Consumption-based carbon intensity in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Consumption-based carbon intensity was 0.1922 kilograms per international-$ in 2022. ▼ Falling
Consumption-based carbon intensity in United Kingdom, 1990–2022
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per international-$.
Analysis
In 2022, consumption-based carbon intensity in United Kingdom stood at 0.1922 kilograms per international-$. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.7% on the previous year and down 32.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, consumption-based carbon intensity in United Kingdom peaked at 0.4705 kilograms per international-$ in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.1922 kilograms per international-$, in 2022.
United Kingdom ranks 84th of 119 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.417 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3777 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4705 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.354 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2983 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3911 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2519 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3135 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1998 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1922 kilograms per international-$ | 0.206 kilograms per international-$ | 3 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
- 81 Philippines 0.2021 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 82 Honduras 0.195 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 83 Bangladesh 0.1936 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 85 Pakistan 0.186 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 86 El Salvador 0.1857 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 87 Turkey 0.1854 kilograms per international-$ compare
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 consumption-based carbon intensity in United Kingdom?
- Consumption-based carbon intensity in United Kingdom was 0.1922 kilograms per international-$ in 2022, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest consumption-based carbon intensity recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4705 kilograms per international-$ in 1992.
- What is the lowest consumption-based carbon intensity recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1922 kilograms per international-$ in 2022.
- How does United Kingdom rank for consumption-based carbon intensity?
- United Kingdom ranks 84th out of 119 countries with data for 2022.
- Is consumption-based carbon intensity rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.3%. 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); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Consumption-based carbon intensity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).