CO2 emissions from oil — all countries

CO2 emissions from oil — United Kingdom

CO2 emissions from oil in the United Kingdom in 2024 — 159.6 Mt. Ranked 199 in the world out of 213.

2024 159.6 Mt +3.18% vs 2023
World rank 199of 213
Period maximum 291.91 Mt1973
Period minimum 0 Mt1750

Trend over time

1750–2024 · million tonnes

CO2 emissions from oil — United Kingdom, 1750–20240100200300175017781806183418621890191819461974200220241750: 0 Mt1755: 0 Mt1760: 0 Mt1765: 0 Mt1770: 0 Mt1775: 0 Mt1780: 0 Mt1785: 0 Mt1790: 0 Mt1795: 0 Mt1800: 0 Mt1805: 0 Mt1810: 0 Mt1815: 0 Mt1820: 0 Mt1825: 0 Mt1830: 0 Mt1835: 0 Mt1840: 0 Mt1845: 0 Mt1850: 0 Mt1855: 0 Mt1860: 0 Mt1865: 0.04 Mt1870: 0.08 Mt1875: 0.23 Mt1880: 0.47 Mt1885: 0.89 Mt1890: 1.26 Mt1895: 2.12 Mt1900: 3.06 Mt1905: 3.59 Mt1910: 4.14 Mt1915: 7.05 Mt1920: 9.72 Mt1925: 15.76 Mt1930: 23.43 Mt1935: 25.93 Mt1940: 29.19 Mt1945: 38.11 Mt1950: 41.97 Mt1955: 70.71 Mt1960: 129.15 Mt1965: 189.77 Mt1970: 265.18 Mt1975: 241.4 Mt1980: 214.53 Mt1985: 205.73 Mt1990: 217.8 Mt1995: 211.6 Mt2000: 198.24 Mt2005: 200.45 Mt2010: 179.85 Mt2015: 170.77 Mt2020: 143.98 Mt2024: 159.6 Mt
Change over the period: +159.6

