This statistic shows the amount of methane (CH4) emissions attributable to coal and lignite mining in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2017, in thousand metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e). It shows that methane emissions have decreased significantly over the years, particularly from 1990 to 2005 when they fell from 21.8 million metric tons of CO2e to 3.86 million metric tons of CO2e. In 2017, emissions totaled 481 thousand metric tons of CO2e.
Methane (CH4) emissions from coal and lignite mining in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2017
(in 1,000 metric tons of CO2e*)
Methane (CH4) is the second most emitted greenhouse gas in the world, following carbon dioxide (CO2).
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (June 5, 2019). Methane (CH4) emissions from coal and lignite mining in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2017 (in 1,000 metric tons of CO2e*) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 16, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/486302/ch4-emissions-coal-and-lignite-mining-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Methane (CH4) emissions from coal and lignite mining in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2017 (in 1,000 metric tons of CO2e*)." Chart. June 5, 2019. Statista. Accessed February 16, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/486302/ch4-emissions-coal-and-lignite-mining-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2019). Methane (CH4) emissions from coal and lignite mining in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2017 (in 1,000 metric tons of CO2e*). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 16, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/486302/ch4-emissions-coal-and-lignite-mining-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Methane (Ch4) Emissions from Coal and Lignite Mining in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 1990 to 2017 (in 1,000 Metric Tons of Co2e*)." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Jun 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/486302/ch4-emissions-coal-and-lignite-mining-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Methane (CH4) emissions from coal and lignite mining in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2017 (in 1,000 metric tons of CO2e*) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/486302/ch4-emissions-coal-and-lignite-mining-uk/ (last visited February 16, 2020)
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