This statistic shows the amount of methane (CH4) emissions attributable to production of electricity from coal in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2017, in thousand metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e). It shows that methane emission levels were volatile over the years, showing an overall increase. In 2017, emissions reached 81,200 metric tons of CO2e.
Methane (CH4) emissions from the production of electricity from coal 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
* 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). Methane (CH4) emissions from the production of electricity from coal 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/486430/methane-emissions-from-electricity-production-from-coal-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Methane (CH4) emissions from the production of electricity from coal 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/486430/methane-emissions-from-electricity-production-from-coal-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2019). Methane (CH4) emissions from the production of electricity from coal 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/486430/methane-emissions-from-electricity-production-from-coal-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Methane (Ch4) Emissions from The Production of Electricity from Coal 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/486430/methane-emissions-from-electricity-production-from-coal-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Methane (CH4) emissions from the production of electricity from coal in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2017 (in 1,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/486430/methane-emissions-from-electricity-production-from-coal-uk/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from the production of electricity from coal 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/486430/methane-emissions-from-electricity-production-from-coal-uk/
