UK: Greenhouse gas emissions of petroleum 1990-2017

This statistic depicts the volume of greenhouse gas emissions associated with petroleum in the United Kingdom (UK), during selected years between 1990 and 2017. Greenhouse gas emissions decreased over this period from 201 MtCO2e* in 1990 to 152 MtCO2e in 2017.

Greenhouse gas emissions from petroleum in the United Kingdom (UK) between 1990 and 2017 (in MtCO2e*)

Characteristic	Greenhouse gas emissions in MtCO2e
2017	152.4
2016	152.5
2015	150
2010	156.6
2005	177.7
2000	177.3
1995	190.5
1990	201.1

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March 2019

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Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

1990 to 2017

Supplementary notes

*MtCO2e = Million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent
Data is available for selected years between 1990 and 2017.

Figures for 2017 released in 2019.

This includes motor spirit, diesel fuel for vehicles, gas oil, fuel oil, orimulsion, burning oil, aviation turbine fuel, as well as other petroleum products.
This statistic using original data from the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and includes copyright material licensed under © Crown, the Open Government License v3.0

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