This statistic shows the total amount of sulfur dioxide (SO2) emissions in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2017. Emissions have decreased, totaling 258,300 metric tons of sulfur dioxide emissions in 2017, compared to 4.1 million metric tons in 1990.
Total amount of sulfur dioxide (SO2) emissions in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2017
(in 1,000 metric tons)
*Provisional Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) is a highly reactive gas, that along with Nitrogen Oxide (NOx) and Ammonia (NH3) is measured as a precursor to acid rain.
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (February 5, 2019). Total amount of sulfur dioxide (SO2) emissions in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2017 (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 30, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/480725/sulfur-dioxide-emissions-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Total amount of sulfur dioxide (SO2) emissions in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2017 (in 1,000 metric tons)." Chart. February 5, 2019. Statista. Accessed March 30, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/480725/sulfur-dioxide-emissions-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2019). Total amount of sulfur dioxide (SO2) emissions in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2017 (in 1,000 metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 30, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/480725/sulfur-dioxide-emissions-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Total Amount of Sulfur Dioxide (So2) Emissions in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 1990 to 2017 (in 1,000 Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Feb 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/480725/sulfur-dioxide-emissions-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Total amount of sulfur dioxide (SO2) emissions in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2017 (in 1,000 metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/480725/sulfur-dioxide-emissions-uk/ (last visited March 30, 2020)
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