Environment in United Kingdom 56 indicators covering environment for United Kingdom. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 22.62 Mt CO2e 2024 down 31.1% 14th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) 106.7 Mt CO2e 2024 down 7.7% 15th Carbon intensity of GDP 0.0881 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 2024 down 41.0% 181st Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 44.67 Mt CO2e 2024 down 68.9% 33rd Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 4.22 t CO2e/capita 2024 down 36.7% 65th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 292.42 Mt CO2e 2024 down 32.1% 20th Aquaculture production 226,006 metric tons 2024 down 3.6% 26th Capture fisheries production 755,323 metric tons 2024 down 0.1% 25th Total fisheries production 981,329 metric tons 2024 down 0.9% 26th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes 10.27 Mt CO2e 2024 down 24.4% 41st Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 30.67 Mt CO2e 2024 down 24.3% 26th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 23.72 Mt CO2e 2024 down 29.0% 22nd Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) 74.58 Mt CO2e 2024 down 8.6% 9th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture 19.23 Mt CO2e 2024 down 7.0% 19th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.2649 Mt CO2e 2024 up 28.8% 39th Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.1931 Mt CO2e 2024 up 27.5% 28th Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 386.7 Mt CO2e 2024 down 29.0% 21st Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 2.03 Mt CO2e 2024 up 4.8% 12th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 1.12 Mt CO2e 2024 down 7.8% 17th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.3362 Mt CO2e 2024 down 39.3% 29th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 25.62 Mt CO2e 2024 down 7.6% 20th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes 2.52 Mt CO2e 2024 down 16.4% 26th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.1019 Mt CO2e 2024 up 6.1% 30th Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.3113 Mt CO2e 2024 up 31.5% 11th Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 5.58 t CO2e/capita 2024 down 33.8% 72nd Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 31.55 Mt CO2e 2024 down 2.6% 29th Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.7351 Mt CO2e 2024 down 0.6% 58th Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 3.35 Mt CO2e 2024 down 39.2% 62nd Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.078 Mt CO2e 2024 up 13.0% 30th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0215 Mt CO2e 2024 down 28.6% 45th Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 58.88 Mt CO2e 2024 down 18.2% 33rd F-gases emissions from Industrial Processes 9.77 Mt CO2e 2024 down 31.8% 26th Carbon intensity of GDP 0.079 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 2024 down 41.0% 148th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF -49.8% 2024 down 91.0% 188th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF -28.8% 2024 down 25.5% 185th Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF -50.3% 2024 down 67.7% 194th Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF -59.0% 2024 down 18.3% 196th Coal rents 0.0% 2021 down 97.1% 62nd Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Agriculture 1.56 Mt CO2e 2024 down 16.1% 21st Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of availa 14.35 2022 up 5.0% 77th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Waste 0.2431 Mt CO2e 2024 down 20.5% 8th Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Processes 0.0539 Mt CO2e 2024 down 23.1% 27th Total greenhouse gas emissions including LULUCF 394.57 Mt CO2e 2023 down 31.9% 21st Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding non-trop -6.04 Mt CO2e 2023 up 9.3% 121st Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st Forest rents 0.0% 2021 down 100.0% 186th Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of to 388.91 2022 up 13.4% 9th Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Forest Land -18.13 Mt CO2e 2023 up 8.1% 132nd Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Deforestation 1.25 Mt CO2e 2023 up 41.7% 86th Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Other Land 3.72 Mt CO2e 2023 down 18.3% 20th Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Organic Soil 8.96 Mt CO2e 2023 down 11.2% 8th PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Ta 1.2% 2017 down 84.8% 161st PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Ta 0.0% 2017 — 123rd PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Ta 0.0% 2017 — 92nd