Nitrous oxide emissions attributable to the construction industry presented a trend of growth throughout the years, despite some oscillation. Between 1990 and 2018, figures increased by roughly 26 thousand metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent, peaking in 2017 at 113.2 thousand metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent. In 2018, the United Kingdom construction industry recorded 109.1 thousand metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent of nitrous oxide emissions.
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from the construction industry in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2018
(in 1,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)
Characteristic
Emissions in thousand metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent
* Provisional. Sector and industry 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). (November 6, 2019). Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from the construction industry in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2018 (in 1,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 12, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/488588/nitrous-oxide-emission-from-the-construction-industry-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from the construction industry in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2018 (in 1,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)." Chart. November 6, 2019. Statista. Accessed August 12, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/488588/nitrous-oxide-emission-from-the-construction-industry-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2019). Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from the construction industry in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2018 (in 1,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 12, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/488588/nitrous-oxide-emission-from-the-construction-industry-uk/
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