Carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita was 0.079 in 2024. βΌ Falling
Carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita in United Kingdom, 1990β2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita in United Kingdom stood at 0.079. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.1% on the previous year and down 41.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita in United Kingdom peaked at 0.3123 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.079, in 2024.
United Kingdom ranks 148th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2661 | 0.2203 | 0.3123 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1929 | 0.1652 | 0.2139 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1322 | 0.101 | 0.1673 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0897 | 0.079 | 0.0999 | 5 |
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More climate change data for United Kingdom
- Share co2 vs population 0.7299 (2100)
- Urban population 83.3% (2025)
- Urban population 57.90 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.4% (2025)
- Population, total 69.49 million (2025)
- Population growth 0.3% (2025)
- Annual Net Emissions/Removals 370.74 (2024)
- Temperature change with respect to a baseline climatology 1.49 (2024)
- Per capita COβ emissions vs. per capita energy use 4.53 tonnes per person (2024)
- Share global cumulative co2 including land 2.9 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita in United Kingdom?
- Carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita in United Kingdom was 0.079 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3123 in 1991.
- What is the lowest carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.079 in 2024.
- How does United Kingdom rank for carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita?
- United Kingdom ranks 148th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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