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United Kingdom: Carbon intensity of electricity generation

218.00gCO2e per kWh · 2025-45.2% since 2015

Emissions per unit of electricity generated, as estimated by Ember. Annual figures for United Kingdom from 1985 to 2025.

19862025

Every year

YearValue (gCO2e per kWh)Note
2025218.001
2024216.236
2023235.15
2022255.04
2021267.064
2020242.581
2019268.425
2018285.696
2017302.179
2016333.442
2015397.778
2014462.896
2013506.919
2012537.228
2011499.633
2010517.194
2009504.65
2008554.383
2007556.08
2006559.34
2005535.238
2004536.025
2003536.765
2002520.891
2001529.004
2000521.989
1999492.305
1998509.589
1997511.977
1996556.528
1995579.462
1994588.961
1993608.232
1992665.11
1991700.13
1990705.013
1989688.721
1988710.016
1987737.092
1986720.872
1985693.593

Source

Published by Ember, produced by Ember. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-05.

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Ember (2026). Carbon intensity of electricity generation. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/ember-carbon-intensity (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.

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