Carbon dioxide equivalent in metric tons generated by waste in the United Kingdom

The carbon dioxide equivalent in metric tons generated by waste in the United Kingdom currently stands at 17,300,000, indicating a decrease of 200,000 (-1.1%) since 2021.

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PRIMAP-hist national historical emissions

Data availability:

Regions:

205

Date range: 1750 to 2022

Points:

55,965

Measure:

Metric Tons

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PM2.5 population exposured

66.5%

-0.6%

(2017)

Carbon dioxide by waste

Greenhouse gas emissions

426,000,000

-1,000,000

(2022)

Nitrous oxide by waste

6,100

+60

(2022)

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United Kingdom Carbon dioxide equivalent by waste between 1903 and 2022

Period	Value	Change
2022	17,300,000	-200,000
2021	17,500,000	-300,000
2020	17,800,000	-1,300,000
2019	19,100,000	-300,000
2018	19,400,000	0
2017	19,400,000	+400,000
2016	19,000,000	-700,000
2015	19,700,000	-600,000
2014	20,300,000	-2,100,000
2013	22,400,000	-2,900,000
2012	25,300,000	-1,500,000
2011	26,800,000	-2,100,000
2010	28,900,000	-4,600,000
2009	33,500,000	-3,800,000
2008	37,300,000	-4,500,000
2007	41,800,000	-3,100,000
2006	44,900,000	-2,900,000
2005	47,800,000	-2,600,000
2004	50,400,000	-4,300,000
2003	54,700,000	-3,600,000
2002	58,300,000	-1,200,000
2001	59,500,000	-1,700,000
2000	61,200,000	-2,500,000
1999	63,700,000	-2,900,000
1998	66,600,000	-1,100,000
1997	67,700,000	-400,000
1996	68,100,000	+200,000
1995	67,900,000	+1,100,000
1994	66,800,000	+400,000
1993	66,400,000	+500,000
1992	65,900,000	+200,000
1991	65,700,000	+600,000
1990	65,100,000	+7,900,000
1989	57,200,000	0
1988	57,200,000	+100,000
1987	57,100,000	+300,000
1986	56,800,000	0
1985	56,800,000	-100,000
1984	56,900,000	+200,000
1983	56,700,000	+100,000
1982	56,600,000	0
1981	56,600,000	0
1980	56,600,000	-300,000
1979	56,900,000	+100,000
1978	56,800,000	-100,000
1977	56,900,000	-300,000
1976	57,200,000	+500,000
1975	56,700,000	0
1974	56,700,000	0
1973	56,700,000	+100,000
1972	56,600,000	+200,000
1971	56,400,000	+100,000
1970	56,300,000	+600,000
1969	55,700,000	+2,400,000
1968	53,300,000	+2,300,000
1967	51,000,000	+2,300,000
1966	48,700,000	+2,300,000
1965	46,400,000	+2,300,000
1964	44,100,000	+2,300,000
1963	41,800,000	+2,200,000
1962	39,600,000	+2,200,000
1961	37,400,000	+2,100,000
1960	35,300,000	+2,000,000
1959	33,300,000	+2,000,000
1958	31,300,000	+1,900,000
1957	29,400,000	+1,800,000
1956	27,600,000	+1,800,000
1955	25,800,000	+1,800,000
1954	24,000,000	+1,700,000
1953	22,300,000	+1,700,000
1952	20,600,000	+1,600,000
1951	19,000,000	+1,700,000
1950	17,300,000	+1,600,000
1949	15,700,000	+1,600,000
1948	14,100,000	+1,600,000
1947	12,500,000	+1,600,000
1946	10,900,000	+1,520,000
1945	9,380,000	+1,500,000
1944	7,880,000	+1,430,000
1943	6,450,000	+1,420,000
1942	5,030,000	+1,400,000
1941	3,630,000	+1,370,000
1940	2,260,000	+10,000
1939	2,250,000	+10,000
1938	2,240,000	+10,000
1937	2,230,000	+10,000
1936	2,220,000	+10,000
1935	2,210,000	+10,000
1934	2,200,000	+10,000
1933	2,190,000	+10,000
1932	2,180,000	+10,000
1931	2,170,000	+10,000
1930	2,160,000	+10,000
1929	2,150,000	+10,000
1928	2,140,000	+10,000
1927	2,130,000	+20,000
1926	2,110,000	+10,000
1925	2,100,000	+10,000
1924	2,090,000	+10,000
1923	2,080,000	+20,000
1922	2,060,000	+10,000
1921	2,050,000	+10,000
1920	2,040,000	+10,000
1919	2,030,000	+10,000
1918	2,020,000	+20,000
1917	2,000,000	+10,000
1916	1,990,000	+10,000
1915	1,980,000	+10,000
1914	1,970,000	+10,000
1913	1,960,000	+20,000
1912	1,940,000	+10,000
1911	1,930,000	+10,000
1910	1,920,000	+20,000
1909	1,900,000	+20,000
1908	1,880,000	+20,000
1907	1,860,000	+20,000
1906	1,840,000	+20,000
1905	1,820,000	+20,000
1904	1,800,000	+20,000
1903	1,780,000