Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - AFOLU, per in United Kingdom

United Kingdom: Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - AFOLU, per was 0.1265 units per square kilometre in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.1265 units per square kilometre
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
17th
of 206 countries
All-time high
0.1633 units per square kilometre
in 1990
All-time low
0.1247 units per square kilometre
in 2011
Years of data
30
1990–2019

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - AFOLU, per in United Kingdom, 1990–2019

00.050.10.151990200420191990: 0.163 units per square kilometre1991: 0.161 units per square kilometre1992: 0.161 units per square kilometre1993: 0.161 units per square kilometre1994: 0.161 units per square kilometre1995: 0.159 units per square kilometre1996: 0.159 units per square kilometre1997: 0.156 units per square kilometre1998: 0.157 units per square kilometre1999: 0.155 units per square kilometre2000: 0.15 units per square kilometre2001: 0.139 units per square kilometre2002: 0.136 units per square kilometre2003: 0.137 units per square kilometre2004: 0.137 units per square kilometre2005: 0.136 units per square kilometre2006: 0.134 units per square kilometre2007: 0.131 units per square kilometre2008: 0.128 units per square kilometre2009: 0.126 units per square kilometre2010: 0.126 units per square kilometre2011: 0.125 units per square kilometre2012: 0.125 units per square kilometre2013: 0.125 units per square kilometre2014: 0.127 units per square kilometre2015: 0.127 units per square kilometre2016: 0.129 units per square kilometre2017: 0.13 units per square kilometre2018: 0.128 units per square kilometre2019: 0.126 units per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.

Analysis

The most recent figure for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - afolu, per in United Kingdom is 0.1265 units per square kilometre, measured in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - afolu, per in United Kingdom peaked at 0.1633 units per square kilometre in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.1247 units per square kilometre, in 2011.

United Kingdom ranks 17th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - AFOLU, per in United Kingdom, year by year

Annual values for Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - AFOLU, per square kilometre in United Kingdom, 1990 to 2019.
Year units per square kilometre Change
1990 0.1633 units per square kilometre
1991 0.1612 units per square kilometre -1.3%
1992 0.1615 units per square kilometre +0.2%
1993 0.1608 units per square kilometre -0.4%
1994 0.1614 units per square kilometre +0.4%
1995 0.159 units per square kilometre -1.5%
1996 0.1591 units per square kilometre +0.0%
1997 0.1564 units per square kilometre -1.6%
1998 0.1568 units per square kilometre +0.2%
1999 0.1554 units per square kilometre -0.9%
2000 0.1499 units per square kilometre -3.5%
2001 0.1393 units per square kilometre -7.1%
2002 0.1362 units per square kilometre -2.3%
2003 0.1367 units per square kilometre +0.4%
2004 0.1365 units per square kilometre -0.1%
2005 0.1362 units per square kilometre -0.3%
2006 0.1342 units per square kilometre -1.5%
2007 0.1311 units per square kilometre -2.3%
2008 0.1284 units per square kilometre -2.1%
2009 0.1256 units per square kilometre -2.2%
2010 0.1257 units per square kilometre +0.2%
2011 0.1247 units per square kilometre -0.9%
2012 0.1248 units per square kilometre +0.1%
2013 0.1253 units per square kilometre +0.4%
2014 0.1266 units per square kilometre +1.0%
2015 0.1273 units per square kilometre +0.5%
2016 0.1288 units per square kilometre +1.2%
2017 0.1296 units per square kilometre +0.6%
2018 0.1278 units per square kilometre -1.4%
2019 0.1265 units per square kilometre -1.0%

United Kingdom compared with similar countries

  • United Kingdom's 0.1265 units per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0213 units per square kilometre, 6.0× the median. (79 countries reporting)
  • United Kingdom's 0.1265 units per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0317 units per square kilometre, 4.0× the median. (53 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.1595 units per square kilometre 0.1554 units per square kilometre 0.1633 units per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.1354 units per square kilometre 0.1256 units per square kilometre 0.1499 units per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.1267 units per square kilometre 0.1247 units per square kilometre 0.1296 units per square kilometre 10

Countries ranked near United Kingdom

  1. 14 Comoros 0.1571 units per square kilometre compare
  2. 15 Dominican Republic 0.1491 units per square kilometre compare
  3. 16 Haiti 0.128 units per square kilometre compare
  4. 18 Uruguay 0.1194 units per square kilometre compare
  5. 19 Myanmar 0.1181 units per square kilometre compare
  6. 20 Cambodia 0.1175 units per square kilometre compare

See the full ranking of 206 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - afolu, per in United Kingdom?
Emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - afolu, per in United Kingdom was 0.1265 units per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - afolu, per recorded in United Kingdom?
The highest recorded value was 0.1633 units per square kilometre in 1990.
What is the lowest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - afolu, per recorded in United Kingdom?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1247 units per square kilometre in 2011.
How does United Kingdom rank for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - afolu, per?
United Kingdom ranks 17th out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
Is emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - afolu, per rising or falling in United Kingdom?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - AFOLU, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - AFOLU, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
206 places, 6,030 data points, 1990–2019
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Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - AFOLU divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.