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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

0.511.522.53185019372024

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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 149 Switzerland 0.6753 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
  2. 150 Taiwan 0.6662 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
  3. 151 Germany 0.6639 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
  4. 153 Sierra Leone 0.6269 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
  5. 155 Senegal 0.6147 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

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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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About this data

Indicator
Per capita methane emissions
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Source
Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 34,079 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.