Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions, annual growth rate in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions, annual growth rate was 254.3 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
254.3 % change on previous year
Change on year
up 184.2%
World rank
19th
of 214 countries
All-time high
923.39 % change on previous year
in 1989
All-time low
-709.2 % change on previous year
in 1921
Years of data
262
1752–2024
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions, annual growth rate in United Kingdom, 1752–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
United Kingdom recorded 254.3 % change on previous year for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, annual growth rate in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 184.2% on the previous year and up 186.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, annual growth rate in United Kingdom peaked at 923.39 % change on previous year in 1989 and was at its lowest, -709.2 % change on previous year, in 1921.
United Kingdom ranks 19th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions, annual growth rate in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1752 | -3.31 % change on previous year | — |
| 1753 | 7.54 % change on previous year | -327.7% |
| 1754 | 16.87 % change on previous year | +123.8% |
| 1755 | -51.35 % change on previous year | -404.4% |
| 1756 | 94.44 % change on previous year | -283.9% |
| 1757 | 58.03 % change on previous year | -38.6% |
| 1758 | -33.47 % change on previous year | -157.7% |
| 1759 | 0.0604 % change on previous year | -100.2% |
| 1760 | 43.25 % change on previous year | +71452.6% |
| 1761 | 33.1 % change on previous year | -23.5% |
| 1762 | -12.52 % change on previous year | -137.8% |
| 1763 | 17.17 % change on previous year | -237.1% |
| 1764 | -14.2 % change on previous year | -182.7% |
| 1765 | 20.02 % change on previous year | -240.9% |
| 1766 | -5.64 % change on previous year | -128.2% |
| 1767 | 18.85 % change on previous year | -434.0% |
| 1768 | 13.75 % change on previous year | -27.1% |
| 1769 | -0.41 % change on previous year | -103.0% |
| 1770 | 1.28 % change on previous year | -411.9% |
| 1771 | -14.15 % change on previous year | -1206.5% |
| 1772 | -6.7 % change on previous year | -52.6% |
| 1773 | -27.32 % change on previous year | +307.5% |
| 1774 | 10.64 % change on previous year | -139.0% |
| 1775 | 59.83 % change on previous year | +462.3% |
| 1776 | -3.46 % change on previous year | -105.8% |
| 1777 | -3.11 % change on previous year | -10.3% |
| 1778 | -7.03 % change on previous year | +126.3% |
| 1779 | 2.75 % change on previous year | -139.1% |
| 1780 | 17.73 % change on previous year | +545.1% |
| 1781 | 3.54 % change on previous year | -80.0% |
| 1782 | -2.55 % change on previous year | -172.1% |
| 1783 | 39.02 % change on previous year | -1627.3% |
| 1784 | -15.25 % change on previous year | -139.1% |
| 1785 | 20.09 % change on previous year | -231.8% |
| 1786 | -1.63 % change on previous year | -108.1% |
| 1787 | -14.66 % change on previous year | +798.4% |
| 1788 | 3.76 % change on previous year | -125.6% |
| 1789 | 35.14 % change on previous year | +835.5% |
| 1790 | -7.37 % change on previous year | -121.0% |
| 1791 | -0.1897 % change on previous year | -97.4% |
| 1792 | -0.9714 % change on previous year | +412.2% |
| 1793 | -32.44 % change on previous year | +3239.1% |
| 1794 | -27.45 % change on previous year | -15.4% |
| 1795 | -180.33 % change on previous year | +556.9% |
| 1796 | -35.44 % change on previous year | -80.3% |
| 1797 | 83.69 % change on previous year | -336.2% |
| 1799 | 337.08 % change on previous year | +302.8% |
| 1800 | 3.63 % change on previous year | -98.9% |
| 1801 | -113.45 % change on previous year | -3225.6% |
| 1802 | 40.47 % change on previous year | -135.7% |
| 1803 | -494.54 % change on previous year | -1322.1% |
| 1804 | 78.87 % change on previous year | -115.9% |
| 1805 | 433.41 % change on previous year | +449.5% |
| 1806 | 7.22 % change on previous year | -98.3% |
| 1807 | 3.81 % change on previous year | -47.3% |
| 1808 | -33.26 % change on previous year | -973.3% |
| 1809 | -26.57 % change on previous year | -20.1% |
| 1810 | 7.14 % change on previous year | -126.9% |
| 1811 | -14.38 % change on previous year | -301.4% |
