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Greenhouse gas emissions

Greenhouse gases emitted inside the UK each year, in million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent. Counts what is emitted here, not the emissions built into goods made abroad and imported.

UK

2024

373.4 MtCO2e

Greenhouse gas emissions, UK, 1990 to 2024
PeriodGreenhouse gas emissions (MtCO2e)
1 Jan 1990790.8 MtCO2e
1 Jan 1991800.6 MtCO2e
1 Jan 1992780.4 MtCO2e
1 Jan 1993761.4 MtCO2e
1 Jan 1994748.7 MtCO2e
1 Jan 1995742.7 MtCO2e
1 Jan 1996763.5 MtCO2e
1 Jan 1997739.7 MtCO2e
1 Jan 1998738.8 MtCO2e
1 Jan 1999710.7 MtCO2e
1 Jan 2000712.3 MtCO2e
1 Jan 2001716.3 MtCO2e
1 Jan 2002694.9 MtCO2e
1 Jan 2003703.0 MtCO2e
1 Jan 2004699.4 MtCO2e
1 Jan 2005692.3 MtCO2e
1 Jan 2006688.3 MtCO2e
1 Jan 2007674.8 MtCO2e
1 Jan 2008652.7 MtCO2e
1 Jan 2009596.9 MtCO2e
1 Jan 2010612.0 MtCO2e
1 Jan 2011567.8 MtCO2e
1 Jan 2012585.1 MtCO2e
1 Jan 2013573.0 MtCO2e
1 Jan 2014530.7 MtCO2e
1 Jan 2015510.7 MtCO2e
1 Jan 2016483.2 MtCO2e
1 Jan 2017471.8 MtCO2e
1 Jan 2018464.1 MtCO2e
1 Jan 2019447.5 MtCO2e
1 Jan 2020407.5 MtCO2e
1 Jan 2021422.2 MtCO2e
1 Jan 2022404.0 MtCO2e
1 Jan 2023383.9 MtCO2e
1 Jan 2024373.4 MtCO2e
Greenhouse gases emitted inside the UK, in million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent, across every sector including land use and forestry. Territorial, so it counts emissions produced here and NOT the emissions embodied in goods imported from abroad. Final figures, revised as methods improve; the whole series back to 1990 is recalculated each year, so older points move too.

How this is measured

Series
en4
Covers
UK
Published
Annual
History
1990 to 2024
Last published
25 Jun 2026

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