Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC in United Kingdom

United Kingdom: Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC 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
0.1773 units per square kilometre
in 1974
All-time low
0.1247 units per square kilometre
in 2011
Years of data
59
1961–2019

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC in United Kingdom, 1961–2019

00.050.10.150.2196119902019

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - ipcc 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) - ipcc in United Kingdom peaked at 0.1773 units per square kilometre in 1974 and was at its lowest, 0.1247 units per square kilometre, in 2011.

That places United Kingdom 17th out of 206 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 59 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture, per square kilometre in United Kingdom, 1961 to 2019.
Year units per square kilometre Change
1961 0.1586 units per square kilometre
1962 0.1514 units per square kilometre -4.5%
1963 0.15 units per square kilometre -1.0%
1964 0.1495 units per square kilometre -0.3%
1965 0.1528 units per square kilometre +2.2%
1966 0.1541 units per square kilometre +0.8%
1967 0.1542 units per square kilometre +0.1%
1968 0.1525 units per square kilometre -1.1%
1969 0.1535 units per square kilometre +0.7%
1970 0.1548 units per square kilometre +0.8%
1971 0.1568 units per square kilometre +1.3%
1972 0.1633 units per square kilometre +4.2%
1973 0.1726 units per square kilometre +5.7%
1974 0.1773 units per square kilometre +2.7%
1975 0.1725 units per square kilometre -2.7%
1976 0.1666 units per square kilometre -3.5%
1977 0.1569 units per square kilometre -5.8%
1978 0.1568 units per square kilometre -0.1%
1979 0.1573 units per square kilometre +0.4%
1980 0.1557 units per square kilometre -1.0%
1981 0.1539 units per square kilometre -1.2%
1982 0.1553 units per square kilometre +0.9%
1983 0.157 units per square kilometre +1.1%
1984 0.1572 units per square kilometre +0.1%
1985 0.1547 units per square kilometre -1.6%
1986 0.164 units per square kilometre +6.0%
1987 0.1629 units per square kilometre -0.6%
1988 0.1613 units per square kilometre -1.0%
1989 0.1627 units per square kilometre +0.8%
1990 0.1633 units per square kilometre +0.4%
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 0.0211 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 0.0316 units per square kilometre, 4.0× the median. (53 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.153 units per square kilometre 0.1495 units per square kilometre 0.1586 units per square kilometre 9
1970s 0.1635 units per square kilometre 0.1548 units per square kilometre 0.1773 units per square kilometre 10
1980s 0.1585 units per square kilometre 0.1539 units per square kilometre 0.164 units per square kilometre 10
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 Nepal 0.1564 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 New Zealand 0.1169 units per square kilometre compare
  6. 20 Myanmar 0.1117 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) - ipcc in United Kingdom?
Emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - ipcc 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) - ipcc recorded in United Kingdom?
The highest recorded value was 0.1773 units per square kilometre in 1974.
What is the lowest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - ipcc 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) - ipcc?
United Kingdom ranks 17th out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
Is emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - ipcc 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) - IPCC Agriculture, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 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.

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Indicator
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture, 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, 10,733 data points, 1961–2019
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Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 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.