Share of cumulative CO2 emissions in the United Kingdom in 2024 — 4.331%. Ranked 210 in the world out of 214. Since 1750, the indicator has fallen by 95.669 pp.
1750–2024 · % of cumulative emissions
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: United Kingdom
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4.331 | −0.075 pp |
| 2023 | 4.406 | −0.077 pp |
| 2022 | 4.483 | −0.079 pp |
| 2021 | 4.562 | −0.079 pp |
| 2020 | 4.641 | −0.078 pp |
| 2019 | 4.719 | −0.086 pp |
| 2018 | 4.805 | −0.087 pp |
| 2017 | 4.892 | −0.088 pp |
| 2016 | 4.98 | −0.09 pp |
| 2015 | 5.07 | −0.093 pp |
| 2014 | 5.163 | −0.096 pp |
| 2013 | 5.259 | −0.097 pp |
| 2012 | 5.356 | −0.101 pp |
| 2011 | 5.457 | −0.105 pp |
| 2010 | 5.562 | −0.103 pp |
| 2009 | 5.665 | −0.101 pp |
| 2008 | 5.766 | −0.104 pp |
| 2007 | 5.87 | −0.107 pp |
| 2006 | 5.977 | −0.106 pp |
| 2005 | 6.083 | −0.107 pp |
| 2004 | 6.19 | −0.106 pp |
| 2003 | 6.296 | −0.107 pp |
| 2002 | 6.403 | −0.105 pp |
| 2001 | 6.508 | −0.104 pp |
| 2000 | 6.612 | −0.11 pp |
| 1999 | 6.722 | −0.111 pp |
| 1998 | 6.833 | −0.113 pp |
| 1997 | 6.946 | −0.119 pp |
| 1996 | 7.065 | −0.122 pp |
| 1995 | 7.187 | −0.125 pp |
| 1994 | 7.312 | −0.127 pp |
| 1993 | 7.439 | −0.13 pp |
| 1992 | 7.569 | −0.134 pp |
| 1991 | 7.703 | −0.146 pp |
| 1990 | 7.849 | −0.151 pp |
| 1989 | 8 | −0.156 pp |
| 1988 | 8.156 | −0.165 pp |
| 1987 | 8.321 | −0.165 pp |
| 1986 | 8.486 | −0.166 pp |
| 1985 | 8.652 | −0.175 pp |
| 1984 | 8.827 | −0.18 pp |
| 1983 | 9.007 | −0.181 pp |
| 1982 | 9.188 | −0.189 pp |
| 1981 | 9.377 | −0.2 pp |
| 1980 | 9.577 | −0.22 pp |
| 1979 | 9.797 | −0.224 pp |
| 1978 | 10.021 | −0.239 pp |
| 1977 | 10.26 | −0.244 pp |
| 1976 | 10.504 | −0.251 pp |
| 1975 | 10.755 | −0.249 pp |
| 1974 | 11.004 | −0.264 pp |
| 1973 | 11.268 | −0.277 pp |
| 1972 | 11.545 | −0.277 pp |
| 1971 | 11.822 | −0.276 pp |
| 1970 | 12.098 | −0.28 pp |
| 1969 | 12.378 | −0.271 pp |
| 1968 | 12.649 | −0.267 pp |
| 1967 | 12.916 | −0.265 pp |
| 1966 | 13.181 | −0.263 pp |
| 1965 | 13.444 | −0.258 pp |
| 1964 | 13.702 | −0.259 pp |
| 1963 | 13.961 | −0.253 pp |
| 1962 | 14.214 | −0.25 pp |
| 1961 | 14.464 | −0.25 pp |
| 1960 | 14.714 | −0.267 pp |
| 1959 | 14.981 | −0.269 pp |
| 1958 | 15.25 | −0.258 pp |
| 1957 | 15.508 | −0.256 pp |
| 1956 | 15.764 | −0.254 pp |
| 1955 | 16.018 | −0.239 pp |
| 1954 | 16.257 | −0.22 pp |
| 1953 | 16.477 | −0.227 pp |
