United Kingdom CO2 emissions data for 2002
Key questions
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How much total CO₂ did United Kingdom emit in 2002?
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United Kingdom emitted 560.27 million tonnes of CO₂ in 2002.
This represents 2.13% of the world's entire CO₂ emissions that year.
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What was the CO₂ per capita of United Kingdom in 2002?
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In 2002, United Kingdom emitted 9.44 tonnes of carbon dioxide per person.
This is on a total population of 59355688.
Breakdown
The total CO₂ emissions of 560.27 million tonnes emitted by United Kingdom in 2002 come from the following sources:
| Source |
CO₂ emissions (million tonnes) |
CO₂ emissions per capita (tonnes) |
| Oil |
196.13 |
3.3 |
| Gas |
207.03 |
3.49 |
| Coal |
141.69 |
2.39 |
| Cement |
5.99 |
0.1 |
| Flaring |
6.18 |
0.1 |
See how United Kingdom compares to other countries in 2002 rankings.