Carbon dioxide is the primary greenhouse gas emitted by sectors like transportation, electricity supply, and buildings. In 2022, UK domestic transportation produced roughly 111 million metric tons of carbon dioxide, accounting for roughly 97 percent of the sector's total emissions that year.
By comparison, methane is the most produced greenhouse gas in sectors such as agriculture and waste management.
Greenhouse gas emissions in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2022, by gas and sector
(in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)
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Carbon dioxide
Methane
Nitrous oxide
F gases
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Department for Energy Security and Net-Zero (UK). (February 6, 2024). Greenhouse gas emissions in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2022, by gas and sector (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 09, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/780263/greenhouse-gas-emissions-by-gas-united-kingdom-uk/
Department for Energy Security and Net-Zero (UK). "Greenhouse gas emissions in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2022, by gas and sector (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)." Chart. February 6, 2024. Statista. Accessed September 09, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/780263/greenhouse-gas-emissions-by-gas-united-kingdom-uk/
Department for Energy Security and Net-Zero (UK). (2024). Greenhouse gas emissions in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2022, by gas and sector (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 09, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/780263/greenhouse-gas-emissions-by-gas-united-kingdom-uk/
Department for Energy Security and Net-Zero (UK). "Greenhouse Gas Emissions in The United Kingdom (Uk) in 2022, by Gas and Sector (in Million Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Feb 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/780263/greenhouse-gas-emissions-by-gas-united-kingdom-uk/
Department for Energy Security and Net-Zero (UK), Greenhouse gas emissions in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2022, by gas and sector (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/780263/greenhouse-gas-emissions-by-gas-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited September 09, 2024)
Greenhouse gas emissions in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2022, by gas and sector (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph], Department for Energy Security and Net-Zero (UK), February 6, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/780263/greenhouse-gas-emissions-by-gas-united-kingdom-uk/