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: United Kingdom

United Kingdom 159.6 Mt
World computed 11,276.42 Mt
Europe & Central Asia computed 2,173.95 Mt
Northern Europe computed 285.61 Mt
High-income countries computed 5,792.35 Mt
CO2 emissions from oil — United Kingdom, by year United Kingdom All countries CSV XLSX
Year Mt Change Change, %
2024 159.6 +4.92 +3.18%
2023 154.68 +8.35 +5.71%
2022 146.33 −3.29 −2.2%
2021 149.63 +5.65 +3.92%
2020 143.98 −25.02 −14.8%
2019 169 −4.09 −2.36%
2018 173.09 −1.76 −1.01%
2017 174.85 +0.92 +0.53%
2016 173.93 +3.16 +1.85%
2015 170.77 +4.26 +2.56%
2014 166.51 +0.75 +0.46%
2013 165.76 −4.53 −2.66%
2012 170.29 −1.77 −1.03%
2011 172.06 −7.79 −4.33%
2010 179.85 −0.42 −0.23%
2009 180.26 −8.54 −4.52%
2008 188.8 −7.36 −3.75%
2007 196.16 −1.02 −0.52%
2006 197.18 −3.27 −1.63%
2005 200.45 +2.5 +1.26%
2004 197.95 +3.56 +1.83%
2003 194.4 −1.73 −0.88%
2002 196.13 −2.52 −1.27%
2001 198.65 +0.41 +0.21%
2000 198.24 −3.43 −1.7%
1999 201.66 −3.27 −1.6%
1998 204.93 −2.81 −1.35%
1997 207.74 −9.15 −4.22%
1996 216.89 +5.3 +2.5%
1995 211.6 −4.14 −1.92%
1994 215.74 −3.43 −1.56%
1993 219.16 +0.72 +0.33%
1992 218.45 +0.06 +0.03%
1991 218.39 +0.59 +0.27%
1990 217.8 −4.81 −2.16%
1989 222.61 +16.15 +7.82%
1988 206.46 +12.74 +6.57%
1987 193.73 −7.59 −3.77%
1986 201.31 −4.41 −2.15%
1985 205.73 −33.08 −13.85%
1984 238.8 +51.52 +27.51%
1983 187.29 −8.96 −4.57%
1982 196.25 +1 +0.51%
1981 195.25 −19.28 −8.99%
1980 214.53 −38.73 −15.29%
1979 253.26 +5.69 +2.3%
1978 247.57 +7.33 +3.05%
1977 240.24 +4.44 +1.88%
1976 235.8 −5.6 −2.32%
1975 241.4 −30.03 −11.06%
1974 271.43 −20.49 −7.02%
1973 291.91 +2.56 +0.89%
1972 289.35 +19.81 +7.35%
1971 269.54 +4.37 +1.65%
1970 265.18 +27.08 +11.37%
1969 238.1 +17.25 +7.81%
1968 220.84 +8.73 +4.11%
1967 212.12 +7.32 +3.58%
1966 204.79 +15.02 +7.91%
1965 189.77 +17.05 +9.87%
1964 172.73 +15.89 +10.13%
1963 156.84 +8.48 +5.72%
1962 148.36 +9.88 +7.14%
1961 138.48 +9.33 +7.23%
1960 129.15 +14.55 +12.7%
1959 114.59 +23.12 +25.28%
1958 91.47 +9.41 +11.47%
1957 82.06 +9.07 +12.43%
1956 72.99 +2.28 +3.23%
1955 70.71 +7.7 +12.21%
1954 63.01 +6.87 +12.25%
1953 56.14 +2.79 +5.23%
1952 53.35 −0.7 −1.3%
1951 54.05 +12.08 +28.78%
1950 41.97 +2.09 +5.25%
1949 39.88 −1.61 −3.87%
1948 41.48 +11.67 +39.14%
1947 29.81 −4.18 −12.28%
1946 33.99 −4.12 −10.8%
1945 38.11 −11.72 −23.52%
1944 49.83 +12.55 +33.67%
1943 37.27 +11.29 +43.43%
1942 25.99 −7.13 −21.53%
1941 33.12 +3.93 +13.45%
1940 29.19 +2.25 +8.36%
1939 26.94 −2.12 −7.28%
1938 29.05 +1.27 +4.58%
1937 27.78 +0.75 +2.76%
1936 27.03 +1.1 +4.25%
1935 25.93 −0.13 −0.48%
1934 26.06 +2.64 +11.29%
1933 23.41 +1.75 +8.08%
1932 21.66 +0.2 +0.91%
1931 21.47 −1.97 −8.39%
1930 23.43 +2.29 +10.85%
1929 21.14 +0.06 +0.27%
1928 21.08 +0.12 +0.57%
1927 20.96 +1.43 +7.33%
1926 19.53 +3.77 +23.92%
1925 15.76 −0.34 −2.13%
1924 16.1 +2.24 +16.19%
1923 13.86 +0.84 +6.48%
1922 13.02 −0.3 −2.26%
1921 13.32 +3.6 +36.98%
1920 9.72 +1.17 +13.68%
1919 8.55 −7.32 −46.12%
1918 15.87 +5.96 +60.19%
1917 9.91 +4.5 +83.07%
1916 5.41 −1.64 −23.27%
1915 7.05 −0.7 −8.98%
1914 7.75 +1.9 +32.44%
