Change co2 annual pct in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Change co2 annual pct was 1.65 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
1.65
Change on year
up 256.0%
World rank
116th
of 215 countries
All-time high
84.38
in 1927
All-time low
-43.37
in 1926
Years of data
274
1751–2024
Change co2 annual pct in United Kingdom, 1751–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for change co2 annual pct in United Kingdom is 1.65, 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, change co2 annual pct in United Kingdom peaked at 84.38 in 1927 and was at its lowest, -43.37, 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.
Change co2 annual pct in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1751 | 1.09 | — |
| 1752 | 1.04 | -4.4% |
| 1753 | 1.11 | +6.4% |
| 1754 | 1.28 | +15.6% |
| 1755 | 0.6153 | -52.0% |
| 1756 | 1.19 | +93.3% |
| 1757 | 1.86 | +56.2% |
| 1758 | 1.21 | -34.7% |
| 1759 | 1.2 | -1.1% |
| 1760 | 1.7 | +41.6% |
| 1761 | 2.22 | +30.9% |
| 1762 | 1.9 | -14.4% |
| 1763 | 2.19 | +15.0% |
| 1764 | 1.84 | -16.0% |
| 1765 | 2.16 | +17.9% |
| 1766 | 2 | -7.6% |
| 1767 | 2.33 | +16.5% |
| 1768 | 2.59 | +11.2% |
| 1769 | 2.51 | -2.9% |
| 1770 | 2.48 | -1.2% |
| 1771 | 2.08 | -16.2% |
| 1772 | 1.9 | -8.6% |
| 1773 | 1.36 | -28.7% |
| 1774 | 1.48 | +9.2% |
| 1775 | 2.33 | +57.5% |
| 1776 | 2.2 | -5.7% |
| 1777 | 2.08 | -5.2% |
| 1778 | 1.9 | -8.9% |
| 1779 | 1.91 | +0.8% |
| 1780 | 2.21 | +15.5% |
| 1781 | 2.24 | +1.3% |
| 1782 | 2.13 | -4.7% |
| 1783 | 2.91 | +36.1% |
| 1784 | 2.39 | -17.6% |
| 1785 | 2.81 | +17.3% |
| 1786 | 2.69 | -4.3% |
| 1787 | 2.23 | -16.9% |
| 1788 | 2.27 | +1.5% |
| 1789 | 2.99 | +32.2% |
| 1790 | 2.69 | -10.1% |
| 1791 | 2.62 | -2.8% |
| 1792 | 2.53 | -3.5% |
| 1793 | 1.66 | -34.1% |
| 1794 | 1.19 | -28.6% |
| 1795 | -0.9427 | -179.4% |
| 1796 | -1.29 | +36.7% |
| 1797 | -0.2129 | -83.5% |
| 1798 | 4.6 | -2259.4% |
| 1799 | 19.21 | +317.9% |
| 1800 | 16.7 | -13.1% |
| 1801 | -1.93 | -111.5% |
| 1802 | -1.17 | -39.3% |
| 1803 | -7.03 | +501.6% |
| 1804 | -1.6 | -77.3% |
| 1805 | 5.42 | -438.8% |
| 1806 | 5.51 | +1.7% |
| 1807 | 5.42 | -1.6% |
| 1808 | 3.43 | -36.7% |
| 1809 | 2.44 | -29.0% |
| 1810 | 2.55 | +4.6% |
| 1811 | 2.13 | -16.5% |
| 1812 | 1.62 | -23.7% |
| 1813 | 1.68 | +3.7% |
| 1814 | 2.2 | +30.8% |
| 1815 | 2.19 | -0.3% |
| 1816 | 0.6313 | -71.2% |
| 1817 | 6.37 | +908.9% |
| 1818 | 4.79 | -24.7% |
| 1819 | -1.03 | -121.6% |
| 1820 | -1.73 | +67.3% |
| 1821 | 2.18 | -225.8% |
| 1822 | 3.63 | +67.0% |
| 1823 | 3.56 | -2.2% |
| 1824 | 3.13 | -12.0% |
| 1825 | 2.96 | -5.2% |
| 1826 | 1.09 | -63.4% |
| 1827 | 3.88 | +257.9% |
| 1828 | 1.12 | -71.2% |
| 1829 | 1.16 | +4.0% |
| 1830 | 27.2 | +2236.5% |
| 1831 | -4.78 | -117.6% |
| 1832 | -2.99 | -37.5% |
