Scotland produced the equivalent of 47.8 million metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions in 2019. This was a decrease of 2.2 percent compared with 2018 levels, and an overall drop of approximately 44 percent from 1990 levels. The UK produced a total of 455 million metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions in 2019, and it is estimated that emissions in 2020 dropped considerably as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Total greenhouse gas emissions in Scotland from 1990 to 2019
(in million metric tons of CO2 equivalent)
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Scottish Government. (June 15, 2021). Total greenhouse gas emissions in Scotland from 1990 to 2019 (in million metric tons of CO2 equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 17, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/367892/greenhouse-gas-emissions-scotland-annually/
Scottish Government. "Total greenhouse gas emissions in Scotland from 1990 to 2019 (in million metric tons of CO2 equivalent)." Chart. June 15, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 17, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/367892/greenhouse-gas-emissions-scotland-annually/
Scottish Government. (2021). Total greenhouse gas emissions in Scotland from 1990 to 2019 (in million metric tons of CO2 equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 17, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/367892/greenhouse-gas-emissions-scotland-annually/
Scottish Government. "Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Scotland from 1990 to 2019 (in Million Metric Tons of Co2 Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Jun 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/367892/greenhouse-gas-emissions-scotland-annually/
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