Share of global nitrous oxide emissions in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Share of global nitrous oxide emissions was 1.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of global nitrous oxide emissions in United Kingdom, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
United Kingdom recorded 1.0% for share of global nitrous oxide emissions in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 175 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global nitrous oxide emissions in United Kingdom peaked at 2.7% in 1900 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2024.
That places United Kingdom 22nd out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 175 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.3% | 2.3% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 1860s | 2.3% | 2.3% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 1870s | 2.3% | 2.2% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 1880s | 2.2% | 2.2% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 1890s | 2.4% | 2.0% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 1900s | 2.5% | 2.3% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 1910s | 2.2% | 2.1% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 1920s | 2.1% | 2.1% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 1930s | 2.2% | 2.2% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 1940s | 2.3% | 2.2% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 1950s | 2.2% | 2.2% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.0% | 1.8% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.0% | 1.7% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.0% | 1.8% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.6% | 1.5% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.3% | 1.1% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 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 nitrous oxide emissions in United Kingdom?
- Share of global nitrous oxide emissions in United Kingdom was 1.0% in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global nitrous oxide emissions recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 2.7% in 1900.
- What is the lowest share of global nitrous oxide emissions recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2024.
- How does United Kingdom rank for share of global nitrous oxide emissions?
- United Kingdom ranks 22nd out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global nitrous oxide emissions rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.4%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of the world's nitrous oxide emissions.