Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal was 0.1% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.1%
Change on year
down 6.4%
World rank
34th
of 179 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 1766
All-time low
0.1%
in 2024
Years of data
275
1750–2024
Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal in United Kingdom, 1750–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of global co₂ emissions from coal in United Kingdom stood at 0.1%. That is the lowest value across all 275 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.4% on the previous year and down 86.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions from coal in United Kingdom peaked at 100.0% in 1766 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2024.
That places United Kingdom 34th out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1750 | 100.0% | — |
| 1751 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1752 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1753 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1754 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1755 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1756 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1757 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1758 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1759 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1760 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1761 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1762 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1763 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1764 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1765 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1766 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1767 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1768 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1769 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1770 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1771 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1772 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1773 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1774 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1775 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1776 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1777 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1778 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1779 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1780 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1781 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1782 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1783 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1784 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1785 | 100.0% | -0.0% |
| 1786 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1787 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1788 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1789 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1790 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1791 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1792 | 97.8% | -2.1% |
| 1793 | 97.8% | -0.0% |
| 1794 | 98.0% | +0.2% |
| 1795 | 98.0% | -0.0% |
| 1796 | 97.6% | -0.4% |
| 1797 | 97.5% | -0.1% |
| 1798 | 97.5% | -0.0% |
| 1799 | 97.7% | +0.2% |
| 1800 | 95.6% | -2.2% |
| 1801 | 96.1% | +0.6% |
| 1802 | 75.4% | -21.6% |
| 1803 | 95.6% | +26.9% |
| 1804 | 87.5% | -8.5% |
| 1805 | 93.7% | +7.2% |
| 1806 | 94.5% | +0.8% |
| 1807 | 90.0% | -4.8% |
| 1808 | 94.9% | +5.5% |
| 1809 | 95.0% | +0.1% |
| 1810 | 89.6% | -5.7% |
| 1811 | 90.0% | +0.4% |
| 1812 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 1813 | 90.7% | +0.7% |
| 1814 | 90.4% | -0.3% |
| 1815 | 89.5% | -1.0% |
| 1816 | 86.3% | -3.6% |
| 1817 | 84.8% | -1.8% |
| 1818 | 85.2% | +0.5% |
| 1819 | 85.1% | -0.1% |
| 1820 | 83.9% | -1.3% |
| 1821 | 83.5% | -0.4% |
| 1822 | 83.4% | -0.1% |
| 1823 | 82.8% | -0.7% |
| 1824 | 83.6% | +0.9% |
| 1825 | 81.6% | -2.4% |
| 1826 | 81.6% | +0.0% |
| 1827 | 79.2% | -3.0% |
