Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change was -4.53 million tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
-4.53 million tonnes
Change on year
down 77.2%
World rank
177th
of 197 countries
All-time high
48.19 million tonnes
in 2005
All-time low
-9.06 million tonnes
in 1992
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change in United Kingdom, 1850–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2024, annual co₂ emissions from land-use change in United Kingdom stood at -4.53 million tonnes.
That represents a change of down 77.2% on the previous year and down 133.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual co₂ emissions from land-use change in United Kingdom peaked at 48.19 million tonnes in 2005 and was at its lowest, -9.06 million tonnes, in 1992.
That places United Kingdom 177th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 9.41 million tonnes | — |
| 1851 | 6.68 million tonnes | -29.1% |
| 1852 | 3.60 million tonnes | -46.1% |
| 1853 | 2.67 million tonnes | -25.7% |
| 1854 | 2.22 million tonnes | -16.8% |
| 1855 | -179,060 tonnes | -108.1% |
| 1856 | -3.14 million tonnes | +1654.6% |
| 1857 | -4.66 million tonnes | +48.3% |
| 1858 | -6.19 million tonnes | +32.9% |
| 1859 | -7.96 million tonnes | +28.6% |
| 1860 | 2.29 million tonnes | -128.7% |
| 1861 | 8.53 million tonnes | +272.5% |
| 1862 | 16.51 million tonnes | +93.7% |
| 1863 | 23.78 million tonnes | +44.0% |
| 1864 | 29.45 million tonnes | +23.9% |
| 1865 | 33.75 million tonnes | +14.6% |
| 1866 | 39.00 million tonnes | +15.5% |
| 1867 | 42.66 million tonnes | +9.4% |
| 1868 | 44.50 million tonnes | +4.3% |
| 1869 | 44.02 million tonnes | -1.1% |
| 1870 | 44.07 million tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1871 | 41.02 million tonnes | -6.9% |
| 1872 | 37.93 million tonnes | -7.5% |
| 1873 | 38.98 million tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1874 | 40.78 million tonnes | +4.6% |
| 1875 | 38.90 million tonnes | -4.6% |
| 1876 | 35.81 million tonnes | -7.9% |
| 1877 | 35.70 million tonnes | -0.3% |
| 1878 | 34.98 million tonnes | -2.0% |
| 1879 | 33.94 million tonnes | -3.0% |
| 1880 | 37.59 million tonnes | +10.8% |
| 1881 | 32.85 million tonnes | -12.6% |
| 1882 | 34.70 million tonnes | +5.6% |
| 1883 | 35.66 million tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1884 | 35.18 million tonnes | -1.3% |
| 1885 | 33.12 million tonnes | -5.9% |
| 1886 | 33.70 million tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1887 | 34.51 million tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1888 | 34.83 million tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1889 | 32.49 million tonnes | -6.7% |
| 1890 | 35.07 million tonnes | +8.0% |
| 1891 | 34.10 million tonnes | -2.8% |
| 1892 | 32.43 million tonnes | -4.9% |
| 1893 | 34.92 million tonnes | +7.7% |
| 1894 | 37.24 million tonnes | +6.6% |
| 1895 | 36.13 million tonnes | -3.0% |
| 1896 | 33.70 million tonnes | -6.7% |
| 1897 | 34.25 million tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1898 | 33.77 million tonnes | -1.4% |
| 1899 | 33.21 million tonnes | -1.7% |
| 1900 | 37.39 million tonnes | +12.6% |
| 1901 | 35.97 million tonnes | -3.8% |
| 1902 | 34.85 million tonnes | -3.1% |
| 1903 | 33.12 million tonnes | -5.0% |
| 1904 | 35.77 million tonnes | +8.0% |
| 1905 | 37.88 million tonnes | +5.9% |
| 1906 | 36.54 million tonnes | -3.5% |
| 1907 | 34.13 million tonnes | -6.6% |
| 1908 | 34.65 million tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1909 | 34.16 million tonnes | -1.4% |
| 1910 | 33.42 million tonnes | -2.1% |
| 1911 | 36.55 million tonnes | +9.4% |
| 1912 | 31.63 million tonnes | -13.5% |
| 1913 | 33.02 million tonnes | +4.4% |
| 1914 | 33.37 million tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1915 | 32.74 million tonnes | -1.9% |
| 1916 | 30.69 million tonnes | -6.3% |
