This statistic shows the total amount of Sulphur Dioxide (SO2) emissions attributable to the production of electricity from gas in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2017. It shows that SO2 emissions attributable to this sector have dropped dramatically from 1990 to 2017, going from 33,300 metric tons to only 100 metric tons of SO2 emissions.
Sulfur dioxide (SO2) emissions from the production of electricity from gas 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 gas in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2017 (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/480645/sulfur-dioxide-emissions-of-electricity-from-gas-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Sulfur dioxide (SO2) emissions from the production of electricity from gas in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2017 (in 1,000 metric tons)." Chart. June 5, 2019. Statista. Accessed April 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/480645/sulfur-dioxide-emissions-of-electricity-from-gas-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2019). Sulfur dioxide (SO2) emissions from the production of electricity from gas in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2017 (in 1,000 metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/480645/sulfur-dioxide-emissions-of-electricity-from-gas-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Sulfur Dioxide (So2) Emissions from The Production of Electricity from Gas 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/480645/sulfur-dioxide-emissions-of-electricity-from-gas-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Sulfur dioxide (SO2) emissions from the production of electricity from gas in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2017 (in 1,000 metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/480645/sulfur-dioxide-emissions-of-electricity-from-gas-uk/ (last visited April 24, 2024)
Sulfur dioxide (SO2) emissions from the production of electricity from gas 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/480645/sulfur-dioxide-emissions-of-electricity-from-gas-uk/