Greenhouse gas emissions from heavy goods vehicles in the UK 2009-2021
Heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) in the United Kingdom emitted 21.4 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (MtCO2e) in 2021 - an increase of 9.2 percent from the previous year.
Global events have impacted UK HGV emissions in recent decades, such as in 2020 when the COVID-19 pandemic caused emissions to fall five percent year-over-year. However, the largest reductions since 1990 were in 2008 and 2009 during the global financial crisis.
Global events have impacted UK HGV emissions in recent decades, such as in 2020 when the COVID-19 pandemic caused emissions to fall five percent year-over-year. However, the largest reductions since 1990 were in 2008 and 2009 during the global financial crisis.
