Co2 land use per capita in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Co2 land use per capita was -0.0655 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
-0.0655
Change on year
down 76.1%
World rank
143rd
of 194 countries
All-time high
1.44
in 1868
All-time low
-0.2772
in 1859
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Co2 land use per capita in United Kingdom, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for co2 land use per capita in United Kingdom is -0.0655, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 76.1% on the previous year and down 131.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, co2 land use per capita in United Kingdom peaked at 1.44 in 1868 and was at its lowest, -0.2772, in 1859.
That places United Kingdom 143rd out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Co2 land use per capita in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.3454 | — |
| 1851 | 0.2439 | -29.4% |
| 1852 | 0.1308 | -46.4% |
| 1853 | 0.0966 | -26.2% |
| 1854 | 0.0798 | -17.3% |
| 1855 | -0.0064 | -108.0% |
| 1856 | -0.1115 | +1644.0% |
| 1857 | -0.1643 | +47.4% |
| 1858 | -0.217 | +32.1% |
| 1859 | -0.2772 | +27.8% |
| 1860 | 0.0791 | -128.5% |
| 1861 | 0.2926 | +269.7% |
| 1862 | 0.5623 | +92.2% |
| 1863 | 0.803 | +42.8% |
| 1864 | 0.9864 | +22.8% |
| 1865 | 1.12 | +13.6% |
| 1866 | 1.28 | +14.6% |
| 1867 | 1.39 | +8.5% |
| 1868 | 1.44 | +3.5% |
| 1869 | 1.41 | -1.9% |
| 1870 | 1.4 | -0.8% |
| 1871 | 1.29 | -7.8% |
| 1872 | 1.19 | -8.4% |
| 1873 | 1.21 | +1.8% |
| 1874 | 1.25 | +3.6% |
| 1875 | 1.18 | -5.5% |
| 1876 | 1.08 | -8.8% |
| 1877 | 1.06 | -1.3% |
| 1878 | 1.03 | -3.0% |
| 1879 | 0.9908 | -3.9% |
| 1880 | 1.09 | +9.8% |
| 1881 | 0.9424 | -13.4% |
| 1882 | 0.9871 | +4.7% |
| 1883 | 1.01 | +2.0% |
| 1884 | 0.9852 | -2.1% |
| 1885 | 0.9202 | -6.6% |
| 1886 | 0.9288 | +0.9% |
| 1887 | 0.9438 | +1.6% |
| 1888 | 0.945 | +0.1% |
| 1889 | 0.8742 | -7.5% |
| 1890 | 0.9358 | +7.0% |
| 1891 | 0.902 | -3.6% |
| 1892 | 0.85 | -5.8% |
| 1893 | 0.9067 | +6.7% |
| 1894 | 0.9581 | +5.7% |
| 1895 | 0.9209 | -3.9% |
| 1896 | 0.851 | -7.6% |
| 1897 | 0.8568 | +0.7% |
| 1898 | 0.8371 | -2.3% |
| 1899 | 0.8157 | -2.6% |
| 1900 | 0.91 | +11.6% |
| 1901 | 0.8675 | -4.7% |
| 1902 | 0.8331 | -4.0% |
| 1903 | 0.7849 | -5.8% |
| 1904 | 0.8405 | +7.1% |
| 1905 | 0.8822 | +5.0% |
| 1906 | 0.8437 | -4.4% |
| 1907 | 0.7811 | -7.4% |
| 1908 | 0.7863 | +0.7% |
| 1909 | 0.769 | -2.2% |
| 1910 | 0.7473 | -2.8% |
| 1911 | 0.8124 | +8.7% |
| 1912 | 0.6995 | -13.9% |
| 1913 | 0.7271 | +4.0% |
| 1914 | 0.7319 | +0.7% |
| 1915 | 0.715 | -2.3% |
| 1916 | 0.6675 | -6.6% |
| 1917 | 0.6504 | -2.6% |
| 1918 | 0.5999 | -7.8% |
| 1919 | 0.525 | -12.5% |
| 1920 | 0.3886 | -26.0% |
| 1921 | 0.4265 | +9.8% |
| 1922 | 0.3357 | -21.3% |
| 1923 | 0.2773 | -17.4% |
| 1924 | 0.2303 | -16.9% |
| 1925 | 0.2378 | +3.3% |
| 1926 | 0.2327 | -2.1% |
| 1927 | 0.2006 | -13.8% |
| 1928 | 0.2211 | +10.2% |
| 1929 | 0.2488 | +12.5% |
| 1930 | 0.2097 | -15.7% |
| 1931 | 0.1995 | -4.9% |
| 1932 | 0.2248 | +12.7% |
| 1933 | 0.2683 | +19.3% |
| 1934 | 0.2639 | -1.7% |
| 1935 | 0.2526 | -4.3% |
| 1936 | 0.2443 | -3.3% |
| 1937 | 0.2631 | +7.7% |
| 1938 | 0.2998 | +13.9% |
| 1939 | 0.2825 | -5.8% |
| 1940 | 0.3254 | +15.2% |
| 1941 | 0.3525 | +8.4% |
| 1942 | 0.3711 | +5.3% |
| 1943 | 0.4045 | +9.0% |
| 1944 | 0.4199 | +3.8% |
| 1945 | 0.425 | +1.2% |
| 1946 | 0.4226 | -0.6% |
| 1947 | 0.4512 | +6.8% |
| 1948 | 0.4641 | +2.9% |
| 1949 | 0.4888 | +5.3% |
| 1950 | 0.4013 | -17.9% |
| 1951 | 0.3834 | -4.5% |
| 1952 | 0.4046 | +5.5% |
| 1953 | 0.4146 | +2.5% |
| 1954 | 0.4018 | -3.1% |
| 1955 | 0.437 | +8.8% |
| 1956 | 0.4409 | +0.9% |
| 1957 | 0.4625 | +4.9% |
| 1958 | 0.4495 | -2.8% |
| 1959 | 0.6053 | +34.6% |
| 1960 | 0.4415 | -27.1% |
| 1961 | 0.4318 | -2.2% |
| 1962 | 0.4045 | -6.3% |
| 1963 | 0.3846 | -4.9% |
| 1964 | 0.3459 | -10.1% |
| 1965 | 0.3116 | -9.9% |
| 1966 | 0.3055 | -1.9% |
| 1967 | 0.2627 | -14.0% |
| 1968 | 0.2295 | -12.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0828 | -63.9% |
| 1970 | 0.106 | +28.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0914 | -13.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0793 | -13.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0723 | -8.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0655 | -9.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0692 | +5.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0693 | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0669 | -3.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0705 | +5.4% |
