This statistic shows the total amount of sulfur dioxide (SO2) emissions through the production of electricity from oil in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2017. It shows that emissions have decreased dramatically from 1990 to 2000, falling from 229,700 metric tons to 9,900 metric tons of sulfur dioxide emissions respectively. Emissions fell below 1,000 metric tons from 2010 onwards.
Sulphur dioxide (SO2) emissions from the production of electricity from oil 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). Sulphur dioxide (SO2) emissions from the production of electricity from oil in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2017 (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/480656/sulphur-dioxide-emissions-of-electricity-from-oil-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Sulphur dioxide (SO2) emissions from the production of electricity from oil in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2017 (in 1,000 metric tons)." Chart. June 5, 2019. Statista. Accessed April 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/480656/sulphur-dioxide-emissions-of-electricity-from-oil-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2019). Sulphur dioxide (SO2) emissions from the production of electricity from oil in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2017 (in 1,000 metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/480656/sulphur-dioxide-emissions-of-electricity-from-oil-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Sulphur Dioxide (So2) Emissions from The Production of Electricity from Oil 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/480656/sulphur-dioxide-emissions-of-electricity-from-oil-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Sulphur dioxide (SO2) emissions from the production of electricity from oil in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2017 (in 1,000 metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/480656/sulphur-dioxide-emissions-of-electricity-from-oil-uk/ (last visited April 19, 2024)
Sulphur dioxide (SO2) emissions from the production of electricity from oil 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/480656/sulphur-dioxide-emissions-of-electricity-from-oil-uk/