| 1828 | 78.9% | -0.3% |
| 1829 | 80.3% | +1.7% |
| 1830 | 76.1% | -5.2% |
| 1831 | 77.5% | +1.8% |
| 1832 | 76.2% | -1.6% |
| 1833 | 74.4% | -2.4% |
| 1834 | 74.1% | -0.3% |
| 1835 | 74.1% | -0.0% |
| 1836 | 73.5% | -0.9% |
| 1837 | 70.9% | -3.6% |
| 1838 | 69.5% | -1.9% |
| 1839 | 69.1% | -0.6% |
| 1840 | 68.0% | -1.6% |
| 1841 | 66.6% | -2.1% |
| 1842 | 65.8% | -1.1% |
| 1843 | 66.9% | +1.6% |
| 1844 | 66.2% | -1.1% |
| 1845 | 64.3% | -2.8% |
| 1846 | 60.6% | -5.9% |
| 1847 | 59.6% | -1.5% |
| 1848 | 62.8% | +5.3% |
| 1849 | 63.4% | +1.0% |
| 1850 | 62.2% | -2.0% |
| 1851 | 58.6% | -5.8% |
| 1852 | 55.9% | -4.6% |
| 1853 | 53.1% | -5.0% |
| 1854 | 54.5% | +2.6% |
| 1855 | 50.0% | -8.2% |
| 1856 | 50.4% | +0.7% |
| 1857 | 48.9% | -2.8% |
| 1858 | 47.2% | -3.5% |
| 1859 | 49.5% | +4.8% |
| 1860 | 50.6% | +2.2% |
| 1861 | 50.3% | -0.6% |
| 1862 | 47.8% | -5.0% |
| 1863 | 47.6% | -0.3% |
| 1864 | 47.5% | -0.3% |
| 1865 | 47.4% | -0.2% |
| 1866 | 47.3% | -0.1% |
| 1867 | 45.4% | -4.1% |
| 1868 | 43.3% | -4.6% |
| 1869 | 42.8% | -1.1% |
| 1870 | 42.9% | +0.0% |
| 1871 | 42.7% | -0.3% |
| 1872 | 40.6% | -4.8% |
| 1873 | 39.8% | -2.1% |
| 1874 | 41.3% | +3.8% |
| 1875 | 40.2% | -2.7% |
| 1876 | 39.6% | -1.5% |
| 1877 | 39.6% | +0.1% |
| 1878 | 38.7% | -2.4% |
| 1879 | 36.4% | -5.8% |
| 1880 | 35.2% | -3.3% |
| 1881 | 35.8% | +1.7% |
| 1882 | 34.2% | -4.4% |
| 1883 | 33.3% | -2.5% |
| 1884 | 32.2% | -3.5% |
| 1885 | 31.6% | -1.7% |
| 1886 | 31.1% | -1.8% |
| 1887 | 30.5% | -1.9% |
| 1888 | 28.6% | -6.0% |
| 1889 | 29.6% | +3.4% |
| 1890 | 27.9% | -5.7% |
| 1891 | 27.2% | -2.5% |
| 1892 | 26.4% | -3.0% |
| 1893 | 23.9% | -9.2% |
| 1894 | 26.4% | +10.3% |
| 1895 | 25.2% | -4.5% |
| 1896 | 25.2% | -0.3% |
| 1897 | 24.7% | -1.9% |
| 1898 | 23.4% | -5.1% |
| 1899 | 23.0% | -1.9% |
| 1900 | 22.1% | -3.6% |
| 1901 | 21.1% | -4.9% |
| 1902 | 21.4% | +1.5% |
| 1903 | 19.7% | -7.7% |
| 1904 | 19.7% | -0.2% |
| 1905 | 18.7% | -5.1% |
| 1906 | 18.5% | -0.9% |
| 1907 | 17.0% | -8.1% |
| 1908 | 17.4% | +2.0% |
| 1909 | 16.8% | -3.0% |
| 1910 | 16.2% | -3.8% |
| 1911 | 16.4% | +1.1% |
| 1912 | 14.7% | -10.1% |
| 1913 | 14.9% | +1.1% |
| 1914 | 16.0% | +7.3% |
| 1915 | 16.6% | +3.7% |
| 1916 | 16.0% | -3.6% |
| 1917 | 15.0% | -6.0% |
| 1918 | 14.0% | -6.8% |
| 1919 | 16.5% | +17.3% |
| 1920 | 15.0% | -8.7% |
| 1921 | 11.9% | -20.6% |
| 1922 | 15.4% | +28.9% |
| 1923 | 14.4% | -6.7% |
| 1924 | 15.0% | +4.2% |
| 1925 | 14.1% | -5.6% |
| 1926 | 7.8% | -44.5% |
| 1927 | 13.7% | +74.7% |
| 1928 | 13.0% | -4.7% |
| 1929 | 12.9% | -1.0% |
| 1930 | 13.5% | +4.8% |
| 1931 | 14.3% | +6.1% |
| 1932 | 15.5% | +8.0% |
| 1933 | 14.7% | -5.4% |
| 1934 | 14.5% | -1.3% |
| 1935 | 14.1% | -2.6% |
| 1936 | 13.6% | -3.6% |
| 1937 | 13.3% | -2.1% |
| 1938 | 13.6% | +2.5% |
| 1939 | 13.0% | -4.4% |
| 1940 | 12.4% | -4.7% |
| 1941 | 11.9% | -3.9% |
| 1942 | 11.8% | -0.6% |
| 1943 | 11.4% | -3.4% |
| 1944 | 11.3% | -1.2% |
| 1945 | 13.8% | +21.7% |
| 1946 | 13.2% | -4.1% |
| 1947 | 12.5% | -5.5% |
| 1948 | 12.2% | -1.9% |
| 1949 | 13.1% | +6.7% |
| 1950 | 11.7% | -10.7% |
| 1951 | 11.9% | +1.8% |
| 1952 | 11.6% | -2.0% |
| 1953 | 11.8% | +1.1% |
| 1954 | 11.9% | +1.4% |
| 1955 | 11.4% | -4.5% |
| 1956 | 10.7% | -5.7% |
| 1957 | 10.3% | -4.2% |
| 1958 | 9.6% | -6.3% |
| 1959 | 8.6% | -10.9% |
| 1960 | 8.7% | +1.1% |
| 1961 | 9.0% | +3.1% |
| 1962 | 8.9% | -0.9% |
| 1963 | 8.6% | -3.1% |
| 1964 | 8.2% | -4.9% |
| 1965 | 8.0% | -2.4% |
| 1966 | 7.5% | -5.6% |
| 1967 | 7.0% | -7.1% |
| 1968 | 7.0% | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 6.7% | -4.2% |
| 1970 | 6.2% | -7.1% |
| 1971 | 6.0% | -3.3% |
| 1972 | 5.2% | -14.0% |
| 1973 | 5.0% | -2.0% |
| 1974 | 4.5% | -10.9% |
| 1975 | 4.6% | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 4.4% | -3.8% |
| 1977 | 4.3% | -3.7% |
| 1978 | 4.0% | -6.4% |
| 1979 | 4.1% | +4.0% |
| 1980 | 3.7% | -9.9% |
| 1981 | 3.8% | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 3.5% | -8.0% |
| 1983 | 3.4% | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 2.3% | -31.2% |
| 1985 | 2.9% | +22.9% |
| 1986 | 3.0% | +4.6% |
| 1987 | 3.0% | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 2.8% | -6.8% |