| 1917 | 30.02 million tonnes | -2.2% |
| 1918 | 27.81 million tonnes | -7.4% |
| 1919 | 24.41 million tonnes | -12.2% |
| 1920 | 18.10 million tonnes | -25.9% |
| 1921 | 19.87 million tonnes | +9.8% |
| 1922 | 15.63 million tonnes | -21.4% |
| 1923 | 12.88 million tonnes | -17.6% |
| 1924 | 10.68 million tonnes | -17.1% |
| 1925 | 11.00 million tonnes | +3.1% |
| 1926 | 10.74 million tonnes | -2.3% |
| 1927 | 9.24 million tonnes | -14.0% |
| 1928 | 10.17 million tonnes | +10.0% |
| 1929 | 11.43 million tonnes | +12.4% |
| 1930 | 9.64 million tonnes | -15.6% |
| 1931 | 9.19 million tonnes | -4.7% |
| 1932 | 10.40 million tonnes | +13.1% |
| 1933 | 12.47 million tonnes | +19.9% |
| 1934 | 12.33 million tonnes | -1.2% |
| 1935 | 11.86 million tonnes | -3.8% |
| 1936 | 11.53 million tonnes | -2.8% |
| 1937 | 12.48 million tonnes | +8.3% |
| 1938 | 14.29 million tonnes | +14.5% |
| 1939 | 13.53 million tonnes | -5.3% |
| 1940 | 15.65 million tonnes | +15.7% |
| 1941 | 17.03 million tonnes | +8.8% |
| 1942 | 18.01 million tonnes | +5.7% |
| 1943 | 19.70 million tonnes | +9.4% |
| 1944 | 20.53 million tonnes | +4.2% |
| 1945 | 20.86 million tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1946 | 20.82 million tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1947 | 22.32 million tonnes | +7.2% |
| 1948 | 23.05 million tonnes | +3.3% |
| 1949 | 24.37 million tonnes | +5.7% |
| 1950 | 20.11 million tonnes | -17.5% |
| 1951 | 19.30 million tonnes | -4.0% |
| 1952 | 20.43 million tonnes | +5.9% |
| 1953 | 21.03 million tonnes | +2.9% |
| 1954 | 20.47 million tonnes | -2.7% |
| 1955 | 22.36 million tonnes | +9.2% |
| 1956 | 22.66 million tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1957 | 23.89 million tonnes | +5.4% |
| 1958 | 23.35 million tonnes | -2.3% |
| 1959 | 31.61 million tonnes | +35.4% |
| 1960 | 23.19 million tonnes | -26.6% |
| 1961 | 22.84 million tonnes | -1.5% |
| 1962 | 21.55 million tonnes | -5.6% |
| 1963 | 20.64 million tonnes | -4.2% |
| 1964 | 18.68 million tonnes | -9.5% |
| 1965 | 16.94 million tonnes | -9.3% |
| 1966 | 16.70 million tonnes | -1.4% |
| 1967 | 14.44 million tonnes | -13.5% |
| 1968 | 12.68 million tonnes | -12.2% |
| 1969 | 4.59 million tonnes | -63.8% |
| 1970 | 5.90 million tonnes | +28.4% |
| 1971 | 5.11 million tonnes | -13.4% |
| 1972 | 4.45 million tonnes | -13.0% |
| 1973 | 4.06 million tonnes | -8.7% |
| 1974 | 3.68 million tonnes | -9.3% |
| 1975 | 3.89 million tonnes | +5.7% |
| 1976 | 3.89 million tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 3.76 million tonnes | -3.5% |
| 1978 | 3.96 million tonnes | +5.4% |
| 1979 | 6.38 million tonnes | +61.2% |
| 1980 | 3.02 million tonnes | -52.7% |
| 1981 | 2.76 million tonnes | -8.4% |
| 1982 | 2.10 million tonnes | -23.9% |
| 1983 | 3.42 million tonnes | +62.4% |
| 1984 | 5.48 million tonnes | +60.6% |
| 1985 | 3.07 million tonnes | -44.1% |
| 1986 | 3.24 million tonnes | +5.8% |
| 1987 | 22.79 million tonnes | +602.4% |
| 1988 | 8.83 million tonnes | -61.3% |
| 1989 | 5.81 million tonnes | -34.1% |
| 1990 | 4.49 million tonnes | -22.7% |
| 1991 | 3.08 million tonnes | -31.3% |
| 1992 | -9.06 million tonnes | -393.8% |
| 1993 | -7.58 million tonnes | -16.3% |
| 1994 | -3.31 million tonnes | -56.3% |
| 1995 | 8.32 million tonnes | -350.9% |
| 1996 | 14.96 million tonnes | +79.9% |
| 1997 | 7.47 million tonnes | -50.0% |
| 1998 | -4.45 million tonnes | -159.5% |
| 1999 | -4.85 million tonnes | +9.2% |
| 2000 | 1.92 million tonnes | -139.6% |
| 2001 | 1.09 million tonnes | -43.3% |
| 2002 | 2.98 million tonnes | +172.9% |
| 2003 | 5.66 million tonnes | +90.2% |
| 2004 | 7.92 million tonnes | +39.9% |
| 2005 | 48.19 million tonnes | +508.6% |
| 2006 | 23.83 million tonnes | -50.5% |
| 2007 | 19.61 million tonnes | -17.7% |
| 2008 | 12.28 million tonnes | -37.4% |
| 2009 | 8.23 million tonnes | -33.0% |
| 2010 | 7.22 million tonnes | -12.3% |
