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United Kingdom: CO2 emissions

5.22metric tons · 2019-30.3% since 2009

Carbon dioxide emissions are those stemming from the burning of fossil fuels and the manufacture of cement. They include carbon dioxide produced during consumption of solid, liquid, and gas fuels and gas flaring. Annual figures for United Kingdom from 1990 to 2019.

19902019

Every year

YearValue (metric tons)Note
20195.221
20185.428
20175.556
20165.804
20156.159
20146.433
20137.076
20127.343
20117.044
20107.686
20097.491
20088.338
20078.651
20068.909
20058.955
20049.053
20039.104
20028.94
20019.223
20009.015
19998.908
19988.993
19978.989
19969.378
19959.08
19949.249
19939.38
19929.689
19919.938
19909.813

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World Bank (2026). CO2 emissions. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-co2-emissions (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.

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