This statistic shows the amount of methane (CH4) emissions attributable to the production of electricity from oil in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2017, in thousand metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e). It shows that methane emissions have decreased significantly, reaching 100 metric tons of CO2e in 2017.
Methane (CH4) emissions from electricity production from oil in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2017
(in 1,000 metric tons of 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 electricity production from oil in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2017 (in 1,000 metric tons of CO2e*) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/486434/methane-emissions-from-the-electricity-production-from-oil-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Methane (CH4) emissions from electricity production from oil in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2017 (in 1,000 metric tons of CO2e*)." Chart. June 5, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/486434/methane-emissions-from-the-electricity-production-from-oil-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2019). Methane (CH4) emissions from electricity production from oil in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2017 (in 1,000 metric tons of CO2e*). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/486434/methane-emissions-from-the-electricity-production-from-oil-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Methane (Ch4) Emissions from Electricity Production from Oil in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 1990 to 2017 (in 1,000 Metric Tons of Co2e*)." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Jun 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/486434/methane-emissions-from-the-electricity-production-from-oil-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Methane (CH4) emissions from electricity production from oil in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2017 (in 1,000 metric tons of CO2e*) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/486434/methane-emissions-from-the-electricity-production-from-oil-uk/ (last visited December 19, 2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from electricity production from oil in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2017 (in 1,000 metric tons of CO2e*) [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), June 5, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/486434/methane-emissions-from-the-electricity-production-from-oil-uk/
