This statistic shows the amount of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions attributable to the manufacture of plastic products in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2017. It shows that greenhouse gas emissions have been volatile over the years. In 2017, emissions totaled three million MtCO2e, a notable decrease compared to the 4.5 million MtCO2e emitted in 1990.
Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the manufacture of plastic products in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2017
(in 1,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)
Characteristic
Emissions in thousand metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent
According to the source, greenhouse gas emissions include carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, hydro-fluorocarbons, perfluorocarbons and sulfur hexafluoride.
Sector classification is based on the NACE code, which is the industry standard classification system for economic activities in the European Community.
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (June 5, 2019). Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the manufacture of plastic products in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2017 (in 1,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/485458/greenhouse-gas-emissions-from-the-manufacture-of-plastic-products-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the manufacture of plastic products in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2017 (in 1,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)." Chart. June 5, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/485458/greenhouse-gas-emissions-from-the-manufacture-of-plastic-products-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2019). Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the manufacture of plastic products in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2017 (in 1,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/485458/greenhouse-gas-emissions-from-the-manufacture-of-plastic-products-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Greenhouse Gas (Ghg) Emissions from The Manufacture of Plastic Products in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 1990 to 2017 (in 1,000 Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Jun 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/485458/greenhouse-gas-emissions-from-the-manufacture-of-plastic-products-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the manufacture of plastic products in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2017 (in 1,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/485458/greenhouse-gas-emissions-from-the-manufacture-of-plastic-products-uk/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the manufacture of plastic products in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2017 (in 1,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), June 5, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/485458/greenhouse-gas-emissions-from-the-manufacture-of-plastic-products-uk/