| 1812 | -22.11 % change on previous year | +53.8% |
| 1813 | 5.39 % change on previous year | -124.4% |
| 1814 | 32.98 % change on previous year | +512.0% |
| 1815 | 1.87 % change on previous year | -94.3% |
| 1816 | -70.58 % change on previous year | -3884.3% |
| 1817 | 915.25 % change on previous year | -1396.7% |
| 1818 | -19.92 % change on previous year | -102.2% |
| 1819 | -122.59 % change on previous year | +515.4% |
| 1820 | -65.59 % change on previous year | -46.5% |
| 1821 | 223.61 % change on previous year | -440.9% |
| 1822 | 70.64 % change on previous year | -68.4% |
| 1823 | 1.39 % change on previous year | -98.0% |
| 1824 | -8.87 % change on previous year | -738.8% |
| 1825 | -2.29 % change on previous year | -74.2% |
| 1826 | -62.31 % change on previous year | +2626.8% |
| 1827 | 261.8 % change on previous year | -520.2% |
| 1828 | -70.06 % change on previous year | -126.8% |
| 1829 | 5.16 % change on previous year | -107.4% |
| 1831 | -122.36 % change on previous year | -2472.1% |
| 1832 | 40.48 % change on previous year | -133.1% |
| 1833 | 67.11 % change on previous year | +65.8% |
| 1834 | 711.59 % change on previous year | +960.4% |
| 1835 | 64.94 % change on previous year | -90.9% |
| 1836 | -0.7532 % change on previous year | -101.2% |
| 1837 | -151.85 % change on previous year | +20060.3% |
| 1838 | 49.33 % change on previous year | -132.5% |
| 1839 | 231.93 % change on previous year | +370.2% |
| 1840 | 127.47 % change on previous year | -45.0% |
| 1841 | -89.22 % change on previous year | -170.0% |
| 1842 | 615.94 % change on previous year | -790.4% |
| 1843 | -12.59 % change on previous year | -102.0% |
| 1844 | 59.51 % change on previous year | -572.7% |
| 1845 | 8.13 % change on previous year | -86.3% |
| 1846 | -173.58 % change on previous year | -2235.7% |
| 1847 | 247.72 % change on previous year | -242.7% |
| 1848 | 13.05 % change on previous year | -94.7% |
| 1849 | 17.01 % change on previous year | +30.4% |
| 1850 | -40.28 % change on previous year | -336.8% |
| 1851 | -218.78 % change on previous year | +443.2% |
| 1852 | 93.04 % change on previous year | -142.5% |
| 1853 | -54.64 % change on previous year | -158.7% |
| 1855 | -137.38 % change on previous year | +151.4% |
| 1856 | 212.09 % change on previous year | -254.4% |
| 1857 | -125.3 % change on previous year | -159.1% |
| 1858 | -9.25 % change on previous year | -92.6% |
| 1859 | 642.72 % change on previous year | -7050.8% |
| 1860 | 22.72 % change on previous year | -96.5% |
| 1861 | -61.11 % change on previous year | -369.0% |
| 1862 | -178.57 % change on previous year | +192.2% |
| 1863 | 292.84 % change on previous year | -264.0% |
| 1864 | 27.26 % change on previous year | -90.7% |
| 1865 | -15.39 % change on previous year | -156.5% |
| 1866 | -46.08 % change on previous year | +199.3% |
| 1867 | -9.62 % change on previous year | -79.1% |
| 1868 | -173.64 % change on previous year | +1704.1% |
| 1869 | 352.38 % change on previous year | -302.9% |
| 1870 | -54.33 % change on previous year | -115.4% |
| 1871 | 182.78 % change on previous year | -436.4% |
| 1872 | -4.36 % change on previous year | -102.4% |
| 1873 | -25.35 % change on previous year | +481.9% |
| 1874 | -177.26 % change on previous year | +599.4% |
| 1875 | 291.42 % change on previous year | -264.4% |
| 1876 | -103.28 % change on previous year | -135.4% |
| 1878 | -200.9 % change on previous year | +94.5% |
| 1879 | 133.93 % change on previous year | -166.7% |
| 1881 | -37.96 % change on previous year | -128.3% |
| 1882 | -82.53 % change on previous year | +117.4% |
| 1883 | 381.22 % change on previous year | -561.9% |
| 1884 | -167.62 % change on previous year | -144.0% |
| 1885 | 55.9 % change on previous year | -133.3% |
| 1886 | 24.83 % change on previous year | -55.6% |
| 1887 | 380.03 % change on previous year | +1430.4% |
| 1888 | 58.8 % change on previous year | -84.5% |
| 1889 | -6.82 % change on previous year | -111.6% |
| 1890 | -32.54 % change on previous year | +376.8% |
| 1891 | -6.87 % change on previous year | -78.9% |
| 1892 | -200.2 % change on previous year | +2813.7% |
| 1893 | -393.03 % change on previous year | +96.3% |
| 1894 | 224.71 % change on previous year | -157.2% |
| 1895 | -92.49 % change on previous year | -141.2% |
| 1896 | 202.55 % change on previous year | -319.0% |