| 1952 | 16.704 | −0.232 pp |
| 1951 | 16.936 | −0.232 pp |
| 1950 | 17.168 | −0.229 pp |
| 1949 | 17.397 | −0.18 pp |
| 1948 | 17.577 | −0.211 pp |
| 1947 | 17.788 | −0.207 pp |
| 1946 | 17.995 | −0.177 pp |
| 1945 | 18.172 | −0.162 pp |
| 1944 | 18.334 | −0.233 pp |
| 1943 | 18.567 | −0.237 pp |
| 1942 | 18.804 | −0.239 pp |
| 1941 | 19.043 | −0.25 pp |
| 1940 | 19.293 | −0.251 pp |
| 1939 | 19.544 | −0.232 pp |
| 1938 | 19.776 | −0.217 pp |
| 1937 | 19.993 | −0.25 pp |
| 1936 | 20.243 | −0.237 pp |
| 1935 | 20.48 | −0.216 pp |
| 1934 | 20.696 | −0.206 pp |
| 1933 | 20.902 | −0.196 pp |
| 1932 | 21.098 | −0.179 pp |
| 1931 | 21.277 | −0.228 pp |
| 1930 | 21.505 | −0.285 pp |
| 1929 | 21.79 | −0.343 pp |
| 1928 | 22.133 | −0.334 pp |
| 1927 | 22.467 | −0.336 pp |
| 1926 | 22.803 | −0.477 pp |
| 1925 | 23.28 | −0.349 pp |
| 1924 | 23.629 | −0.342 pp |
| 1923 | 23.971 | −0.383 pp |
| 1922 | 24.354 | −0.333 pp |
| 1921 | 24.687 | −0.421 pp |
| 1920 | 25.108 | −0.41 pp |
| 1919 | 25.518 | −0.329 pp |
| 1918 | 25.847 | −0.47 pp |
| 1917 | 26.317 | −0.483 pp |
| 1916 | 26.8 | −0.467 pp |
| 1915 | 27.267 | −0.441 pp |
| 1914 | 27.708 | −0.502 pp |
| 1913 | 28.21 | −0.646 pp |
| 1912 | 28.856 | −0.658 pp |
| 1911 | 29.514 | −0.614 pp |
| 1910 | 30.128 | −0.667 pp |
| 1909 | 30.795 | −0.666 pp |
| 1908 | 31.461 | −0.675 pp |
| 1907 | 32.136 | −0.783 pp |
| 1906 | 32.919 | −0.686 pp |
| 1905 | 33.605 | −0.712 pp |
| 1904 | 34.317 | −0.687 pp |
| 1903 | 35.004 | −0.737 pp |
| 1902 | 35.741 | −0.67 pp |
| 1901 | 36.411 | −0.725 pp |
| 1900 | 37.136 | −0.716 pp |
| 1899 | 37.852 | −0.706 pp |
| 1898 | 38.558 | −0.685 pp |
| 1897 | 39.243 | −0.657 pp |
| 1896 | 39.9 | −0.661 pp |
| 1895 | 40.561 | −0.691 pp |
| 1894 | 41.252 | −0.658 pp |
| 1893 | 41.91 | −0.794 pp |
| 1892 | 42.704 | −0.769 pp |
| 1891 | 43.473 | −0.799 pp |
| 1890 | 44.272 | −0.804 pp |
| 1889 | 45.076 | −0.733 pp |
| 1888 | 45.809 | −0.845 pp |
| 1887 | 46.654 | −0.755 pp |
| 1886 | 47.409 | −0.752 pp |
| 1885 | 48.161 | −0.775 pp |
| 1884 | 48.936 | −0.813 pp |
| 1883 | 49.749 | −0.822 pp |
| 1882 | 50.571 | −0.814 pp |
| 1881 | 51.385 | −0.77 pp |
| 1880 | 52.155 | −0.843 pp |
| 1879 | 52.998 | −0.761 pp |
| 1878 | 53.759 | −0.675 pp |
| 1877 | 54.434 | −0.685 pp |
| 1876 | 55.119 | −0.731 pp |
| 1875 | 55.85 | −0.762 pp |
| 1874 | 56.612 | −0.722 pp |
| 1873 | 57.334 | −0.92 pp |
| 1872 | 58.254 | −0.91 pp |
