United Kingdom
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United Kingdom
Where United Kingdom stands today
0.3 Gt
Annual CO2
0.9%
Share of global emissions
4.6%
Historical share since 1850
47%
Renewable electricity
0.1% GDP
Est. annual GDP loss
Annual CO2 emissions, 1990 to 2023
United Kingdom's real recorded emissions over this period.
Source: Global Carbon Budget, via Our World in Data
A world leader in offshore wind with emissions down roughly 50 percent since 1990, and coal power ended in 2024. High historical responsibility as the birthplace of industrialisation.
Climate target
Net zero by 2050, clean power by 2030
Among the leaders Editorial Trajectory: On track Editorial

Underlying figures from 2023. Historical trend covers years with available data from 1990 to 2023.