| 1897 | -4.25 % change on previous year | -102.1% |
| 1898 | -90.9 % change on previous year | +2038.9% |
| 1900 | -81.25 % change on previous year | -10.6% |
| 1901 | -274.22 % change on previous year | +237.5% |
| 1902 | 276.33 % change on previous year | -200.8% |
| 1903 | -79.01 % change on previous year | -128.6% |
| 1904 | -39.98 % change on previous year | -49.4% |
| 1905 | 182.85 % change on previous year | -557.4% |
| 1906 | 176.06 % change on previous year | -3.7% |
| 1907 | 28.96 % change on previous year | -83.6% |
| 1908 | -157.39 % change on previous year | -643.6% |
| 1909 | 135.52 % change on previous year | -186.1% |
| 1910 | -11.56 % change on previous year | -108.5% |
| 1911 | 218.7 % change on previous year | -1992.4% |
| 1912 | -319.17 % change on previous year | -245.9% |
| 1913 | 266.65 % change on previous year | -183.5% |
| 1914 | -135.68 % change on previous year | -150.9% |
| 1915 | 141.6 % change on previous year | -204.4% |
| 1916 | 179.29 % change on previous year | +26.6% |
| 1917 | -133.56 % change on previous year | -174.5% |
| 1918 | -481.44 % change on previous year | +260.5% |
| 1919 | 68.77 % change on previous year | -114.3% |
| 1920 | 327.12 % change on previous year | +375.7% |
| 1921 | -709.2 % change on previous year | -316.8% |
| 1922 | 172.44 % change on previous year | -124.3% |
| 1923 | -75.37 % change on previous year | -143.7% |
| 1924 | -16.2 % change on previous year | -78.5% |
| 1925 | -222.86 % change on previous year | +1275.8% |
| 1926 | -633.94 % change on previous year | +184.5% |
| 1927 | 210.18 % change on previous year | -133.2% |
| 1928 | -112.21 % change on previous year | -153.4% |
| 1929 | 188.33 % change on previous year | -267.8% |
| 1930 | -173.26 % change on previous year | -192.0% |
| 1931 | -71.4 % change on previous year | -58.8% |
| 1932 | 44.97 % change on previous year | -163.0% |
| 1933 | 86.01 % change on previous year | +91.3% |
| 1935 | -82.04 % change on previous year | -195.4% |
| 1936 | 327.27 % change on previous year | -498.9% |
| 1937 | -40.12 % change on previous year | -112.3% |
| 1938 | -224.92 % change on previous year | +460.6% |
| 1939 | 108.09 % change on previous year | -148.1% |
| 1941 | -101.11 % change on previous year | -193.5% |
| 1943 | 59.16 % change on previous year | -158.5% |
| 1944 | 80.26 % change on previous year | +35.7% |
| 1946 | 130.98 % change on previous year | +63.2% |
| 1947 | 83.63 % change on previous year | -36.2% |
| 1948 | -12.21 % change on previous year | -114.6% |
| 1949 | -77.89 % change on previous year | +538.0% |
| 1950 | -305.97 % change on previous year | +292.8% |
| 1951 | 635.36 % change on previous year | -307.7% |
| 1952 | -136.75 % change on previous year | -121.5% |
| 1953 | 171.36 % change on previous year | -225.3% |
| 1954 | 10.64 % change on previous year | -93.8% |
| 1955 | 86.29 % change on previous year | +711.3% |
| 1956 | -109.86 % change on previous year | -227.3% |
| 1957 | -47.18 % change on previous year | -57.1% |
| 1958 | -307.78 % change on previous year | +552.3% |
| 1959 | 32.45 % change on previous year | -110.5% |
| 1960 | 489.84 % change on previous year | +1409.4% |
| 1961 | -87.55 % change on previous year | -117.9% |
| 1962 | -7.12 % change on previous year | -91.9% |
| 1963 | 140.93 % change on previous year | -2077.9% |
| 1964 | -57.14 % change on previous year | -140.5% |
| 1965 | 217.78 % change on previous year | -481.1% |
| 1966 | -128.33 % change on previous year | -158.9% |
| 1967 | -544.4 % change on previous year | +324.2% |
| 1968 | 155.47 % change on previous year | -128.6% |
| 1969 | 51.71 % change on previous year | -66.7% |
| 1970 | 10.51 % change on previous year | -79.7% |
| 1971 | -67.72 % change on previous year | -744.5% |
| 1972 | -258.27 % change on previous year | +281.4% |
| 1973 | 193.44 % change on previous year | -174.9% |
| 1974 | -467.05 % change on previous year | -341.4% |
| 1975 | 67.14 % change on previous year | -114.4% |
| 1976 | 66.12 % change on previous year | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 223.61 % change on previous year | +238.2% |
| 1978 | -93.85 % change on previous year | -142.0% |
| 1980 | -264.58 % change on previous year | +181.9% |
| 1981 | 71.76 % change on previous year | -127.1% |
| 1982 | 33.39 % change on previous year | -53.5% |
