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Greenhouse-gas emissions
Part of the Environment and Climate domain. UK territorial net greenhouse-gas emissions, the headline measure of progress against the country's legally-binding decarbonisation path.
Latest data
Latest reading
2025 (provisional)
Change between the two latest observations (2024 to 2025 (provisional)), in stress score.
A higher reading is treated as worse for this indicator.
Score composition
Stress score
Since the August 2026 release
What changed on this indicator between the two releases: history restated.
Blended from two measured components: (2/3 weight) and trend (1/3 weight); where no trend can be computed the metric is scored on its level alone. Volatility is published as a diagnostic and does not enter the blend. Full formula on the methodology page.
Level · 2/3 weight
Percentile: this metric is scored against its own history, where today sits between its best and worst recorded years.
Trend · 1/3 weight
Measured from the direction and size of the change between the two most recent readings.
Volatility · diagnostic, not blended
28Measured from how much this indicator has swung period on period across its recorded history.
Data confidence and provenance
Confidence and source
How much weight to put on the reading, the mean data-confidence across the component metrics (source quality, recency and completeness).
Source
UK greenhouse gas emissions statistics
- Update frequency
- Annual
- Reliability
- high
Provenance
- Provider
- Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
- Series ID
- desnz_ghg
- Frequency
- Annual
- Accessed
- 25 August 2026
Known weakness
UK territorial basis excludes consumption/imported emissions and treats aviation and shipping separately; figures are revised each year and final data lags by about 14 months.
Notes
Verified official value from Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (desnz_ghg), accessed 2026-08-25.
Historical values
History
| Period | Value | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 726 | |
| 2001 | 729 | |
| 2002 | 707 | |
| 2003 | 712 | |
| 2004 | 708 | |
| 2005 | 699 | |
| 2006 | 691 | |
| 2007 | 678 | |
| 2008 | 656 | |
| 2009 | 599 | |
| 2010 | 613 | |
| 2011 | 567 | |
| 2012 | 583 | |
| 2013 | 569 | |
| 2014 | 528 | |
| 2015 | 510 | |
| 2016 | 485 | |
| 2017 | 473 | |
| 2018 | 465 | |
| 2019 | 450 | |
| 2020 | 406 | |
| 2021 | 427 | |
| 2022 | 405 | |
| 2023 | 385 | |
| 2024 | 373 | |
| 2025 | 367 |