| 1833 | -1.01 | -66.1% |
| 1834 | 6.26 | -717.9% |
| 1835 | 9.72 | +55.2% |
| 1836 | 8.79 | -9.5% |
| 1837 | -4.19 | -147.7% |
| 1838 | -2.22 | -47.1% |
| 1839 | 2.99 | -234.9% |
| 1840 | 6.6 | +120.9% |
| 1841 | 0.6678 | -89.9% |
| 1842 | 4.75 | +611.2% |
| 1843 | 3.96 | -16.6% |
| 1844 | 6.08 | +53.4% |
| 1845 | 6.2 | +1.9% |
| 1846 | -4.29 | -169.3% |
| 1847 | 6.63 | -254.3% |
| 1848 | 7.03 | +6.0% |
| 1849 | 7.68 | +9.3% |
| 1850 | 4.26 | -44.5% |
| 1851 | -4.85 | -213.9% |
| 1852 | -0.3553 | -92.7% |
| 1853 | -0.5513 | +55.2% |
| 1854 | 20.5 | -3819.1% |
| 1855 | -6.36 | -131.0% |
| 1856 | 7.61 | -219.7% |
| 1857 | -1.79 | -123.5% |
| 1858 | -1.99 | +11.2% |
| 1859 | 11.03 | -653.7% |
| 1860 | 12.19 | +10.5% |
| 1861 | 4.23 | -65.3% |
| 1862 | -3.19 | -175.4% |
| 1863 | 6.35 | -299.2% |
| 1864 | 7.59 | +19.7% |
| 1865 | 5.97 | -21.4% |
| 1866 | 3.04 | -49.1% |
| 1867 | 2.66 | -12.3% |
| 1868 | -1.91 | -171.7% |
| 1869 | 4.92 | -357.3% |
| 1870 | 2.14 | -56.5% |
| 1871 | 5.93 | +176.9% |
| 1872 | 5.35 | -9.7% |
| 1873 | 3.79 | -29.1% |
| 1874 | -2.82 | -174.4% |
| 1875 | 5.56 | -297.0% |
| 1876 | -0.1727 | -103.1% |
| 1877 | 1.8 | -1142.4% |
| 1878 | -1.78 | -199.1% |
| 1879 | 0.6166 | -134.5% |
| 1880 | 8.98 | +1356.1% |
| 1881 | 5.11 | -43.1% |
| 1882 | 0.8494 | -83.4% |
| 1883 | 4.05 | +377.2% |
| 1884 | -2.63 | -165.0% |
| 1885 | -1.19 | -54.7% |
| 1886 | -0.9076 | -23.9% |
| 1887 | 2.56 | -382.6% |
| 1888 | 3.97 | +54.8% |
| 1889 | 3.56 | -10.4% |
| 1890 | 2.32 | -34.9% |
| 1891 | 2.11 | -9.0% |
| 1892 | -2.07 | -198.1% |
| 1893 | -10.42 | +403.5% |
| 1894 | 14.51 | -239.2% |
| 1895 | 0.9522 | -93.4% |
| 1896 | 2.85 | +199.7% |
| 1897 | 2.66 | -6.9% |
| 1898 | 0.2354 | -91.1% |
| 1899 | 7.15 | +2938.4% |
| 1900 | 1.25 | -82.5% |
| 1901 | -2.15 | -272.1% |
| 1902 | 3.88 | -280.2% |
| 1903 | 0.7841 | -79.8% |
| 1904 | 0.467 | -40.4% |
| 1905 | 1.31 | +181.5% |
| 1906 | 3.58 | +172.5% |
| 1907 | 4.46 | +24.5% |
| 1908 | -2.45 | -154.9% |
| 1909 | 0.8923 | -136.4% |
| 1910 | 0.7822 | -12.3% |
| 1911 | 2.47 | +216.2% |
| 1912 | -5.29 | -313.9% |
| 1913 | 9.31 | -276.0% |
| 1914 | -3.04 | -132.6% |
| 1915 | 1.3 | -142.9% |
| 1916 | 3.59 | +175.7% |
| 1917 | -1.16 | -132.4% |
| 1918 | -6.85 | +488.3% |
| 1919 | -2.3 | -66.5% |
| 1920 | 5.34 | -332.5% |
| 1921 | -30.86 | -678.3% |
| 1922 | 32.34 | -204.8% |
| 1923 | 6.02 | -81.4% |
| 1924 | 4.76 | -21.0% |
| 1925 | -5.58 | -217.3% |
| 1926 | -43.37 | +677.3% |
| 1927 | 84.38 | -294.6% |
| 1928 | -5.59 | -106.6% |
| 1929 | 5.23 | -193.6% |
| 1930 | -3.64 | -169.6% |
| 1931 | -6.47 | +77.9% |
| 1932 | -3.81 | -41.2% |
| 1933 | -0.5539 | -85.5% |
| 1934 | 8.01 | -1545.6% |
| 1935 | 1.33 | -83.4% |
| 1936 | 5.61 | +321.7% |
| 1937 | 3.18 | -43.3% |
| 1938 | -3.85 | -221.1% |
| 1939 | 0.3243 | -108.4% |
