This statistic shows the amount of nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions attributable to the extraction of crude petroleum and natural gas in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2017, in thousand metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e). It shows that N2O emissions increased from 1990 to 2000, rising from 324,700 metric tons of CO2e in 1990, to 507,100 metric tons of CO2e in 2000. From 2000 to 2017 emissions decreased overall, reaching 374,100 metric tons of CO2e in 2017.
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from crude petroleum and natural gas extraction in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2017
(in 1,000 metric tons of CO2e*)
Nitrous oxide (N2O) is a major greenhouse gas and air pollutant.
Sector classification is based on the NACE code, which is the industry standard classification system for economic activities in the European Community.
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (June 5, 2019). Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from crude petroleum and natural gas extraction in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2017 (in 1,000 metric tons of CO2e*) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 17, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/486653/n2o-emissions-of-crude-petroleum-and-natural-gas-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from crude petroleum and natural gas extraction in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2017 (in 1,000 metric tons of CO2e*)." Chart. June 5, 2019. Statista. Accessed February 17, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/486653/n2o-emissions-of-crude-petroleum-and-natural-gas-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2019). Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from crude petroleum and natural gas extraction in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2017 (in 1,000 metric tons of CO2e*). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 17, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/486653/n2o-emissions-of-crude-petroleum-and-natural-gas-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Nitrous Oxide (N2o) Emissions from Crude Petroleum and Natural Gas Extraction 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/486653/n2o-emissions-of-crude-petroleum-and-natural-gas-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from crude petroleum and natural gas extraction in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2017 (in 1,000 metric tons of CO2e*) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/486653/n2o-emissions-of-crude-petroleum-and-natural-gas-uk/ (last visited February 17, 2020)
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