| 2011 | 11.55 million tonnes | +59.9% |
| 2012 | 18.57 million tonnes | +60.8% |
| 2013 | 17.68 million tonnes | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 13.42 million tonnes | -24.1% |
| 2015 | 22.45 million tonnes | +67.3% |
| 2016 | 21.36 million tonnes | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 12.43 million tonnes | -41.8% |
| 2018 | 23.36 million tonnes | +88.0% |
| 2019 | 10.60 million tonnes | -54.6% |
| 2020 | 9.17 million tonnes | -13.5% |
| 2021 | 2.03 million tonnes | -77.9% |
| 2022 | -406,264 tonnes | -120.0% |
| 2023 | -2.56 million tonnes | +529.4% |
| 2024 | -4.53 million tonnes | +77.2% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's -4.53 million tonnes is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -377,832 tonnes, 12.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change 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 | -1654.6% | -179,060 tonnes | -3.14 million tonnes |
| 1987 | +602.4% | 3.24 million tonnes | 22.79 million tonnes |
| 2023 | -529.4% | -406,264 tonnes | -2.56 million tonnes |
| 2005 | +508.6% | 7.92 million tonnes | 48.19 million tonnes |
| 1992 | -393.8% | 3.08 million tonnes | -9.06 million tonnes |
| 1995 | +350.9% | -3.31 million tonnes | 8.32 million tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 245,135 tonnes | -7.96 million tonnes | 9.41 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1860s | 28.45 million tonnes | 2.29 million tonnes | 44.50 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1870s | 38.21 million tonnes | 33.94 million tonnes | 44.07 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1880s | 34.46 million tonnes | 32.49 million tonnes | 37.59 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1890s | 34.48 million tonnes | 32.43 million tonnes | 37.24 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1900s | 35.44 million tonnes | 33.12 million tonnes | 37.88 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1910s | 31.36 million tonnes | 24.41 million tonnes | 36.55 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1920s | 12.97 million tonnes | 9.24 million tonnes | 19.87 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1930s | 11.77 million tonnes | 9.19 million tonnes | 14.29 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1940s | 20.23 million tonnes | 15.65 million tonnes | 24.37 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1950s | 22.52 million tonnes | 19.30 million tonnes | 31.61 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 17.23 million tonnes | 4.59 million tonnes | 23.19 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.51 million tonnes | 3.68 million tonnes | 6.38 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.05 million tonnes | 2.10 million tonnes | 22.79 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 907,261 tonnes | -9.06 million tonnes | 14.96 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.17 million tonnes | 1.09 million tonnes | 48.19 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.86 million tonnes | 7.22 million tonnes | 23.36 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 740,663 tonnes | -4.53 million tonnes | 9.17 million tonnes | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual co₂ emissions from land-use change in United Kingdom?
- Annual co₂ emissions from land-use change in United Kingdom was -4.53 million tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 48.19 million tonnes in 2005.
- What is the lowest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was -9.06 million tonnes in 1992.
- How does United Kingdom rank for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- United Kingdom ranks 177th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual co₂ emissions from land-use change rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 133.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes.