Taxis and other taxi-like services in the United Kingdom produced around 3.6 million metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions in 2022. Emissions from these modes of transportation have more than doubled when compared to 1990 levels. Transportation is now the most polluting sector in the UK.
Carbon dioxide emissions of taxis and taxi-like services 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 of taxis and taxi-like services in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2022 (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/486067/co2-emission-of-taxi-services-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Carbon dioxide emissions of taxis and taxi-like services in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2022 (in 1,000 metric tons)." Chart. June 5, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/486067/co2-emission-of-taxi-services-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2024). Carbon dioxide emissions of taxis and taxi-like services in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2022 (in 1,000 metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/486067/co2-emission-of-taxi-services-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Carbon Dioxide Emissions of Taxis and Taxi-like Services 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/486067/co2-emission-of-taxi-services-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Carbon dioxide emissions of taxis and taxi-like services in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2022 (in 1,000 metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/486067/co2-emission-of-taxi-services-uk/ (last visited December 23, 2024)
Carbon dioxide emissions of taxis and taxi-like services 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/486067/co2-emission-of-taxi-services-uk/
