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 carbon dioxide equivalent)
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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 carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 11, 2023, 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 carbon dioxide equivalent)." Chart. June 5, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 11, 2023. 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 carbon dioxide equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 11, 2023. 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 Carbon Dioxide Equivalent)." 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 carbon dioxide equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/486302/ch4-emissions-coal-and-lignite-mining-uk/ (last visited December 11, 2023)
Methane (CH4) emissions from coal and lignite mining 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/486302/ch4-emissions-coal-and-lignite-mining-uk/