Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square was 328,457 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
328,457 tonnes per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
5th
of 192 countries
All-time high
328,457 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
186,520 tonnes per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square in United Kingdom, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square in United Kingdom is 328,457 tonnes per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square in United Kingdom peaked at 328,457 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 186,520 tonnes per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places United Kingdom 5th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | tonnes per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 186,520 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 189,060 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1963 | 191,640 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1964 | 194,230 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1965 | 196,871 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1966 | 199,495 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1967 | 202,002 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 204,561 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1969 | 207,178 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1970 | 209,899 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 212,650 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 215,347 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 218,090 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 220,656 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 223,166 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 225,656 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 228,170 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 230,686 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 233,376 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 235,782 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 238,111 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 240,385 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 242,654 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 244,864 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 247,190 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 249,553 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 252,010 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 254,404 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 256,832 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 259,339 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 261,870 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 264,287 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 266,652 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 269,011 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 271,386 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 273,873 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 276,230 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 278,561 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 280,862 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 283,222 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 285,616 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 287,944 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 290,330 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 292,733 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 295,290 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 297,736 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 300,129 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 302,433 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 304,509 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 306,655 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 308,644 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 310,736 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 312,783 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 314,652 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 316,491 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 318,230 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 319,883 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 321,549 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 323,101 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 324,487 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 325,911 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 327,195 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 328,457 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.4% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 328,457 tonnes per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 49,918 tonnes per square kilometre, 6.6× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 328,457 tonnes per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 39,185 tonnes per square kilometre, 8.4× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 196,840 tonnes per square kilometre | 186,520 tonnes per square kilometre | 207,178 tonnes per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 221,770 tonnes per square kilometre | 209,899 tonnes per square kilometre | 233,376 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 246,178 tonnes per square kilometre | 235,782 tonnes per square kilometre | 256,832 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 270,207 tonnes per square kilometre | 259,339 tonnes per square kilometre | 280,862 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 293,994 tonnes per square kilometre | 283,222 tonnes per square kilometre | 304,509 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 315,272 tonnes per square kilometre | 306,655 tonnes per square kilometre | 323,101 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 326,512 tonnes per square kilometre | 324,487 tonnes per square kilometre | 328,457 tonnes per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
- 2 Bahrain 1.34 million tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 3 Belgium 429,321 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 4 Netherlands 392,195 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 6 Malta 326,553 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 7 Trinidad and Tobago 324,045 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 8 Luxembourg 298,647 tonnes per square kilometre compare
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 cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square in United Kingdom?
- Cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square in United Kingdom was 328,457 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 328,457 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 186,520 tonnes per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does United Kingdom rank for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square?
- United Kingdom ranks 5th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.