Transportation emissions in the United Kingdom plummeted 19 percent in 2020 to 98.8 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (MtCO2e). This substantial reduction was caused by travel restrictions brought on by the outbreak of COVID-19. Despite the drop in emissions, transportation remained the main source of greenhouse gas emissions in the UK in 2020.
Transportation sector greenhouse gas emissions in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2020
(in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)
Characteristic
Million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent
2020
98.8
2019
122.3
2018
124.4
2017
126
2016
125.8
2015
123.4
2014
121.3
2013
119.9
2012
121.4
2011
122.3
2010
124.5
2009
126.4
2008
131.4
2007
137.6
2006
136.1
2005
136.1
2004
135.5
2003
134.5
2002
135.5
2001
132.9
2000
133.4
1999
135.2
1998
134.1
1997
135
1996
134
1995
129.7
1994
130.2
1993
128.9
1992
127.6
1991
126.3
1990
128.1
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UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. (February 1, 2022). Transportation sector greenhouse gas emissions in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2020 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 07, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/710459/uk-transport-sector-emissions/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. "Transportation sector greenhouse gas emissions in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2020 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)." Chart. February 1, 2022. Statista. Accessed July 07, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/710459/uk-transport-sector-emissions/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. (2022). Transportation sector greenhouse gas emissions in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2020 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 07, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/710459/uk-transport-sector-emissions/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. "Transportation Sector Greenhouse Gas 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/710459/uk-transport-sector-emissions/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Transportation sector greenhouse gas emissions in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2020 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/710459/uk-transport-sector-emissions/ (last visited July 07, 2022)
