Greenhouse gas emissions in the United Kingdom 2021, by country

Published by Ian Tiseo, Feb 19, 2024

England was the largest emitter of greenhouse gases in the United Kingdom in 2021, with emissions totaling 322 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (MtCO₂e). This accounted for roughly three-quarters of the UK's total greenhouse gas emissions that year. 

Greenhouse gas emissions in the United Kingdom in 2021, by country (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)

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June 2023

Region

United Kingdom (England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland)

Survey time period

2021

Supplementary notes

All emission estimates include the basket of seven Kyoto greenhouse gases in MtCO₂e. These include carbon dioxide (CO₂), methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N₂O), hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), perfluorocarbons (PFCs), sulfur hexafluoride (SF6), nitrogen trifluoride (NF3).

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