United Kingdom CO2 emissions data for 2008
Key questions
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How much total CO₂ did United Kingdom emit in 2008?
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United Kingdom emitted 544.93 million tonnes of CO₂ in 2008.
This represents 1.7% of the world's entire CO₂ emissions that year.
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What was the CO₂ per capita of United Kingdom in 2008?
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In 2008, United Kingdom emitted 8.83 tonnes of carbon dioxide per person.
This is on a total population of 61742152.
Breakdown
The total CO₂ emissions of 544.93 million tonnes emitted by United Kingdom in 2008 come from the following sources:
| Source |
CO₂ emissions (million tonnes) |
CO₂ emissions per capita (tonnes) |
| Oil |
188.8 |
3.06 |
| Gas |
202.65 |
3.28 |
| Coal |
139.22 |
2.25 |
| Cement |
5.2 |
0.08 |
| Flaring |
4.75 |
0.08 |
See how United Kingdom compares to other countries in 2008 rankings.