Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita was 0.0045 kt per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita in United Kingdom, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per person.
Analysis
In 2023, energy — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita in United Kingdom stood at 0.0045 kt per person. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.1% on the previous year and down 37.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, energy — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita in United Kingdom peaked at 0.0133 kt per person in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.0045 kt per person, in 2023.
United Kingdom ranks 64th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | kt per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.013 kt per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.013 kt per person | -0.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0131 kt per person | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 0.013 kt per person | -0.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0132 kt per person | +1.3% |
| 1966 | 0.013 kt per person | -1.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0123 kt per person | -5.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0125 kt per person | +1.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0128 kt per person | +2.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0133 kt per person | +3.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0132 kt per person | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0127 kt per person | -3.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0129 kt per person | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0119 kt per person | -7.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0118 kt per person | -1.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0116 kt per person | -1.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0117 kt per person | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0116 kt per person | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0124 kt per person | +6.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0112 kt per person | -9.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0108 kt per person | -3.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0105 kt per person | -2.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0105 kt per person | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0097 kt per person | -7.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0105 kt per person | +8.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0107 kt per person | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0107 kt per person | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0107 kt per person | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0108 kt per person | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0103 kt per person | -4.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0105 kt per person | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0102 kt per person | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0099 kt per person | -3.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0097 kt per person | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0096 kt per person | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0098 kt per person | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0093 kt per person | -4.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0094 kt per person | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0093 kt per person | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0094 kt per person | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0094 kt per person | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0091 kt per person | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0092 kt per person | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0091 kt per person | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0091 kt per person | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.009 kt per person | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0087 kt per person | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0085 kt per person | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0077 kt per person | -10.1% |
| 2010 | 0.008 kt per person | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0072 kt per person | -9.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0075 kt per person | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0072 kt per person | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0066 kt per person | -8.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0063 kt per person | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0059 kt per person | -7.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0057 kt per person | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0055 kt per person | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0052 kt per person | -5.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0046 kt per person | -11.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0048 kt per person | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0048 kt per person | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0045 kt per person | -5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0129 kt per person | 0.0123 kt per person | 0.0132 kt per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0123 kt per person | 0.0116 kt per person | 0.0133 kt per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0106 kt per person | 0.0097 kt per person | 0.0112 kt per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0098 kt per person | 0.0093 kt per person | 0.0105 kt per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0089 kt per person | 0.0077 kt per person | 0.0094 kt per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0065 kt per person | 0.0052 kt per person | 0.008 kt per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0047 kt per person | 0.0045 kt per person | 0.0048 kt per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
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 energy — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita in United Kingdom?
- Energy — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita in United Kingdom was 0.0045 kt per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest energy — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0133 kt per person in 1970.
- What is the lowest energy — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0045 kt per person in 2023.
- How does United Kingdom rank for energy — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita?
- United Kingdom ranks 64th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is energy — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.