Nitrous oxides (N2O) emissions in the United Kingdom (UK) were 19.1 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (MtCO2e) in 2021. N2O emissions have notably decreased over the past three decades, falling from approximately 44 MtCO2e in 1990. The agriculture sector is the primary source of N2O in the UK.
Annual nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2021 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)
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UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, & GOV.UK. (February 7, 2023). Annual nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2021 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 22, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/488633/nitrous-oxide-emission-uk/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, und GOV.UK. "Annual nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2021 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)." Chart. February 7, 2023. Statista. Accessed March 22, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/488633/nitrous-oxide-emission-uk/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, GOV.UK. (2023). Annual nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2021 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 22, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/488633/nitrous-oxide-emission-uk/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, and GOV.UK. "Annual Nitrous Oxide (N2o) Emissions in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 1990 to 2021 (in Million Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Feb 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/488633/nitrous-oxide-emission-uk/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy & GOV.UK, Annual nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2021 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/488633/nitrous-oxide-emission-uk/ (last visited March 22, 2023)
Annual nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2021 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph], UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, & GOV.UK, February 7, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/488633/nitrous-oxide-emission-uk/