kingdom ranks 135th of 159 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.

Carbon dioxide emissions from manufacturing industries per unit of in United Kingdom, year by year

Annual values for Carbon dioxide emissions from manufacturing industries per unit of manufacturing value added (kilogrammes of CO2 per constant 2020 United States dollars) in United Kingdom, 2000 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2000 0.335
2001 0.341 +1.8%
2002 0.306 -10.3%
2003 0.298 -2.6%
2004 0.283 -5.0%
2005 0.262 -7.4%
2006 0.24 -8.4%
2007 0.233 -2.9%
2008 0.222 -4.7%
2009 0.198 -10.8%
2010 0.208 +5.1%
2011 0.189 -9.1%
2012 0.184 -2.6%
2013 0.18 -2.2%
2014 0.173 -3.9%
2015 0.162 -6.4%
2016 0.134 -17.3%
2017 0.134 +0.0%
2018 0.128 -4.5%
2019 0.126 -1.6%
2020 0.123 -2.4%
2021 0.107 -13.0%
2022 0.105 -1.9%
2023 0.105 +0.0%

United Kingdom compared with similar countries

  • United Kingdom's 0.105 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.171, 61% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
  • United Kingdom's 0.105 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.227, 46% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2718 0.198 0.341 10
2010s 0.1618 0.126 0.208 10
2020s 0.11 0.105 0.123 4

Countries ranked near United Kingdom

  1. 132 Namibia 0.11 compare
  2. 133 Finland 0.109 compare
  3. 134 Italy 0.108 compare
  4. 135 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.105 compare
  5. 137 Austria 0.103 compare
  6. 138 Germany 0.101 compare

See the full ranking of 196 places →

More climate change data for United Kingdom

All data for United Kingdom →

Frequently asked questions

What is carbon dioxide emissions from manufacturing industries per unit of in United Kingdom?
Carbon dioxide emissions from manufacturing industries per unit of in United Kingdom was 0.105 in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
What is the highest carbon dioxide emissions from manufacturing industries per unit of recorded in United Kingdom?
The highest recorded value was 0.341 in 2001.
What is the lowest carbon dioxide emissions from manufacturing industries per unit of recorded in United Kingdom?
The lowest recorded value was 0.105 in 2022.
How does United Kingdom rank for carbon dioxide emissions from manufacturing industries per unit of?
United Kingdom ranks 135th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
Is carbon dioxide emissions from manufacturing industries per unit of rising or falling in United Kingdom?
Over the last ten years it is down 41.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Carbon dioxide emissions from manufacturing industries per unit of manufacturing value added (kilogrammes of CO2 per constant 2020 United States dollars). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 24 observations, free to reuse under UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Carbon dioxide emissions from manufacturing industries per unit of in United Kingdom. Statizoid, drawing on United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Retrieved 17 September 2026, from https://climate.statizoid.com/stat/carbon-dioxide-emissions-from-manufacturing-industries-per-unit-of-manufacturing-value/united-kingdom/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://climate.statizoid.com/stat/carbon-dioxide-emissions-from-manufacturing-industries-per-unit-of-manufacturing-value/united-kingdom/">Carbon dioxide emissions from manufacturing industries per unit of in United Kingdom</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Carbon dioxide emissions from manufacturing industries per unit of manufacturing value added (kilogrammes of CO2 per constant 2020 United States dollars)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
196 places, 4,654 data points, 2000–2023
Last refreshed