Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use … capita in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use … capita was 0 °C per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use, per in United Kingdom, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in °C per person.
Analysis
United Kingdom recorded 0 °C per person for global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use, per in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use, per in United Kingdom peaked at 0 °C per person in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0 °C per person, in 1960.
United Kingdom ranks 13th of 203 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use … capita in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | °C per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0 °C per person | — |
| 1961 | 0 °C per person | +0.7% |
| 1962 | 0 °C per person | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 0 °C per person | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 0 °C per person | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 0 °C per person | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 0 °C per person | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 0 °C per person | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 0 °C per person | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 0 °C per person | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 0 °C per person | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 0 °C per person | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 0 °C per person | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 0 °C per person | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 0 °C per person | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 0 °C per person | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 0 °C per person | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 0 °C per person | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 0 °C per person | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 0 °C per person | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 0 °C per person | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 0 °C per person | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 0 °C per person | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 0 °C per person | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 0 °C per person | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 0 °C per person | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 0 °C per person | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 0 °C per person | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 0 °C per person | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 0 °C per person | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 0 °C per person | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 0 °C per person | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 0 °C per person | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 0 °C per person | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 0 °C per person | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 0 °C per person | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 0 °C per person | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 0 °C per person | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 0 °C per person | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 0 °C per person | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 0 °C per person | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0 °C per person | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0 °C per person | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0 °C per person | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0 °C per person | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0 °C per person | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 0 °C per person | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0 °C per person | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0 °C per person | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0 °C per person | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 0 °C per person | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0 °C per person | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 0 °C per person | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0 °C per person | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0 °C per person | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0 °C per person | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0 °C per person | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 0 °C per person | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0 °C per person | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0 °C per person | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0 °C per person | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 0 °C per person | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0 °C per person | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 0 °C per person | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 0 °C per person | -0.9% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 0 °C per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0 °C per person, 2.0× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 0 °C per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0 °C per person, 2.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 °C per person | 0 °C per person | 0 °C per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0 °C per person | 0 °C per person | 0 °C per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 °C per person | 0 °C per person | 0 °C per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 °C per person | 0 °C per person | 0 °C per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 °C per person | 0 °C per person | 0 °C per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 °C per person | 0 °C per person | 0 °C per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 °C per person | 0 °C per person | 0 °C per person | 5 |
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 global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use, per in United Kingdom?
- Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use, per in United Kingdom was 0 °C per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use, per recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 0 °C per person in 2004.
- What is the lowest global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use, per recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 °C per person in 1960.
- How does United Kingdom rank for global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use, per?
- United Kingdom ranks 13th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use, per rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. 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 Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- 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
Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.