This statistic shows the amount of methane (CH4) emissions attributable to the extraction of crude petroleum and natural gas in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2017, in thousand metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e). It shows that CH4 emissions have decreased from 2.2 million metric tons in 1990 to 1.3 million metric tons in 2017.
Methane (CH4) emissions from crude petroleum and natural gas extraction in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2017
(in 1,000 metric tons CO2e*)
Methane (CH4) is the second most emitted greenhouse gas in the world, following carbon dioxide (CO2).
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (June 5, 2019). Methane (CH4) emissions from crude petroleum and natural gas extraction in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2017 (in 1,000 metric tons CO2e*) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/486312/methane-emissions-of-crude-petroleum-and-natural-gas-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Methane (CH4) emissions from crude petroleum and natural gas extraction in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2017 (in 1,000 metric tons CO2e*)." Chart. June 5, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/486312/methane-emissions-of-crude-petroleum-and-natural-gas-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2019). Methane (CH4) emissions from crude petroleum and natural gas extraction in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2017 (in 1,000 metric tons CO2e*). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/486312/methane-emissions-of-crude-petroleum-and-natural-gas-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Methane (Ch4) Emissions from Crude Petroleum and Natural Gas Extraction in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 1990 to 2017 (in 1,000 Metric Tons Co2e*)." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Jun 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/486312/methane-emissions-of-crude-petroleum-and-natural-gas-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Methane (CH4) emissions from crude petroleum and natural gas extraction in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2017 (in 1,000 metric tons CO2e*) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/486312/methane-emissions-of-crude-petroleum-and-natural-gas-uk/ (last visited December 19, 2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from crude petroleum and natural gas extraction in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2017 (in 1,000 metric tons CO2e*) [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), June 5, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/486312/methane-emissions-of-crude-petroleum-and-natural-gas-uk/