| 1979 | 0.1135 | +61.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0536 | -52.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0491 | -8.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0374 | -23.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0606 | +62.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0972 | +60.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0542 | -44.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0572 | +5.6% |
| 1987 | 0.4006 | +600.7% |
| 1988 | 0.1548 | -61.3% |
| 1989 | 0.1017 | -34.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0783 | -23.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0536 | -31.6% |
| 1992 | -0.157 | -392.9% |
| 1993 | -0.131 | -16.5% |
| 1994 | -0.0571 | -56.4% |
| 1995 | 0.143 | -350.2% |
| 1996 | 0.2566 | +79.5% |
| 1997 | 0.1279 | -50.2% |
| 1998 | -0.0758 | -159.3% |
| 1999 | -0.0825 | +8.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0326 | -139.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0184 | -43.5% |
| 2002 | 0.05 | +171.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0946 | +89.3% |
| 2004 | 0.1316 | +39.1% |
| 2005 | 0.7953 | +504.3% |
| 2006 | 0.3904 | -50.9% |
| 2007 | 0.3186 | -18.4% |
| 2008 | 0.198 | -37.9% |
| 2009 | 0.1316 | -33.5% |
| 2010 | 0.1146 | -12.9% |
| 2011 | 0.1818 | +58.7% |
| 2012 | 0.2903 | +59.7% |
| 2013 | 0.2745 | -5.4% |
| 2014 | 0.2068 | -24.7% |
| 2015 | 0.3433 | +66.0% |
| 2016 | 0.3242 | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 0.1873 | -42.2% |
| 2018 | 0.35 | +86.8% |
| 2019 | 0.158 | -54.9% |
| 2020 | 0.1361 | -13.8% |
| 2021 | 0.03 | -78.0% |
| 2022 | -0.006 | -119.9% |
| 2023 | -0.0372 | +524.8% |
| 2024 | -0.0655 | +76.1% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's -0.0655 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -0.0731, 90% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Co2 land use per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1856 | -1644.0% | -0.0064 | -0.1115 |
| 1987 | +600.7% | 0.0572 | 0.4006 |
| 2023 | -524.8% | -0.006 | -0.0372 |
| 2005 | +504.3% | 0.1316 | 0.7953 |
| 1992 | -392.9% | 0.0536 | -0.157 |
| 1995 | +350.2% | -0.0571 | 0.143 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.012 | -0.2772 | 0.3454 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.9378 | 0.0791 | 1.44 | 10 |
| 1870s | 1.17 | 0.9908 | 1.4 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.9621 | 0.8742 | 1.09 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.8834 | 0.8157 | 0.9581 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.8298 | 0.769 | 0.91 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.6876 | 0.525 | 0.8124 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.2799 | 0.2006 | 0.4265 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.2508 | 0.1995 | 0.2998 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.4125 | 0.3254 | 0.4888 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.4401 | 0.3834 | 0.6053 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.32 | 0.0828 | 0.4415 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0804 | 0.0655 | 0.1135 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1066 | 0.0374 | 0.4006 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0156 | -0.157 | 0.2566 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2161 | 0.0184 | 0.7953 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2431 | 0.1146 | 0.35 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0115 | -0.0655 | 0.1361 | 5 |
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More climate change data for United Kingdom
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 37,706 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 8,697 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 29,008 kt (2050)
- 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 co2 land use per capita in United Kingdom?
- Co2 land use per capita in United Kingdom was -0.0655 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest co2 land use per capita recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 1.44 in 1868.
- What is the lowest co2 land use per capita recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.2772 in 1859.
- How does United Kingdom rank for co2 land use per capita?
- United Kingdom ranks 143rd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is co2 land use per capita rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 131.7%. 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 Co2 land use per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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