Transportation was the largest contributor to UK greenhouse gas emissions in 2023. That year, mobility on land, sea, and air released 112 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (MtCO₂e) into the atmosphere. This was more than double the emissions produced by the country's electricity supply sector. The electricity supply sector was once the largest contributor to UK GHG emissions, but a shift away from coal-fired power and a transition to renewable energy sources have seen emissions from this sector fall by almost 80 percent since 1990.
Greenhouse gas emissions in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2023, by sector
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Electricity supply
Fuel supply
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Buildings and product uses
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Department for Energy Security and Net-Zero (UK). (March 28, 2024). Greenhouse gas emissions in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2023, by sector (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/417948/uk-greenhouse-gas-emissions-by-sector/
Department for Energy Security and Net-Zero (UK). "Greenhouse gas emissions in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2023, by sector (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)." Chart. March 28, 2024. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/417948/uk-greenhouse-gas-emissions-by-sector/
Department for Energy Security and Net-Zero (UK). (2024). Greenhouse gas emissions in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2023, by sector (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/417948/uk-greenhouse-gas-emissions-by-sector/
Department for Energy Security and Net-Zero (UK). "Greenhouse Gas Emissions in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 1990 to 2023, by Sector (in Million Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Mar 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/417948/uk-greenhouse-gas-emissions-by-sector/
Department for Energy Security and Net-Zero (UK), Greenhouse gas emissions in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2023, by sector (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/417948/uk-greenhouse-gas-emissions-by-sector/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Greenhouse gas emissions in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2023, by sector (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph], Department for Energy Security and Net-Zero (UK), March 28, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/417948/uk-greenhouse-gas-emissions-by-sector/
