This statistic shows the amount of perfluorocarbons (PFC) emissions attributable to the manufacture of petrochemicals in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2017, in thousand metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e). PFC emissions increased over the period, rising from 17,500 metric tons of CO2e in 1990 to 172,900 metric tons of CO2e in 2017.
Perfluorocarbons (PFC) emissions from the petrochemicals manufacturing sector in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2017
(in 1,000 metric tons of CO2e*)
Perfluorocarbons are powerful greenhouse gases that were introduced as alternatives to ozone depleting substances.
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). Perfluorocarbons (PFC) emissions from the petrochemicals manufacturing sector in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2017 (in 1,000 metric tons of CO2e*) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/489115/pfc-emissions-from-the-manufacture-of-petrochemicals-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Perfluorocarbons (PFC) emissions from the petrochemicals manufacturing sector in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2017 (in 1,000 metric tons of CO2e*)." Chart. June 5, 2019. Statista. Accessed October 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/489115/pfc-emissions-from-the-manufacture-of-petrochemicals-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2019). Perfluorocarbons (PFC) emissions from the petrochemicals manufacturing sector in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2017 (in 1,000 metric tons of CO2e*). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/489115/pfc-emissions-from-the-manufacture-of-petrochemicals-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Perfluorocarbons (Pfc) Emissions from The Petrochemicals Manufacturing Sector 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/489115/pfc-emissions-from-the-manufacture-of-petrochemicals-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Perfluorocarbons (PFC) emissions from the petrochemicals manufacturing sector in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2017 (in 1,000 metric tons of CO2e*) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/489115/pfc-emissions-from-the-manufacture-of-petrochemicals-uk/ (last visited October 19, 2024)
Perfluorocarbons (PFC) emissions from the petrochemicals manufacturing sector 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/489115/pfc-emissions-from-the-manufacture-of-petrochemicals-uk/