This statistic shows the amount of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions attributable to rail transport in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2017. It shows that emissions increased overall, going from 1.7 million metric tons in 1990 to 2.5 million metric tons in 2017.
Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from rail transport in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2017 (in 1,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (June 5, 2019). Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from rail transport in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2017 (in 1,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 04, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/485859/greenhouse-gas-emission-from-rail-transport-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from rail transport in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2017 (in 1,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)." Chart. June 5, 2019. Statista. Accessed June 04, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/485859/greenhouse-gas-emission-from-rail-transport-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2019). Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from rail transport in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2017 (in 1,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 04, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/485859/greenhouse-gas-emission-from-rail-transport-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Greenhouse Gas (Ghg) Emissions from Rail Transport in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 1990 to 2017 (in 1,000 Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Jun 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/485859/greenhouse-gas-emission-from-rail-transport-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from rail transport in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2017 (in 1,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/485859/greenhouse-gas-emission-from-rail-transport-uk/ (last visited June 04, 2023)
Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from rail transport in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2017 (in 1,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), June 5, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/485859/greenhouse-gas-emission-from-rail-transport-uk/