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United Kingdom: Power sector emissions

64.02Mt CO2e · 2025-52.5% since 2015

Greenhouse gas emissions from electricity generation, as estimated by Ember. Annual figures for United Kingdom from 1985 to 2025.

19862025

Every year

YearValue (Mt CO2e)Note
202564.018
202461.517
202368.932
202282.781
202182.229
202075.273
201987.826
201895.354
2017102.203
2016113.097
2015134.795
2014156.496
2013181.619
2012195.481
2011183.85
2010197.599
2009190.132
2008215.633
2007220.658
2006222.209
2005213.212
2004211.151
2003213.745
2002201.71
2001203.545
2000196.821
1999181.242
1998184.833
1997179.535
1996195.269
1995195.522
1994192.331
1993196.526
1992213.527
1991226.058
1990225.428
1989216.658
1988219.267
1987222.683
1986217.033
1985206.753

Source

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

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Cite or download

Ember (2026). Power sector emissions. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/ember-power-emissions (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.

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