CO₂ emissions per capita: United Kingdom
4.5257993 tonnes per person in 2024, the latest year published. Figures for 230 years from 1750 to 2024 are below.
Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Source and method · All countries and regions.
Every year
| Year | Value (tonnes per person) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 4.5257993 |
| 2023 | 4.481841 |
| 2022 | 4.563232 |
| 2021 | 5.059431 |
| 2020 | 4.84416 |
| 2019 | 5.4350777 |
| 2018 | 5.6886244 |
| 2017 | 5.8378453 |
| 2016 | 6.061766 |
| 2015 | 6.461413 |
| 2014 | 6.764833 |
| 2013 | 7.4175463 |
| 2012 | 7.62153 |
| 2011 | 7.3959785 |
| 2010 | 8.124634 |
| 2009 | 7.9049363 |
| 2008 | 8.785364 |
| 2007 | 9.09334 |
| 2006 | 9.301154 |
| 2005 | 9.412128 |
| 2004 | 9.530167 |
| 2003 | 9.555585 |
| 2002 | 9.40991 |
| 2001 | 9.748509 |
| 2000 | 9.635275 |
| 1999 | 9.545588 |
| 1998 | 9.697672 |
| 1997 | 9.62765 |
| 1996 | 10.0647545 |
| 1995 | 9.735405 |
| 1994 | 9.896297 |
| 1993 | 10.017321 |
| 1992 | 10.288521 |
| 1991 | 10.588317 |
| 1990 | 10.4927225 |
| 1989 | 10.170335 |
| 1988 | 10.000239 |
| 1987 | 10.049029 |
| 1986 | 10.018491 |
| 1985 | 9.886416 |
| 1984 | 9.372629 |
| 1983 | 9.683191 |
| 1982 | 9.738896 |
| 1981 | 9.955621 |
| 1980 | 10.288156 |
| 1979 | 11.464309 |
| 1978 | 10.764969 |
| 1977 | 10.758524 |
| 1976 | 10.649842 |
| 1975 | 10.730219 |
| 1974 | 10.977184 |
| 1973 | 11.738719 |
| 1972 | 11.555677 |
| 1971 | 11.815909 |
| 1970 | 11.723682 |
| 1969 | 11.331282 |
| 1968 | 10.979154 |
| 1967 | 10.769963 |
| 1966 | 11.30431 |
| 1965 | 11.444563 |
| 1964 | 11.254874 |
| 1963 | 11.246019 |
| 1962 | 11.129884 |
| 1961 | 11.129407 |
| 1960 | 11.113797 |
| 1959 | 10.461445 |
| 1958 | 10.705431 |
| 1957 | 11.039372 |
| 1956 | 11.162249 |
| 1955 | 11.257455 |
| 1954 | 10.8330145 |
| 1953 | 10.62748 |
| 1952 | 10.444595 |
| 1951 | 10.800899 |
| 1950 | 9.9604435 |
| 1949 | 10.181252 |
| 1948 | 10.14036 |
| 1947 | 9.810102 |
| 1946 | 9.4255495 |
| 1945 | 9.231059 |
| 1944 | 10.015328 |
| 1943 | 10.065381 |
| 1942 | 10.161616 |
| 1941 | 10.344048 |
| 1940 | 10.3948345 |
| 1939 | 9.903666 |
| 1938 | 9.919003 |
| 1937 | 10.368437 |
| 1936 | 10.09914 |
| 1935 | 9.610427 |
| 1934 | 9.531863 |
| 1933 | 8.869657 |
| 1932 | 8.96392 |
| 1931 | 9.352548 |
| 1930 | 10.021771 |
| 1929 | 10.408271 |
| 1928 | 9.884894 |
| 1927 | 10.448244 |
| 1926 | 5.655135 |
| 1925 | 9.965467 |
| 1924 | 10.532615 |
| 1923 | 10.033588 |
| 1922 | 9.444493 |
| 1921 | 7.1308627 |
| 1920 | 10.318364 |
| 1919 | 9.811919 |
| 1918 | 10.07166 |