| 1940 | 5.44 | +1577.1% |
| 1941 | -0.0574 | -101.1% |
| 1942 | -1.36 | +2270.6% |
| 1943 | -0.5633 | -58.6% |
| 1944 | -0.1118 | -80.1% |
| 1945 | -7.47 | +6582.7% |
| 1946 | 2.5 | -133.5% |
| 1947 | 4.48 | +79.1% |
| 1948 | 3.77 | -16.0% |
| 1949 | 0.8026 | -78.7% |
| 1950 | -1.64 | -304.3% |
| 1951 | 8.93 | -644.3% |
| 1952 | -3.01 | -133.7% |
| 1953 | 2.22 | -173.6% |
| 1954 | 2.4 | +8.2% |
| 1955 | 4.36 | +81.9% |
| 1956 | -0.4123 | -109.4% |
| 1957 | -0.6093 | +47.8% |
| 1958 | -2.5 | +310.3% |
| 1959 | -1.73 | -30.7% |
| 1960 | 6.87 | -496.7% |
| 1961 | 0.8007 | -88.3% |
| 1962 | 0.7378 | -7.9% |
| 1963 | 1.76 | +139.2% |
| 1964 | 0.7431 | -57.9% |
| 1965 | 2.34 | +215.4% |
| 1966 | -0.6489 | -127.7% |
| 1967 | -4.21 | +548.6% |
| 1968 | 2.44 | -157.9% |
| 1969 | 3.61 | +48.1% |
| 1970 | 3.85 | +6.7% |
| 1971 | 1.2 | -68.9% |
| 1972 | -1.87 | -256.4% |
| 1973 | 1.78 | -195.2% |
| 1974 | -6.43 | -460.6% |
| 1975 | -2.26 | -64.9% |
| 1976 | -0.7826 | -65.3% |
| 1977 | 0.975 | -224.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0594 | -93.9% |
| 1979 | 6.58 | +10974.3% |
| 1980 | -10.16 | -254.4% |
| 1981 | -3.19 | -68.6% |
| 1982 | -2.2 | -31.2% |
| 1983 | -0.5026 | -77.1% |
| 1984 | -3 | +497.4% |
| 1985 | 5.77 | -292.2% |
| 1986 | 1.6 | -72.3% |
| 1987 | 0.5418 | -66.1% |
| 1988 | -0.2397 | -144.2% |
| 1989 | 1.98 | -925.4% |
| 1990 | 3.5 | +77.2% |
| 1991 | 1.24 | -64.6% |
| 1992 | -2.55 | -305.9% |
| 1993 | -2.4 | -6.2% |
| 1994 | -0.9654 | -59.7% |
| 1995 | -1.37 | +41.8% |
| 1996 | 3.64 | -365.8% |
| 1997 | -4.1 | -212.7% |
| 1998 | 1.04 | -125.3% |
| 1999 | -1.21 | -216.9% |
| 2000 | 1.31 | -208.4% |
| 2001 | 1.57 | +19.5% |
| 2002 | -3.06 | -295.0% |
| 2003 | 2.02 | -166.1% |
| 2004 | 0.3168 | -84.4% |
| 2005 | -0.5391 | -270.2% |
| 2006 | -0.4371 | -18.9% |
| 2007 | -1.46 | +233.6% |
| 2008 | -2.62 | +79.4% |
| 2009 | -9.33 | +256.6% |
| 2010 | 3.6 | -138.6% |
| 2011 | -8.24 | -328.8% |
| 2012 | 3.78 | -145.9% |
| 2013 | -2.02 | -153.5% |
| 2014 | -8.12 | +301.5% |
| 2015 | -3.73 | -54.1% |
| 2016 | -5.45 | +46.3% |
| 2017 | -3.02 | -44.6% |
| 2018 | -1.97 | -34.7% |
| 2019 | -3.94 | +100.0% |
| 2020 | -10.55 | +167.6% |
| 2021 | 4.94 | -146.8% |
| 2022 | -9.13 | -284.9% |
| 2023 | -1.06 | -88.4% |
| 2024 | 1.65 | -256.0% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 1.65 is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.5, 1.1× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 1.65 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -0.0042. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Change co2 annual pct 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | +10974.3% | 0.0594 | 6.58 |
| 1945 | -6582.7% | -0.1118 | -7.47 |
| 1854 | +3819.1% | -0.5513 | 20.5 |
