Scotland: greenhouse gas emissions by sector

Domestic transportation in Scotland released 10.9 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (MtCO₂e) in 2021, making it the most polluting sector in the country. The energy supply sector had previously been the largest contributor to Scottish GHG emissions, but emissions from this sector have decreased by more than 75 percent since 1990. By comparison, transportation emissions have seen little change over the past three decades.

Greenhouse gas emissions in Scotland from 1990 to 2021, by sector (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent)

Characteristic	Transportation	Agriculture	Business	Residential	Energy Supply	Waste Management	Public	International Aviation and Shipping	Industrial processes
2021	10.9	7.8	7.7	6.3	4.9	1.5	0.9	0.7	0.4
2020	9.9	7.7	8	5.9	5.3	1.5	0.9	0.8	0.4
2019	12.5	7.8	7.8	5.9	6.2	1.7	0.9	1.9	0.5
2018	12.7	7.8	8.1	6.2	6.7	1.7	1	1.9	0.5
2017	12.8	7.9	8.1	6	5.8	1.8	0.9	1.9	0.5
2016	12.6	7.9	7.8	6.2	7.3	1.7	1	1.8	0.5
2015	12.3	8.1	7.7	6.1	12.2	1.8	0.9	1.7	0.4
2014	12	8	7.8	5.9	13.9	1.6	0.9	1.7	0.5
2013	11.9	7.8	8.3	7.1	15.9	1.5	1.1	1.5	0.5
2012	12.1	8.1	8.2	7	17.4	2.2	1.2	1.5	0.5
2011	12.3	8	8.3	6.5	17	2.6	1.1	1.6	0.5
2010	12.8	8.2	8.7	8	21	2.7	1.2	1.4	0.4
2009	13.1	8.3	8.3	7.2	18.6	3	1.1	1.6	0.4
2008	13.7	8.4	9.4	7.5	20.2	3.3	1.3	1.8	0.5
2007	14.2	8.5	9.5	7.3	21.4	3.5	1.3	1.8	0.5
2006	14	8.4	10.1	7.5	24.6	3.9	1.4	1.7	0.6
2005	14.1	8.7	10.4	7.7	20.9	4.3	1.6	1.6	0.6
2004	14.1	8.6	10.4	7.7	22	4.8	1.6	1.5	0.6
2003	14.3	8.5	10.4	7.6	23.8	5.5	1.5	1.3	0.6
2002	14.5	8.5	9.9	7.6	23.8	5.6	1.6	1.4	0.6
2001	14	8.5	10.6	8.3	25.9	5.8	1.9	1.6	0.6
2000	14.3	8.7	10.6	7.8	26.6	6.1	1.9	1.4	0.6
1999	14.8	8.9	10.3	7.9	23.6	6.3	2.1	1.6	0.6
1998	14.7	9	9.8	8	26	6.6	2.1	1.8	0.6
1995	14.4	8.8	10.1	7.8	24.7	6.8	2.3	1.5	0.6
1990	13.6	8.8	11.9	8	21.7	6.5	2.3	1.3	1.9

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Release date

June 2023

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Region

United Kingdom (Scotland)

Survey time period

1990 to 2021

Supplementary notes

Figures are rounded
Excludes LULUCF
This statistic is using original data from the Scottish Government and includes copyright material from © Crown, licensed under the Open Government License v3.0

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