Greenhouse gases emitted by transport in the United Kingdom 1990-2019

Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from transport in the United Kingdom have seen an overall reduction since 1990, dropping to 122 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent by 2018. This is despite peaking at 137.5 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent in 2000. By 2013, transport GHG emissions had dropped to a low of 120 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent, but have since increased. Since 2016, the transport sector has been the main source of GHG emissions in the UK . Passenger cars are by far the biggest contributor to UK transport emissions.