Nitrous oxides (N2O) emissions in the United Kingdom (UK) were 20.9 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (MtCO2e) in 2020. N2O emissions have notably decreased over the past three decades, falling from approximately 50 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 2020 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)
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UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, & GOV.UK. (February 1, 2022). Annual nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2020 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 27, 2022, 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 2020 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)." Chart. February 1, 2022. Statista. Accessed May 27, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/488633/nitrous-oxide-emission-uk/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, GOV.UK. (2022). Annual nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2020 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 27, 2022. 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 2020 (in Million Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Feb 2022, 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 2020 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/488633/nitrous-oxide-emission-uk/ (last visited May 27, 2022)