This statistic shows the amount of methane (CH4) emissions attributable to rail transport in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2017, in thousand metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e). It shows that CH4 emissions levels fluctuated over this period, reaching 3,000 metric tons of CO2e in 2017.
Methane (CH4) emissions from rail transport 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 rail transport in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2017 (in 1,000 metric tons of CO2e*) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/486501/methane-emission-from-rail-transport-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Methane (CH4) emissions from rail transport in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2017 (in 1,000 metric tons of CO2e*)." Chart. June 5, 2019. Statista. Accessed November 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/486501/methane-emission-from-rail-transport-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2019). Methane (CH4) emissions from rail transport in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2017 (in 1,000 metric tons of CO2e*). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/486501/methane-emission-from-rail-transport-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Methane (Ch4) Emissions from Rail Transport 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/486501/methane-emission-from-rail-transport-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Methane (CH4) emissions from rail transport in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2017 (in 1,000 metric tons of CO2e*) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/486501/methane-emission-from-rail-transport-uk/ (last visited November 18, 2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from rail transport 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/486501/methane-emission-from-rail-transport-uk/