| 1871 | 59.164 | −0.806 pp |
| 1870 | 59.97 | −0.825 pp |
| 1869 | 60.795 | −0.888 pp |
| 1868 | 61.683 | −0.895 pp |
| 1867 | 62.578 | −0.855 pp |
| 1866 | 63.433 | −0.785 pp |
| 1865 | 64.218 | −0.831 pp |
| 1864 | 65.049 | −0.855 pp |
| 1863 | 65.904 | −0.864 pp |
| 1862 | 66.768 | −0.881 pp |
| 1861 | 67.649 | −0.828 pp |
| 1860 | 68.477 | −0.845 pp |
| 1859 | 69.322 | −0.889 pp |
| 1858 | 70.211 | −1.015 pp |
| 1857 | 71.226 | −1.013 pp |
| 1856 | 72.239 | −1.031 pp |
| 1855 | 73.27 | −1.072 pp |
| 1854 | 74.342 | −0.938 pp |
| 1853 | 75.28 | −0.931 pp |
| 1852 | 76.211 | −0.849 pp |
| 1851 | 77.06 | −0.771 pp |
| 1850 | 77.831 | −0.675 pp |
| 1849 | 78.506 | −0.636 pp |
| 1848 | 79.142 | −0.675 pp |
| 1847 | 79.817 | −0.853 pp |
| 1846 | 80.67 | −0.817 pp |
| 1845 | 81.487 | −0.713 pp |
| 1844 | 82.2 | −0.633 pp |
| 1843 | 82.833 | −0.61 pp |
| 1842 | 83.443 | −0.684 pp |
| 1841 | 84.127 | −0.67 pp |
| 1840 | 84.797 | −0.646 pp |
| 1839 | 85.443 | −0.602 pp |
| 1838 | 86.045 | −0.609 pp |
| 1837 | 86.654 | −0.607 pp |
| 1836 | 87.261 | −0.554 pp |
| 1835 | 87.815 | −0.521 pp |
| 1834 | 88.336 | −0.51 pp |
| 1833 | 88.846 | −0.504 pp |
| 1832 | 89.35 | −0.468 pp |
| 1831 | 89.818 | −0.463 pp |
| 1830 | 90.281 | −0.591 pp |
| 1829 | 90.872 | −0.339 pp |
| 1828 | 91.211 | −0.41 pp |
| 1827 | 91.621 | −0.423 pp |
| 1826 | 92.044 | −0.341 pp |
| 1825 | 92.385 | −0.361 pp |
| 1824 | 92.746 | −0.3 pp |
| 1823 | 93.046 | −0.339 pp |
| 1822 | 93.385 | −0.327 pp |
| 1821 | 93.712 | −0.332 pp |
| 1820 | 94.044 | −0.334 pp |
| 1819 | 94.378 | −0.319 pp |
| 1818 | 94.697 | −0.34 pp |
| 1817 | 95.037 | −0.364 pp |
| 1816 | 95.401 | −0.308 pp |
| 1815 | 95.709 | −0.207 pp |
| 1814 | 95.916 | −0.184 pp |
| 1813 | 96.1 | −0.184 pp |
| 1812 | 96.284 | −0.217 pp |
| 1811 | 96.501 | −0.23 pp |
| 1810 | 96.731 | −0.255 pp |
| 1809 | 96.986 | −0.068 pp |
| 1808 | 97.054 | −0.073 pp |
| 1807 | 97.127 | −0.26 pp |
| 1806 | 97.387 | −0.099 pp |
| 1805 | 97.486 | −0.126 pp |
| 1804 | 97.612 | −0.361 pp |
| 1803 | 97.973 | −0.081 pp |
| 1802 | 98.054 | −1.11 pp |
| 1801 | 99.164 | −0.124 pp |
| 1800 | 99.288 | −0.161 pp |
| 1799 | 99.449 | −0.066 pp |
| 1798 | 99.515 | −0.066 pp |
| 1797 | 99.581 | −0.067 pp |
| 1796 | 99.648 | −0.069 pp |
| 1795 | 99.717 | −0.06 pp |
| 1794 | 99.777 | −0.064 pp |
| 1793 | 99.841 | −0.076 pp |
| 1792 | 99.917 | −0.079 pp |
| 1791 | 99.996 | +0 pp |
| 1790 | 99.996 | −0.001 pp |