| 1899 | +2938.4% | 0.2354 | 7.15 |
| 1798 | +2259.4% | -0.2129 | 4.6 |
| 1942 | -2270.6% | -0.0574 | -1.36 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 1.18 | 0.6153 | 1.86 | 9 |
| 1760s | 2.14 | 1.7 | 2.59 | 10 |
| 1770s | 1.97 | 1.36 | 2.48 | 10 |
| 1780s | 2.49 | 2.13 | 2.99 | 10 |
| 1790s | 3.21 | -1.29 | 19.21 | 10 |
| 1800s | 2.72 | -7.03 | 16.7 | 10 |
| 1810s | 2.31 | -1.03 | 6.37 | 10 |
| 1820s | 2.1 | -1.73 | 3.88 | 10 |
| 1830s | 3.98 | -4.78 | 27.2 | 10 |
| 1840s | 4.53 | -4.29 | 7.68 | 10 |
| 1850s | 2.75 | -6.36 | 20.5 | 10 |
| 1860s | 4.18 | -3.19 | 12.19 | 10 |
| 1870s | 2.04 | -2.82 | 5.93 | 10 |
| 1880s | 2.44 | -2.63 | 8.98 | 10 |
| 1890s | 2.03 | -10.42 | 14.51 | 10 |
| 1900s | 1.2 | -2.45 | 4.46 | 10 |
| 1910s | -0.1175 | -6.85 | 9.31 | 10 |
| 1920s | 5.27 | -43.37 | 84.38 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.0132 | -6.47 | 8.01 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.7427 | -7.47 | 5.44 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.8 | -3.01 | 8.93 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.45 | -4.21 | 6.87 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3103 | -6.43 | 6.58 | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.9405 | -10.16 | 5.77 | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.3176 | -4.1 | 3.64 | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.22 | -9.33 | 2.02 | 10 |
| 2010s | -2.91 | -8.24 | 3.78 | 10 |
| 2020s | -2.83 | -10.55 | 4.94 | 5 |
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More climate change data for United Kingdom
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- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 32.82 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,036 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 7,083 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 7,027 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 55.89 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 26.52 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 2 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change co2 annual pct in United Kingdom?
- Change co2 annual pct in United Kingdom was 1.65 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change co2 annual pct recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 84.38 in 1927.
- What is the lowest change co2 annual pct recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was -43.37 in 1926.
- How does United Kingdom rank for change co2 annual pct?
- United Kingdom ranks 116th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change co2 annual pct 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Change co2 annual pct. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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