This statistic shows the amount of nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions attributable to production of electricity from gas in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2017, in thousand metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e). It shows that N2O emissions from this sector were very low in 1990 but increased significantly over the following years. In 2010, emissions peaked at 34,800 metric tons of CO2e and decreased over the following years, totaling 26,700 metric tons of CO2e in 2017.
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from the production of electricity from gas in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2017
(in 1,000 metric tons of CO2e*)
Characteristic
Emissions in thousand metric tons of CO2e
2017
26.7
2016
28
2015
19.6
2014
19.9
2013
18.3
2012
19.3
2011
28.2
2010
34.8
2005
31.9
2000
29.3
1995
14
1990
6.1
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Nitrous oxide (N2O) is a major greenhouse gas and air pollutant.
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (June 5, 2019). Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from the production of electricity from gas in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2017 (in 1,000 metric tons of CO2e*) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 05, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/488403/nitrous-oxide-emissions-from-electricity-production-from-gas-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from the production of electricity from gas in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2017 (in 1,000 metric tons of CO2e*)." Chart. June 5, 2019. Statista. Accessed March 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/488403/nitrous-oxide-emissions-from-electricity-production-from-gas-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2019). Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from the production of electricity from gas in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2017 (in 1,000 metric tons of CO2e*). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/488403/nitrous-oxide-emissions-from-electricity-production-from-gas-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Nitrous Oxide (N2o) Emissions from The Production of Electricity from Gas 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/488403/nitrous-oxide-emissions-from-electricity-production-from-gas-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from the production of electricity from gas in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2017 (in 1,000 metric tons of CO2e*) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/488403/nitrous-oxide-emissions-from-electricity-production-from-gas-uk/ (last visited March 05, 2025)
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from the production of electricity from gas 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/488403/nitrous-oxide-emissions-from-electricity-production-from-gas-uk/
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