United Kingdom CO2 emissions data for 2012
Key questions
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How much total CO₂ did United Kingdom emit in 2012?
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United Kingdom emitted 487.48 million tonnes of CO₂ in 2012.
This represents 1.4% of the world's entire CO₂ emissions that year.
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What was the CO₂ per capita of United Kingdom in 2012?
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In 2012, United Kingdom emitted 7.64 tonnes of carbon dioxide per person.
This is on a total population of 63808728.
Breakdown
The total CO₂ emissions of 487.48 million tonnes emitted by United Kingdom in 2012 come from the following sources:
| Source |
CO₂ emissions (million tonnes) |
CO₂ emissions per capita (tonnes) |
| Oil |
170.29 |
2.67 |
| Gas |
158.24 |
2.48 |
| Coal |
148.01 |
2.32 |
| Cement |
3.72 |
0.06 |
| Flaring |
3.65 |
0.06 |
See how United Kingdom compares to other countries in 2012 rankings.