Crude petroleum and natural gas extraction in the United Kingdom produced 13.3 million metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions in 2022. This was a decrease of around five percent compared with the previous year. Since the turn of the century, emissions from crude petroleum and natural gas extraction have fallen by more than 45 percent.
Carbon dioxide emissions from crude petroleum and natural gas extraction in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2022
(in 1,000 metric tons)
Figures represent emissions caused by UK residents and businesses whether in the United Kingdom or abroad, but exclude emissions within the United Kingdom which can be attributed to overseas residents and businesses.
Sector and industry 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, 2024). Carbon dioxide emissions from crude petroleum and natural gas extraction in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2022 (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/485941/co2-emissions-of-crude-petroleum-and-natural-gas-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Carbon dioxide emissions from crude petroleum and natural gas extraction in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2022 (in 1,000 metric tons)." Chart. June 5, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/485941/co2-emissions-of-crude-petroleum-and-natural-gas-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2024). Carbon dioxide emissions from crude petroleum and natural gas extraction in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2022 (in 1,000 metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/485941/co2-emissions-of-crude-petroleum-and-natural-gas-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Crude Petroleum and Natural Gas Extraction in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 1990 to 2022 (in 1,000 Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Jun 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/485941/co2-emissions-of-crude-petroleum-and-natural-gas-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Carbon dioxide emissions from crude petroleum and natural gas extraction in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2022 (in 1,000 metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/485941/co2-emissions-of-crude-petroleum-and-natural-gas-uk/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Carbon dioxide emissions from crude petroleum and natural gas extraction in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2022 (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), June 5, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/485941/co2-emissions-of-crude-petroleum-and-natural-gas-uk/