| 1989 | 2.8% | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 2.9% | +4.8% |
| 1991 | 3.0% | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 2.8% | -3.9% |
| 1993 | 2.5% | -13.8% |
| 1994 | 2.3% | -6.4% |
| 1995 | 2.1% | -9.6% |
| 1996 | 1.9% | -7.1% |
| 1997 | 1.7% | -10.1% |
| 1998 | 1.8% | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 1.6% | -11.5% |
| 2000 | 1.6% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 1.7% | +5.7% |
| 2002 | 1.5% | -11.8% |
| 2003 | 1.5% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 1.4% | -6.6% |
| 2005 | 1.3% | -5.7% |
| 2006 | 1.3% | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 1.2% | -10.6% |
| 2008 | 1.1% | -10.7% |
| 2009 | 0.9% | -17.3% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | -6.1% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | +24.9% |
| 2013 | 1.0% | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | -19.3% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | -18.7% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | -46.5% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | -19.1% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | -16.5% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | -26.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | -18.5% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | -11.4% |
| 2024 | 0.1% | -6.4% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 0.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0%, 9.0× the median. (68 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 0.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0%, 4.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal 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 | +74.7% | 7.8% | 13.7% |
| 2016 | -46.5% | 0.6% | 0.3% |
| 1926 | -44.5% | 14.1% | 7.8% |
| 1922 | +28.9% | 11.9% | 15.4% |
| 1984 | -31.2% | 3.4% | 2.3% |
| 1803 | +26.9% | 75.4% | 95.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 1760s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 1770s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 1780s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 1790s | 98.2% | 97.5% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 1800s | 91.8% | 75.4% | 96.1% | 10 |
| 1810s | 88.2% | 84.8% | 90.7% | 10 |
| 1820s | 81.9% | 78.9% | 83.9% | 10 |
| 1830s | 73.5% | 69.1% | 77.5% | 10 |
| 1840s | 64.4% | 59.6% | 68.0% | 10 |
| 1850s | 53.0% | 47.2% | 62.2% | 10 |
| 1860s | 47.0% | 42.8% | 50.6% | 10 |
| 1870s | 40.2% | 36.4% | 42.9% | 10 |
| 1880s | 32.2% | 28.6% | 35.8% | 10 |
| 1890s | 25.3% | 23.0% | 27.9% | 10 |
| 1900s | 19.2% | 16.8% | 22.1% | 10 |
| 1910s | 15.6% | 14.0% | 16.6% | 10 |
| 1920s | 13.3% | 7.8% | 15.4% | 10 |
| 1930s | 14.0% | 13.0% | 15.5% | 10 |
| 1940s | 12.4% | 11.3% | 13.8% | 10 |
| 1950s | 10.9% | 8.6% | 11.9% | 10 |
| 1960s | 7.9% | 6.7% | 9.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.8% | 4.0% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.1% | 2.3% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.3% | 1.6% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.3% | 0.9% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.2% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
- 31 Uzbekistan 0.1% compare
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- 35 Laos 0.1% compare
- 36 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.1% compare
- 37 Egypt 0.1% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of global co₂ emissions from coal in United Kingdom?
- Share of global co₂ emissions from coal in United Kingdom was 0.1% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ emissions from coal recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1766.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions from coal recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2024.
- How does United Kingdom rank for share of global co₂ emissions from coal?
- United Kingdom ranks 34th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions from coal rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 86.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from coal in the same year.