United Kingdom CO2 emissions data for 2017
Key questions
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How much total CO₂ did United Kingdom emit in 2017?
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United Kingdom emitted 387.37 million tonnes of CO₂ in 2017.
This represents 1.08% of the world's entire CO₂ emissions that year.
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What was the CO₂ per capita of United Kingdom in 2017?
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In 2017, United Kingdom emitted 5.86 tonnes of carbon dioxide per person.
This is on a total population of 66064808.
Breakdown
The total CO₂ emissions of 387.37 million tonnes emitted by United Kingdom in 2017 come from the following sources:
| Source |
CO₂ emissions (million tonnes) |
CO₂ emissions per capita (tonnes) |
| Oil |
174.85 |
2.65 |
| Gas |
161.7 |
2.45 |
| Coal |
39.13 |
0.59 |
| Cement |
4.41 |
0.07 |
| Flaring |
4.3 |
0.07 |
See how United Kingdom compares to other countries in 2017 rankings.