Per capita methane emissions in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Per capita methane emissions was 0.6337 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.6337 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
152nd
of 199 countries
All-time high
3.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1956
All-time low
0.6337 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita methane emissions in United Kingdom, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for per capita methane emissions in United Kingdom is 0.6337 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 175 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita methane emissions in United Kingdom peaked at 3.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1956 and was at its lowest, 0.6337 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 2024.
That places United Kingdom 152nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 175 years of available data.
Per capita methane emissions in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 2.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | — |
| 1851 | 2.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.7% |
| 1852 | 2.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1853 | 2.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1854 | 2.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.6% |
| 1855 | 2.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.3% |
| 1856 | 2.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.6% |
| 1857 | 2.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.5% |
| 1858 | 2.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.5% |
| 1859 | 2.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.9% |
| 1860 | 2.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.5% |
| 1861 | 2.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1862 | 2.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.3% |
| 1863 | 2.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.1% |
| 1864 | 2.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.8% |
| 1865 | 2.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.1% |
| 1866 | 2.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1867 | 2.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1868 | 2.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.0% |
| 1869 | 2.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.5% |
| 1870 | 2.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1871 | 2.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.3% |
| 1872 | 2.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.9% |
| 1873 | 2.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1874 | 2.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.6% |
| 1875 | 2.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.2% |
| 1876 | 2.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1877 | 2.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1878 | 2.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.9% |
| 1879 | 2.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1880 | 2.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.3% |
| 1881 | 2.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.2% |
| 1882 | 2.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1883 | 2.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.7% |
| 1884 | 2.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.4% |
| 1885 | 2.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.5% |
| 1886 | 2.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 1887 | 2.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1888 | 2.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.6% |
| 1889 | 2.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 1890 | 2.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1891 | 2.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1892 | 2.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.1% |
| 1893 | 2.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.4% |
| 1894 | 2.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.0% |
| 1895 | 2.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1896 | 2.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1897 | 2.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1898 | 2.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1899 | 2.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.8% |
| 1900 | 2.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1901 | 2.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.2% |
| 1902 | 2.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.8% |
| 1903 | 2.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1904 | 2.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1905 | 2.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1906 | 2.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.7% |
| 1907 | 2.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.3% |
| 1908 | 2.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.4% |
| 1909 | 2.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 2.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1911 | 2.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1912 | 2.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.2% |
| 1913 | 2.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.9% |
| 1914 | 2.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.6% |
| 1915 | 2.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1916 | 2.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.4% |
| 1917 | 2.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.6% |
| 1918 | 2.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.8% |
| 1919 | 2.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1920 | 2.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.2% |
| 1921 | 2.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -22.1% |
| 1922 | 2.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +19.9% |
| 1923 | 2.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.2% |
| 1924 | 2.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.4% |
| 1925 | 2.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.4% |
| 1926 | 1.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -28.5% |
| 1927 | 2.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +44.2% |
| 1928 | 2.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.2% |
| 1929 | 2.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.7% |
| 1930 | 2.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.9% |
| 1931 | 2.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.3% |
| 1932 | 2.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.6% |
| 1933 | 2.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1934 | 2.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.3% |
| 1935 | 2.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1936 | 2.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.1% |
| 1937 | 2.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.6% |
| 1938 | 2.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.4% |
| 1939 | 2.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1940 | 2.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.8% |
| 1941 | 2.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1942 | 2.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1943 | 2.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 1944 | 2.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 1945 | 2.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.7% |
| 1946 | 2.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.7% |
| 1947 | 2.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.8% |
| 1948 | 2.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.9% |
| 1949 | 2.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 1950 | 2.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1951 | 2.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.4% |
| 1952 | 2.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1953 | 2.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.5% |
| 1954 | 3.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 1955 | 3.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.3% |
| 1956 | 3.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1957 | 3.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 1958 | 3.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.9% |
| 1959 | 2.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.1% |
| 1960 | 3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.1% |
| 1961 | 3.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 1962 | 3.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 1963 | 3.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 2.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.4% |
| 1965 | 2.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 2.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.8% |
| 1967 | 2.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.4% |
| 1968 | 2.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 2.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 2.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 1971 | 2.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 2.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.1% |
| 1973 | 2.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.6% |
| 1974 | 2.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.1% |
| 1975 | 2.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.5% |
| 1976 | 2.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.4% |
| 1977 | 2.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.5% |
| 1978 | 2.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 2.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 2.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 2.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 2.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 2.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 2.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -19.8% |
| 1985 | 2.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +13.9% |
| 1986 | 2.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.2% |
| 1987 | 2.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.5% |
| 1988 | 2.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 2.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 2.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 2.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 2.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.6% |
| 1993 | 2.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.6% |
| 1994 | 2.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.6% |
| 1995 | 2.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 2.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 2.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 1.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.9% |
| 1999 | 1.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.3% |
| 2000 | 1.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.2% |
| 2001 | 1.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 1.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.3% |
| 2003 | 1.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.5% |
| 2004 | 1.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.6% |
| 2005 | 1.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -8.3% |
| 2006 | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -8.1% |
| 2007 | 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.4% |
| 2008 | 0.9884 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -8.4% |
| 2009 | 0.931 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.8% |
| 2010 | 0.8457 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -9.2% |
| 2011 | 0.8042 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 0.7811 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 0.7424 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 0.7206 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 0.7082 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.6972 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.7019 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.695 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.6808 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 0.6611 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 0.6638 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.6552 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.641 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 0.6337 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 0.6337 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 62% of the median. (67 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 0.6337 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 62% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita methane emissions in United Kingdom changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1927 | +44.2% | 1.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 1926 | -28.5% | 2.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 2.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 2.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 2.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 2.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 2.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 2.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 2.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 2.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 2.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 2.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.931 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7377 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6808 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8457 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.651 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6337 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6638 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
- 149 Switzerland 0.6753 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 150 Taiwan 0.6662 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 151 Germany 0.6639 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 153 Sierra Leone 0.6269 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 154 Liechtenstein 0.6155 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 155 Senegal 0.6147 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 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 per capita methane emissions in United Kingdom?
- Per capita methane emissions in United Kingdom was 0.6337 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita methane emissions recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 3.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1956.
- What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6337 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024.
- How does United Kingdom rank for per capita methane emissions?
- United Kingdom ranks 152nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita methane emissions rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.