Per capita CO₂ emissions by sector in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Per capita CO₂ emissions by sector was 1,028 kilograms per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Per capita CO₂ emissions by sector in United Kingdom, 1990–2023
Source: Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per person.
Analysis
United Kingdom recorded 1,028 kilograms per person for per capita co₂ emissions by sector in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 6.6% on the previous year and down 27.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions by sector in United Kingdom peaked at 1,930 kilograms per person in 1996 and was at its lowest, 1,028 kilograms per person, in 2023.
United Kingdom ranks 16th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,784 kilograms per person | 1,667 kilograms per person | 1,930 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,631 kilograms per person | 1,457 kilograms per person | 1,774 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,290 kilograms per person | 1,147 kilograms per person | 1,617 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,171 kilograms per person | 1,028 kilograms per person | 1,317 kilograms per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
- 14 Germany 1,227 kilograms per person compare
- 15 Antigua and Barbuda 1,179 kilograms per person compare
- 17 Switzerland 1,025 kilograms per person compare
- 18 Bahamas 976.34 kilograms per person compare
- 19 Azerbaijan 955.59 kilograms per person 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 per capita co₂ emissions by sector in United Kingdom?
- Per capita co₂ emissions by sector in United Kingdom was 1,028 kilograms per person in 2023, according to Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co₂ emissions by sector recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 1,930 kilograms per person in 1996.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions by sector recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,028 kilograms per person in 2023.
- How does United Kingdom rank for per capita co₂ emissions by sector?
- United Kingdom ranks 16th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions by sector rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
- The figures come from Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita CO₂ emissions by sector. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Emissions are measured in kilograms per person.