This statistic shows the amount of mercury emissions attributable to the production of electricity from coal in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2016, in metric tons emitted. Mercury emissions have decreased overall, falling from 7.2 metric tons in 1990 to 0.7 metric tons in 2016.
Mercury emissions from electricity production from coal in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2016
(weight in metric tons)
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (July 12, 2018). Mercury emissions from electricity production from coal in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2016 (weight in metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 20, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/490041/mercury-emissions-from-the-electricity-production-from-coal-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Mercury emissions from electricity production from coal in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2016 (weight in metric tons)." Chart. July 12, 2018. Statista. Accessed September 20, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/490041/mercury-emissions-from-the-electricity-production-from-coal-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2018). Mercury emissions from electricity production from coal in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2016 (weight in metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 20, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/490041/mercury-emissions-from-the-electricity-production-from-coal-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Mercury Emissions from Electricity Production from Coal in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 1990 to 2016 (Weight in Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Jul 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/490041/mercury-emissions-from-the-electricity-production-from-coal-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Mercury emissions from electricity production from coal in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2016 (weight in metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/490041/mercury-emissions-from-the-electricity-production-from-coal-uk/ (last visited September 20, 2024)
Mercury emissions from electricity production from coal in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2016 (weight in metric tons) [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), July 12, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/490041/mercury-emissions-from-the-electricity-production-from-coal-uk/