CO2 emissions per dollar of manufacturing value added in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: CO2 emissions per dollar of manufacturing value added was 0.13 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$ in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
0.13 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$
Change on year
down 7.1%
World rank
116th
of 137 countries
All-time high
0.23 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$
in 2001
All-time low
0.13 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$
in 2017
Years of data
18
2000–2017

CO2 emissions per dollar of manufacturing value added in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 2000–2017

00.050.10.150.20.252000200820172000: 0.22 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$2001: 0.23 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$2002: 0.22 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$2003: 0.22 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$2004: 0.21 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$2005: 0.2 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$2006: 0.19 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$2007: 0.19 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$2008: 0.19 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$2009: 0.17 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$2010: 0.17 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$2011: 0.15 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$2012: 0.15 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$2013: 0.16 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$2014: 0.15 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$2015: 0.14 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$2016: 0.14 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$2017: 0.13 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$

Source: UN Open Data Hub. Available at: https://unstats-undesa.opendata.arcgis.com/. Measured in kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$.

Analysis

In 2017, co2 emissions per dollar of manufacturing value added in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland stood at 0.13 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.

The figure is down 7.1% on the previous year and down 31.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, co2 emissions per dollar of manufacturing value added in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 0.23 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$ in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.13 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$, in 2017.

That places United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 116th out of 137 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.

CO2 emissions per dollar of manufacturing value added in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year

Annual values for CO2 emissions per dollar of manufacturing value added (kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$) in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 2000 to 2017.
Year kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$ Change
2000 0.22 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$
2001 0.23 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$ +4.5%
2002 0.22 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$ -4.3%
2003 0.22 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$ +0.0%
2004 0.21 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$ -4.5%
2005 0.2 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$ -4.8%
2006 0.19 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$ -5.0%
2007 0.19 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$ +0.0%
2008 0.19 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$ +0.0%
2009 0.17 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$ -10.5%
2010 0.17 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$ +0.0%
2011 0.15 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$ -11.8%
2012 0.15 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$ +0.0%
2013 0.16 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$ +6.7%
2014 0.15 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$ -6.3%
2015 0.14 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$ -6.7%
2016 0.14 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$ +0.0%
2017 0.13 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$ -7.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.204 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$ 0.17 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$ 0.23 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$ 10
2010s 0.1487 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$ 0.13 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$ 0.17 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$ 8

Countries ranked near United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

  1. 114 France 0.14 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$ compare
  2. 114 Lithuania 0.14 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$ compare
  3. 116 Angola 0.13 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$ compare
  4. 116 Congo 0.13 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$ compare
  5. 119 Germany 0.12 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$ compare
  6. 119 Turkmenistan 0.12 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$ compare

See the full ranking of 137 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is co2 emissions per dollar of manufacturing value added in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Co2 emissions per dollar of manufacturing value added in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 0.13 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$ in 2017, according to UN Open Data Hub. Available at: https://unstats-undesa.opendata.arcgis.com/.
What is the highest co2 emissions per dollar of manufacturing value added recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 0.23 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$ in 2001.
What is the lowest co2 emissions per dollar of manufacturing value added recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.13 kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$ in 2017.
How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for co2 emissions per dollar of manufacturing value added?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 116th out of 137 countries with data for 2017.
Is co2 emissions per dollar of manufacturing value added rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is down 31.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland data come from?
The figures come from UN Open Data Hub. Available at: https://unstats-undesa.opendata.arcgis.com/, published as part of CO2 emissions per dollar of manufacturing value added (kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
CO2 emissions per dollar of manufacturing value added (kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$)
Unit
kgCO2 per constant 2010 US$
Source
UN Open Data Hub. Available at: https://unstats-undesa.opendata.arcgis.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
137 places, 2,433 data points, 2000–2017
Last refreshed

This indicator presents CO2 emissions that can be attributed to each dollar generated from manufacturing value add. Data is taken from the United Nations Sustainable Goals, representing Indicator 9.4.1: Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of manufacturing value added (kilogrammes of CO2 per constant 2015 United States dollars).