1913 5.85 +0.89 +17.84%
1912 4.97 +0.58 +13.3%
1911 4.38 +0.24 +5.85%
1910 4.14 −0.15 −3.52%
1909 4.29 +0.17 +4.2%
1908 4.12 +0.47 +12.95%
1907 3.65 +0.06 +1.64%
1906 3.59 −0.01 −0.19%
1905 3.59 −0.03 −0.72%
1904 3.62 +0.19 +5.66%
1903 3.43 +0.01 +0.32%
1902 3.42 +0.37 +12.3%
1901 3.04 −0.02 −0.49%
1900 3.06 +0.18 +6.26%
1899 2.88 +0.25 +9.31%
1898 2.63 +0.41 +18.3%
1897 2.22 −0.05 −2.24%
1896 2.28 +0.15 +7.26%
1895 2.12 +0.17 +8.6%
1894 1.95 +0.1 +5.11%
1893 1.86 +0.3 +19.03%
1892 1.56 −0 −0.26%
1891 1.57 +0.31 +24.21%
1890 1.26 +0.02 +2.02%
1889 1.24 +0.1 +9.1%
1888 1.13 +0.21 +22.11%
1887 0.93 +0.07 +8.55%
1886 0.85 −0.03 −3.72%
1885 0.89 +0.25 +39.91%
1884 0.63 −0.21 −24.79%
1883 0.84 +0.13 +18.07%
1882 0.71 +0.01 +0.99%
1881 0.71 +0.24 +52.04%
1880 0.47 −0.05 −10.06%
1879 0.52 +0.15 +42.42%
1878 0.36 −0.04 −10.81%
1877 0.41 +0.11 +35.67%
1876 0.3 +0.07 +28.21%
1875 0.23 −0.02 −8.59%
1874 0.26 +0.06 +29.29%
1873 0.2 +0.12 +157.14%
1872 0.08 −0.03 −27.36%
1871 0.11 +0.02 +26.19%
1870 0.08 +0.02 +27.27%
1869 0.07 +0.02 +29.41%
1868 0.05 −0 −7.27%
1867 0.06 −0.02 −28.57%
1866 0.08 +0.04 +108.11%
1865 0.04 −0.01 −27.45%
1864 0.05 −0.04 −42.05%
1863 0.09 +0.03 +41.94%
1862 0.06 +0.06 +1,450%
1861 0 +0
1860 0 −0 −100%
1859 0 −0.01 −63.64%
1858 0.01 +0 +57.14%
1857 0.01 +0.01
1856 0 +0
1855 0 +0
1854 0 +0
1853 0 +0
1852 0 +0
1851 0 +0
1850 0 +0
1849 0 +0
1848 0 +0
1847 0 +0
1846 0 +0
1845 0 +0
1844 0 +0
1843 0 +0
1842 0 +0
1841 0 +0
1840 0 +0
1839 0 +0
1838 0 +0
1837 0 +0
1836 0 +0
1835 0 +0
1834 0 +0
1833 0 +0
1832 0 +0
1831 0 +0
1830 0 +0
1829 0 +0
1828 0 +0
1827 0 +0
1826 0 +0
1825 0 +0
1824 0 +0
1823 0 +0
1822 0 +0
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1820 0 +0
1819 0 +0
1818 0 +0
1817 0 +0
1816 0 +0
1815 0 +0
1814 0 +0
1813 0 +0
1812 0 +0
1811 0 +0
1810 0 +0
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1807 0 +0
1806 0 +0
1805 0 +0
1804 0 +0
1803 0 +0
1802 0 +0
1801 0 +0
1800 0 +0
1799 0 +0
1798 0 +0
1797 0 +0
1796 0 +0
1795 0 +0
1794 0 +0
1793 0 +0
1792 0 +0
1791 0 +0
1790 0 +0
1789 0 +0
1788 0 +0
1787 0 +0
1786 0 +0
1785 0 +0
1784 0 +0
1783 0 +0
1782 0 +0
1781 0 +0
1780 0 +0
1779 0 +0
1778 0 +0
1777 0 +0
1776 0 +0
1775 0 +0
1774 0 +0
1773 0 +0
1772 0 +0
1771 0 +0
1770 0 +0
1769 0 +0
1768 0 +0
1767 0 +0
1766 0 +0
1765 0 +0
1764 0 +0
1763 0 +0
1762 0 +0
1761 0 +0
1760 0 +0
1759 0 +0
1758 0 +0
1757 0 +0
1756 0 +0
1755 0 +0
1754 0 +0
1753 0 +0
1752 0 +0
1751 0 +0
1750 0

About the indicator

Carbon dioxide emissions from burning oil and petroleum products. Most of it comes from transport, and that makes this the most inert of the three fuel series: a power plant can be replaced within years, while a vehicle fleet turns over in a decade and a half. This is exactly why the shift to electric cars shows up in emissions with a long lag behind the share of electric cars in sales.

Important: Includes petrochemical feedstock burned as fuel, but not plastic: carbon that stays in products does not enter emissions until the products themselves are burned.

Source: CO₂ and GHG Emissions (Our World in Data), license CC BY 4.0.