The United Kingdom's territorial methane (CH4) emissions were equivalent to 56.4 million metric tons of carbon dioxide (MtCO₂e) in 2022. Annual UK methane emissions have fallen by more than 60 percent since 1990.
Methane is one of the six greenhouse gases covered by the Kyoto protocol, and has a global warming potential far greater than carbon dioxide.
Annual methane (CH4) emissions in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2022
(in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)
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GOV.UK, & Department for Energy Security and Net-Zero (UK). (February 6, 2024). Annual methane (CH4) emissions in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2022 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/486621/methane-emission-uk/
GOV.UK, und Department for Energy Security and Net-Zero (UK). "Annual methane (CH4) emissions in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2022 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)." Chart. February 6, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/486621/methane-emission-uk/
GOV.UK, Department for Energy Security and Net-Zero (UK). (2024). Annual methane (CH4) emissions in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2022 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/486621/methane-emission-uk/
GOV.UK, and Department for Energy Security and Net-Zero (UK). "Annual Methane (Ch4) Emissions in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 1990 to 2022 (in Million Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Feb 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/486621/methane-emission-uk/
GOV.UK & Department for Energy Security and Net-Zero (UK), Annual methane (CH4) emissions in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2022 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/486621/methane-emission-uk/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Annual methane (CH4) emissions in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2022 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph], GOV.UK, & Department for Energy Security and Net-Zero (UK), February 6, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/486621/methane-emission-uk/
