Notes: [1] Emissions from fossil fuel burning and cement manufacture
[2] Russian Federation's 1992 figure is shown in place of 1990
[2] Russian Federation's 1992 figure is shown in place of 1990
Contextual indicator
Coverage: Selected countries
Source: World Research Institute
- The UK is one of relatively few countries to reduce carbon dioxide emissions per head since 1990.
- The UK, with 1.0 per cent of the world's population, emitted 2.3 per cent of global CO2 in 1999.
- UK emissions per head in 1999 were similar to the EU average, just under half those of the United States, and 2.3 times the average for the world as a whole.