This statistic shows the amount of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions attributable to the water collection, treatment and supply services in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2017. Emissions increased significantly in the first 10 years, going from 396,000 metric tons of CO2e in 1990 to 1.1 million metric tons of CO2e in 2000. Over the following years, emissions decreased again, totaling 791,200 metric tons of CO2 equivalent in 2017.
Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from water collection, treatment and supply services 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 water collection, treatment and supply services in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2017 (in 1,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/485823/greenhouse-gas-emission-of-the-water-treatment-and-supply-sector-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from water collection, treatment and supply services 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 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/485823/greenhouse-gas-emission-of-the-water-treatment-and-supply-sector-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2019). Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from water collection, treatment and supply services in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2017 (in 1,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/485823/greenhouse-gas-emission-of-the-water-treatment-and-supply-sector-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Greenhouse Gas (Ghg) Emissions from Water Collection, Treatment and Supply Services 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/485823/greenhouse-gas-emission-of-the-water-treatment-and-supply-sector-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from water collection, treatment and supply services in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2017 (in 1,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/485823/greenhouse-gas-emission-of-the-water-treatment-and-supply-sector-uk/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from water collection, treatment and supply services 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/485823/greenhouse-gas-emission-of-the-water-treatment-and-supply-sector-uk/
