Methane emissions from landfills in the United Kingdom were equivalent to 13.5 million metric tons of carbon dioxide (MtCO₂e) in 2022, a drop of roughly 80 percent from 1990 levels. Landfills are one of the largest sources of UK methane emissions.
Methane (CH4) gas emissions from landfills in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2022
(in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)
Characteristic
Emissions in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent
2022
13.5
2021
13.4
2020
14.3
2019
15.7
2018
15.9
2017
15.8
2016
15.6
2015
16.4
2014
17.1
2013
19.8
2012
23.1
2011
24.7
2010
27.2
2009
32.5
2008
36.9
2007
41.7
2006
45.4
2005
49
2004
52
2003
56.9
2002
61
2001
62.3
2000
63.7
1999
66.5
1998
69.6
1997
70.7
1996
70.9
1995
70.7
1994
69.4
1993
68.8
1992
68.2
1991
68.1
1990
67.4
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Department for Energy Security and Net-Zero (UK). (February 6, 2024). Methane (CH4) gas emissions from landfills in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2022 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1024518/landfill-waste-methane-emissions-uk/
Department for Energy Security and Net-Zero (UK). "Methane (CH4) gas emissions from landfills in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2022 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)." Chart. February 6, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1024518/landfill-waste-methane-emissions-uk/
Department for Energy Security and Net-Zero (UK). (2024). Methane (CH4) gas emissions from landfills in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2022 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1024518/landfill-waste-methane-emissions-uk/
Department for Energy Security and Net-Zero (UK). "Methane (Ch4) Gas Emissions from Landfills in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 1990 to 2022 (in Million Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Feb 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1024518/landfill-waste-methane-emissions-uk/
Department for Energy Security and Net-Zero (UK), Methane (CH4) gas emissions from landfills in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2022 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1024518/landfill-waste-methane-emissions-uk/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Methane (CH4) gas emissions from landfills in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2022 (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/1024518/landfill-waste-methane-emissions-uk/
