Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita was 0.0002 kt per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita in United Kingdom, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per person.
Analysis
United Kingdom recorded 0.0002 kt per person for waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita in United Kingdom peaked at 0.0011 kt per person in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 kt per person, in 2023.
That places United Kingdom 120th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | kt per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0007 kt per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0007 kt per person | +4.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0008 kt per person | +4.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0008 kt per person | +4.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0008 kt per person | +3.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0009 kt per person | +3.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0009 kt per person | +3.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0009 kt per person | +3.5% |
| 1969 | 0.001 kt per person | +3.4% |
| 1970 | 0.001 kt per person | -0.7% |
| 1971 | 0.001 kt per person | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.001 kt per person | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.001 kt per person | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 0.001 kt per person | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.001 kt per person | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 0.001 kt per person | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.001 kt per person | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.001 kt per person | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 0.001 kt per person | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.001 kt per person | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 0.001 kt per person | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0009 kt per person | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0009 kt per person | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0009 kt per person | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0009 kt per person | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0009 kt per person | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0009 kt per person | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0009 kt per person | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0009 kt per person | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0011 kt per person | +13.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0011 kt per person | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0011 kt per person | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0011 kt per person | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0011 kt per person | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0011 kt per person | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0011 kt per person | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0011 kt per person | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 0.001 kt per person | -9.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0009 kt per person | -10.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0008 kt per person | -6.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0008 kt per person | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0008 kt per person | -6.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0007 kt per person | -7.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0006 kt per person | -8.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0006 kt per person | -11.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0005 kt per person | -12.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0004 kt per person | -12.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0004 kt per person | -15.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0003 kt per person | -8.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0003 kt per person | -21.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0002 kt per person | -10.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0002 kt per person | -8.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0002 kt per person | -11.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0002 kt per person | -9.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0002 kt per person | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0002 kt per person | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0002 kt per person | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0002 kt per person | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0002 kt per person | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0002 kt per person | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0002 kt per person | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0002 kt per person | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0002 kt per person | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0008 kt per person | 0.0007 kt per person | 0.001 kt per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.001 kt per person | 0.001 kt per person | 0.001 kt per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0009 kt per person | 0.0009 kt per person | 0.001 kt per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0011 kt per person | 0.0009 kt per person | 0.0011 kt per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0006 kt per person | 0.0003 kt per person | 0.0008 kt per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0002 kt per person | 0.0002 kt per person | 0.0003 kt per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0002 kt per person | 0.0002 kt per person | 0.0002 kt per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
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 waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita in United Kingdom?
- Waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita in United Kingdom was 0.0002 kt per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0011 kt per person in 1995.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 kt per person in 2023.
- How does United Kingdom rank for waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita?
- United Kingdom ranks 120th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.