This statistic shows the total amount of sulfur dioxide (SO2) emissions through the production of electricity from coal in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2017. It shows that emissions have decreased dramatically between 1990 to 2017, dropping from 2.5 million metric tons to 25,100 metric tons.
Sulfur dioxide (SO2) emissions from the production of electricity from coal in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2017 (in 1,000 metric tons)
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (June 5, 2019). Sulfur dioxide (SO2) emissions from the production of electricity from coal in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2017 (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 29, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/480621/sulphur-dioxide-emissions-of-electricity-from-coal-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Sulfur dioxide (SO2) emissions from the production of electricity from coal in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2017 (in 1,000 metric tons)." Chart. June 5, 2019. Statista. Accessed November 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/480621/sulphur-dioxide-emissions-of-electricity-from-coal-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2019). Sulfur dioxide (SO2) emissions from the production of electricity from coal in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2017 (in 1,000 metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/480621/sulphur-dioxide-emissions-of-electricity-from-coal-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Sulfur Dioxide (So2) Emissions from The Production of Electricity from Coal in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 1990 to 2017 (in 1,000 Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Jun 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/480621/sulphur-dioxide-emissions-of-electricity-from-coal-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Sulfur dioxide (SO2) emissions from the production of electricity from coal in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2017 (in 1,000 metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/480621/sulphur-dioxide-emissions-of-electricity-from-coal-uk/ (last visited November 29, 2023)
Sulfur dioxide (SO2) emissions from the production of electricity from coal in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2017 (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), June 5, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/480621/sulphur-dioxide-emissions-of-electricity-from-coal-uk/