Share of global CO₂ consumption-based emissions in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Share of global CO₂ consumption-based emissions was 1.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of global CO₂ consumption-based emissions in United Kingdom, 1990–2023
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions in United Kingdom stood at 1.3%. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 4.6% on the previous year and down 27.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions in United Kingdom peaked at 3.1% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 2023.
United Kingdom ranks 13th of 117 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.9% | 2.7% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.6% | 2.0% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 1.4% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
More climate change data for United Kingdom
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.7% (2100)
- Population growth 0.3% (2025)
- Population, total 69.49 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.4% (2025)
- Urban population 57.90 million (2025)
- Urban population 83.3% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 4.53 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 80.08 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 4.53 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 4.53 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions in United Kingdom?
- Share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions in United Kingdom was 1.3% in 2023, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 3.1% in 1992.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 2023.
- How does United Kingdom rank for share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions?
- United Kingdom ranks 13th out of 117 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global CO₂ consumption-based emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured as a percentage of global consumption-based emissions of CO₂ in the same year.