England was the largest emitter of greenhouse gases in the United Kingdom in 2021, with emissions totaling 322 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (MtCO₂e). This accounted for roughly three-quarters of the UK's total greenhouse gas emissions that year.
Greenhouse gas emissions in the United Kingdom in 2021, by country
(in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)
United Kingdom (England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland)
Survey time period
2021
Supplementary notes
All emission estimates include the basket of seven Kyoto greenhouse gases in MtCO₂e. These include carbon dioxide (CO₂), methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N₂O), hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), perfluorocarbons (PFCs), sulfur hexafluoride (SF6), nitrogen trifluoride (NF3).
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National Atmospheric Emissions Inventory. (June 19, 2023). Greenhouse gas emissions in the United Kingdom in 2021, by country (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1451245/greenhouse-gas-emissions-uk-by-country/
National Atmospheric Emissions Inventory. "Greenhouse gas emissions in the United Kingdom in 2021, by country (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)." Chart. June 19, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1451245/greenhouse-gas-emissions-uk-by-country/
National Atmospheric Emissions Inventory. (2023). Greenhouse gas emissions in the United Kingdom in 2021, by country (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1451245/greenhouse-gas-emissions-uk-by-country/
National Atmospheric Emissions Inventory. "Greenhouse Gas Emissions in The United Kingdom in 2021, by Country (in Million Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Jun 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1451245/greenhouse-gas-emissions-uk-by-country/
National Atmospheric Emissions Inventory, Greenhouse gas emissions in the United Kingdom in 2021, by country (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1451245/greenhouse-gas-emissions-uk-by-country/ (last visited December 23, 2024)
Greenhouse gas emissions in the United Kingdom in 2021, by country (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph], National Atmospheric Emissions Inventory, June 19, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1451245/greenhouse-gas-emissions-uk-by-country/
