Annual methane (CH4) emissions in the United Kingdom (UK) have fallen by approximately 60 percent over the past 30 years. In 1990, methane emissions in the UK totaled 134 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent, but by 2019 totaled 54 million metric tons of CO2 equivalent. Methane is one of the six greenhouse gases covered by the Kyoto protocol, and accounts for roughly 12 percent of total greenhouse gas emissions in the UK.
Annual methane (CH4) emissions in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2019
(in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)
Profit from additional features by authenticating your Admin account
Please authenticate by going to "My account" → "Administration".
Then you will be able to mark statistics as favourites and use personal statistics alerts.
Statista Accounts:
Access All Statistics. Starting from $468 / Year
Learn more about how Statista can support your business.
GOV.UK, & UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. (March 25, 2021). Annual methane (CH4) emissions in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2019 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 18, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/486621/methane-emission-uk/
GOV.UK, und UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. "Annual methane (CH4) emissions in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2019 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)." Chart. March 25, 2021. Statista. Accessed January 18, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/486621/methane-emission-uk/
GOV.UK, UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. (2021). Annual methane (CH4) emissions in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2019 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 18, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/486621/methane-emission-uk/
GOV.UK, and UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. "Annual Methane (Ch4) Emissions in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 1990 to 2019 (in Million Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Mar 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/486621/methane-emission-uk/
GOV.UK & UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Annual methane (CH4) emissions in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2019 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/486621/methane-emission-uk/ (last visited January 18, 2022)
