United Kingdom CO2 emissions data for 2016
Key questions
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How much total CO₂ did United Kingdom emit in 2016?
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United Kingdom emitted 399.43 million tonnes of CO₂ in 2016.
This represents 1.13% of the world's entire CO₂ emissions that year.
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What was the CO₂ per capita of United Kingdom in 2016?
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In 2016, United Kingdom emitted 6.08 tonnes of carbon dioxide per person.
This is on a total population of 65655204.
Breakdown
The total CO₂ emissions of 399.43 million tonnes emitted by United Kingdom in 2016 come from the following sources:
| Source |
CO₂ emissions (million tonnes) |
CO₂ emissions per capita (tonnes) |
| Oil |
173.93 |
2.65 |
| Gas |
165.74 |
2.52 |
| Coal |
47.82 |
0.73 |
| Cement |
4.55 |
0.07 |
| Flaring |
4.56 |
0.07 |
See how United Kingdom compares to other countries in 2016 rankings.