| 1917 | 10.85709 |
| 1916 | 11.030396 |
| 1915 | 10.691779 |
| 1914 | 10.597855 |
| 1913 | 10.975125 |
| 1912 | 10.082025 |
| 1911 | 10.698935 |
| 1910 | 10.50297 |
| 1909 | 10.493224 |
| 1908 | 10.481716 |
| 1907 | 10.839091 |
| 1906 | 10.467203 |
| 1905 | 10.193703 |
| 1904 | 10.149534 |
| 1903 | 10.190824 |
| 1902 | 10.200084 |
| 1901 | 9.90617 |
| 1900 | 10.215249 |
| 1899 | 10.180933 |
| 1898 | 9.589032 |
| 1897 | 9.656031 |
| 1896 | 9.494172 |
| 1895 | 9.317141 |
| 1894 | 9.315627 |
| 1893 | 8.21112 |
| 1892 | 9.25243 |
| 1891 | 9.533845 |
| 1890 | 9.419005 |
| 1889 | 9.284015 |
| 1888 | 9.038788 |
| 1887 | 8.762649 |
| 1886 | 8.611424 |
| 1885 | 8.759362 |
| 1884 | 8.935579 |
| 1883 | 9.250244 |
| 1882 | 8.960591 |
| 1881 | 8.958958 |
| 1880 | 8.59724 |
| 1879 | 7.9602866 |
| 1878 | 7.9860015 |
| 1877 | 8.210754 |
| 1876 | 8.144492 |
| 1875 | 8.238478 |
| 1874 | 7.8809423 |
| 1873 | 8.189286 |
| 1872 | 7.967353 |
| 1871 | 7.6345577 |
| 1870 | 7.273863 |
| 1869 | 7.185026 |
| 1868 | 6.907395 |
| 1867 | 7.1007743 |
| 1866 | 6.974182 |
| 1865 | 6.8250237 |
| 1864 | 6.4942226 |
| 1863 | 6.086277 |
| 1862 | 5.7708826 |
| 1861 | 6.007872 |
| 1860 | 5.8072352 |
| 1859 | 5.21251 |
| 1858 | 4.7254786 |
| 1857 | 4.8508296 |
| 1856 | 4.969304 |
| 1855 | 4.6457763 |
| 1854 | 4.9915624 |
| 1853 | 4.167399 |
| 1852 | 4.2159934 |
| 1851 | 4.252994 |
| 1850 | 4.489172 |
| 1849 | 4.3204474 |
| 1848 | 4.0223227 |
| 1847 | 3.7643142 |
| 1846 | 3.5360403 |
| 1845 | 3.7006795 |
| 1844 | 3.490339 |
| 1843 | 3.2955952 |
| 1842 | 3.1750915 |
| 1841 | 3.0412488 |
| 1840 | 3.0363529 |
| 1839 | 2.8675888 |
| 1838 | 2.8080924 |
| 1837 | 2.9013233 |
| 1836 | 3.0594063 |
| 1835 | 2.8411562 |
| 1834 | 2.6161683 |
| 1833 | 2.4873807 |
| 1832 | 2.5387402 |
| 1831 | 2.6452432 |
| 1830 | 2.8095102 |
| 1829 | 2.234891 |
| 1828 | 2.2364638 |
| 1827 | 2.2401965 |
| 1826 | 2.1842163 |
| 1825 | 2.1886015 |
| 1824 | 2.1529691 |
| 1823 | 2.1145442 |
| 1822 | 2.0682518 |
| 1821 | 2.0387487 |
| 1820 | 2.0557053 |
| 1819 | 2.1739373 |
| 1818 | 2.303634 |
| 1817 | 2.3279696 |
| 1816 | 2.3177464 |
| 1815 | 2.4391406 |
| 1814 | 2.5276635 |
| 1813 | 2.6192143 |
| 1812 | 2.7279038 |
| 1811 | 2.8188872 |
| 1810 | 2.8722124 |
| 1809 | 2.915259 |
| 1808 | 2.8766963 |
| 1807 | 2.811327 |
| 1806 | 2.695625 |
| 1805 | 2.5825114 |
| 1804 | 2.4763212 |
| 1803 | 2.5437405 |
| 1802 | 2.7656965 |
| 1801 | 2.8286498 |
| 1800 | 2.9153564 |
| 1790 | 1.7707893 |
| 1780 | 1.4520383 |
| 1770 | 1.2627987 |
| 1760 | 1.070363 |
| 1750 | 1.0019121 |