| 1789 | 99.997 | +0 pp |
| 1788 | 99.997 | −0.001 pp |
| 1787 | 99.998 | +0 pp |
| 1786 | 99.998 | −0.001 pp |
| 1785 | 99.999 | −0.001 pp |
| 1784 | 100 | +0 pp |
| 1783 | 100 | +0 pp |
| 1782 | 100 | +0 pp |
| 1781 | 100 | +0 pp |
| 1780 | 100 | +0 pp |
| 1779 | 100 | +0 pp |
| 1778 | 100 | +0 pp |
| 1777 | 100 | +0 pp |
| 1776 | 100 | +0 pp |
| 1775 | 100 | +0 pp |
| 1774 | 100 | +0 pp |
| 1773 | 100 | +0 pp |
| 1772 | 100 | +0 pp |
| 1771 | 100 | +0 pp |
| 1770 | 100 | +0 pp |
| 1769 | 100 | +0 pp |
| 1768 | 100 | +0 pp |
| 1767 | 100 | +0 pp |
| 1766 | 100 | +0 pp |
| 1765 | 100 | +0 pp |
| 1764 | 100 | +0 pp |
| 1763 | 100 | +0 pp |
| 1762 | 100 | +0 pp |
| 1761 | 100 | +0 pp |
| 1760 | 100 | +0 pp |
| 1759 | 100 | +0 pp |
| 1758 | 100 | +0 pp |
| 1757 | 100 | +0 pp |
| 1756 | 100 | +0 pp |
| 1755 | 100 | +0 pp |
| 1754 | 100 | +0 pp |
| 1753 | 100 | +0 pp |
| 1752 | 100 | +0 pp |
| 1751 | 100 | +0 pp |
| 1750 | 100 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
A country's share of total global carbon dioxide emissions since 1750. It is cumulative emissions rather than annual ones that determine the concentration of CO2 reached in the atmosphere, because carbon dioxide remains there for centuries. This measure, not the current share, is what stands behind the notion of historical responsibility: a few countries that began burning coal in the 19th century have built up a contribution out of all proportion to their present weight in emissions.
Important: Borders have shifted over 250 years, and emissions are assigned to the present-day borders of the territory where they occurred — comparisons with colonial empires on this measure are therefore not entirely sound.
Source: CO₂ and GHG Emissions (Our World in Data), license CC BY 4.0.
What part of global carbon dioxide emissions a country accounts for in a year.
Emissions Cumulative CO2 emissionsA country's total emissions over the whole record — since 1750.
Emissions Contribution to temperature changeBy how many degrees a country has warmed the planet with its CO2 emissions.
Emissions CO2 emissionsAnnual carbon dioxide emissions from burning fuel and producing cement.
Emissions CO2 emissions per capitaHow many tonnes of carbon dioxide each resident of a country accounts for in a year.
Emissions Consumption-based CO2 emissionsEmissions adjusted for trade: the carbon brought in with imported goods is counted.
