United Kingdom CO2 emissions data for 2010
Key questions
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How much total CO₂ did United Kingdom emit in 2010?
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United Kingdom emitted 511.9 million tonnes of CO₂ in 2010.
This represents 1.54% of the world's entire CO₂ emissions that year.
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What was the CO₂ per capita of United Kingdom in 2010?
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In 2010, United Kingdom emitted 8.16 tonnes of carbon dioxide per person.
This is on a total population of 62760048.
Breakdown
The total CO₂ emissions of 511.9 million tonnes emitted by United Kingdom in 2010 come from the following sources:
| Source |
CO₂ emissions (million tonnes) |
CO₂ emissions per capita (tonnes) |
| Oil |
179.85 |
2.87 |
| Gas |
201.93 |
3.22 |
| Coal |
118.03 |
1.88 |
| Cement |
3.79 |
0.06 |
| Flaring |
4.74 |
0.08 |
See how United Kingdom compares to other countries in 2010 rankings.