| 1983 | 77.63 % change on previous year | +132.5% |
| 1984 | -494.39 % change on previous year | -736.8% |
| 1985 | 286.47 % change on previous year | -157.9% |
| 1986 | -70.74 % change on previous year | -124.7% |
| 1987 | -65.52 % change on previous year | -7.4% |
| 1988 | -144.48 % change on previous year | +120.5% |
| 1989 | 923.39 % change on previous year | -739.1% |
| 1990 | 80.67 % change on previous year | -91.3% |
| 1991 | -63.36 % change on previous year | -178.6% |
| 1992 | -308.46 % change on previous year | +386.8% |
| 1993 | 8.57 % change on previous year | -102.8% |
| 1994 | 60.69 % change on previous year | +608.5% |
| 1995 | -40.43 % change on previous year | -166.6% |
| 1996 | 362.18 % change on previous year | -995.8% |
| 1997 | -216.75 % change on previous year | -159.8% |
| 1998 | 124.26 % change on previous year | -157.3% |
| 1999 | -218.14 % change on previous year | -275.5% |
| 2000 | 207.11 % change on previous year | -194.9% |
| 2001 | 21.03 % change on previous year | -89.8% |
| 2002 | -298.02 % change on previous year | -1517.2% |
| 2003 | 164.11 % change on previous year | -155.1% |
| 2004 | -84.04 % change on previous year | -151.2% |
| 2005 | -270.7 % change on previous year | +222.1% |
| 2006 | 19.37 % change on previous year | -107.2% |
| 2007 | -232.13 % change on previous year | -1298.7% |
| 2008 | -76.76 % change on previous year | -66.9% |
| 2009 | -247.31 % change on previous year | +222.2% |
| 2010 | 135.02 % change on previous year | -154.6% |
| 2011 | -337.07 % change on previous year | -349.7% |
| 2012 | 142.1 % change on previous year | -142.2% |
| 2013 | -155.54 % change on previous year | -209.5% |
| 2014 | -293.33 % change on previous year | +88.6% |
| 2015 | 57.87 % change on previous year | -119.7% |
| 2016 | -40.89 % change on previous year | -170.7% |
| 2017 | 47.62 % change on previous year | -216.5% |
| 2018 | 36.69 % change on previous year | -23.0% |
| 2019 | -96.09 % change on previous year | -361.9% |
| 2020 | -157 % change on previous year | +63.4% |
| 2021 | 141.84 % change on previous year | -190.3% |
| 2022 | -294.06 % change on previous year | -307.3% |
| 2023 | 89.47 % change on previous year | -130.4% |
| 2024 | 254.3 % change on previous year | +184.2% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 254.3 % change on previous year is above the median for high income countries, which is 46.18 % change on previous year, 5.5× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 254.3 % change on previous year is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 76.23 % change on previous year, 3.3× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions, annual growth rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1760 | +71452.6% | 0.0604 % change on previous year | 43.25 % change on previous year |
| 1837 | -20060.3% | -0.7532 % change on previous year | -151.85 % change on previous year |
| 1859 | +7050.8% | -9.25 % change on previous year | 642.72 % change on previous year |
| 1816 | -3884.3% | 1.87 % change on previous year | -70.58 % change on previous year |
| 1793 | -3239.1% | -0.9714 % change on previous year | -32.44 % change on previous year |
| 1801 | -3225.6% | 3.63 % change on previous year | -113.45 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 11.1 % change on previous year | -51.35 % change on previous year | 94.44 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1760s | 11.34 % change on previous year | -14.2 % change on previous year | 43.25 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1770s | 1.27 % change on previous year | -27.32 % change on previous year | 59.83 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1780s | 8.52 % change on previous year | -15.25 % change on previous year | 39.02 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1790s | 15.18 % change on previous year | -180.33 % change on previous year | 337.08 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1800s | -10.04 % change on previous year | -494.54 % change on previous year | 433.41 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1810s | 71.3 % change on previous year | -122.59 % change on previous year | 915.25 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1820s | 35.35 % change on previous year | -70.06 % change on previous year | 261.8 