This statistic depicts the volume of greenhouse gas emissions associated with natural gas in the United Kingdom (UK), during selected years between 1990 and 2017. Greenhouse gas emissions from natural gas increased until 2000 to 206.5 MtCO2e*, but mostly decreased over the rest of this period to 146 MtCO2e in 2015. However, 2016 saw a slight increase from the previous year.
Greenhouse gas emissions from natural gas in the United Kingdom (UK) between 1990 and 2017
(in MtCO2e*)
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UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. (March 28, 2019). Greenhouse gas emissions from natural gas in the United Kingdom (UK) between 1990 and 2017 (in MtCO2e*) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 20, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/710791/uk-natural-gas-emissions/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. "Greenhouse gas emissions from natural gas in the United Kingdom (UK) between 1990 and 2017 (in MtCO2e*)." Chart. March 28, 2019. Statista. Accessed January 20, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/710791/uk-natural-gas-emissions/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. (2019). Greenhouse gas emissions from natural gas in the United Kingdom (UK) between 1990 and 2017 (in MtCO2e*). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 20, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/710791/uk-natural-gas-emissions/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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Greenhouse gas emissions from natural gas in the United Kingdom (UK) between 1990 and 2017 (in MtCO2e*) [Graph], UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, March 28, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/710791/uk-natural-gas-emissions/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
