UK: transport GHG emissions breakdown by source

Passenger cars were responsible for more than half of the transportation emissions in the United Kingdom in 2022. Heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) were the second-largest contributors to transportation emissions that year, followed by light duty vehicles (LDVs). The transportation sector is the main source of greenhouse gas emissions in the United Kingdom.

Distribution of greenhouse gas emissions from the transportation sector in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2022, by source

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Release date

February 2024

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Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

2022

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Based on total emissions of 113.2 MtCO₂e

Supplementary notes

Waterborne transport includes coastal shipping, fishing vessels, military shipping, and other shipping. Aviation includes civil aviation and military aviation. Other includes aircraft support vehicles, mobile air-conditioning and transport refrigeration F-gases, lubricant use in engines, urea use in transport, refrigerated transport machinery and seaport machinery.

Figures were calculated by Statista according to the data provided by the source.

This statistic is using original data from the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero and includes copyright material from © Crown, licensed under the Open Government License v3.0

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