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1830s | 98.93 % change on previous year | -151.85 % change on previous year | 711.59 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1840s | 81.34 % change on previous year | -173.58 % change on previous year | 615.94 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1850s | 40.25 % change on previous year | -218.78 % change on previous year | 642.72 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1860s | 21.08 % change on previous year | -178.57 % change on previous year | 352.38 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1870s | 4.74 % change on previous year | -200.9 % change on previous year | 291.42 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1880s | 67.32 % change on previous year | -167.62 % change on previous year | 381.22 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1890s | -43.67 % change on previous year | -393.03 % change on previous year | 224.71 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1900s | 16.79 % change on previous year | -274.22 % change on previous year | 276.33 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1910s | -20.64 % change on previous year | -481.44 % change on previous year | 266.65 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1920s | -87.17 % change on previous year | -709.2 % change on previous year | 327.12 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1930s | -2.82 % change on previous year | -224.92 % change on previous year | 327.27 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1940s | 23.26 % change on previous year | -101.11 % change on previous year | 130.98 % change on previous year | 7 |
| 1950s | 2.86 % change on previous year | -307.78 % change on previous year | 635.36 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1960s | 23.12 % change on previous year | -544.4 % change on previous year | 489.84 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1970s | -36.23 % change on previous year | -467.05 % change on previous year | 223.61 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1980s | 35.29 % change on previous year | -494.39 % change on previous year | 923.39 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | -21.08 % change on previous year | -308.46 % change on previous year | 362.18 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -79.73 % change on previous year | -298.02 % change on previous year | 207.11 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -50.36 % change on previous year | -337.07 % change on previous year | 142.1 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.91 % change on previous year | -294.06 % change on previous year | 254.3 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
- 16 Cote d'Ivoire 271.76 % change on previous year compare
- 17 Kyrgyzstan 269.82 % change on previous year compare
- 18 Bolivia 261.04 % change on previous year compare
- 20 United Arab Emirates 248.1 % change on previous year compare
- 21 Ghana 245.39 % change on previous year compare
- 22 Botswana 244.77 % change on previous year compare
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- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 55.89 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 26.52 kt (2050)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, annual growth rate in United Kingdom?
- Year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, annual growth rate in United Kingdom was 254.3 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, annual growth rate recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 923.39 % change on previous year in 1989.
- What is the lowest year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, annual growth rate recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was -709.2 % change on previous year in 1921.
- How does United Kingdom rank for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, annual growth rate?
- United Kingdom ranks 19th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, annual growth rate rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 186.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
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The year-on-year percentage change in Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.