Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change was 2.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change in United Kingdom, 1850–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in United Kingdom is 2.9%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 175 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in United Kingdom peaked at 6.8% in 1902 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 2024.
That places United Kingdom 8th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 175 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 4.1% | 4.0% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 1860s | 4.9% | 4.2% | 5.6% | 10 |
| 1870s | 6.1% | 5.7% | 6.4% | 10 |
| 1880s | 6.6% | 6.4% | 6.7% | 10 |
| 1890s | 6.7% | 6.7% | 6.8% | 10 |
| 1900s | 6.8% | 6.7% | 6.8% | 10 |
| 1910s | 6.7% | 6.7% | 6.7% | 10 |
| 1920s | 6.5% | 6.4% | 6.7% | 10 |
| 1930s | 6.2% | 6.1% | 6.3% | 10 |
| 1940s | 6.0% | 5.9% | 6.1% | 10 |
| 1950s | 5.7% | 5.5% | 5.8% | 10 |
| 1960s | 5.3% | 5.1% | 5.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.9% | 4.6% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.4% | 4.2% | 4.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.0% | 3.8% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.6% | 3.5% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.2% | 3.1% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.0% | 2.9% | 3.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
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 share of global cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in United Kingdom?
- Share of global cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in United Kingdom was 2.9% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 6.8% in 1902.
- What is the lowest share of global cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 2024.
- How does United Kingdom rank for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- United Kingdom ranks 8th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global total cumulative emissions of CO₂ (including land-use change).