This statistic shows the amount of mercury emissions attributable to the energy and water supply as well as waste management industries* in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2016, in metric tons emitted. Mercury emissions have decreased over the period, falling from 16.5 metric tons in 1990 to 1.3 metric tons of mercury emitted in 2016. Emissions dropped notably over the first ten years.
Mercury emissions of the energy and water supply as well as waste industries* in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2016
(weight in metric tons)
*Includes electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply as well as water supply, sewerage, waste management activities and remediation services.
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). (July 12, 2018). Mercury emissions of the energy and water supply as well as waste industries* in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2016 (weight in metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/490057/mercury-emissions-of-the-energy-and-water-supply-industry-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Mercury emissions of the energy and water supply as well as waste industries* in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2016 (weight in metric tons)." Chart. July 12, 2018. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/490057/mercury-emissions-of-the-energy-and-water-supply-industry-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2018). Mercury emissions of the energy and water supply as well as waste industries* in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2016 (weight in metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/490057/mercury-emissions-of-the-energy-and-water-supply-industry-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Mercury Emissions of The Energy and Water Supply as Well as Waste Industries* in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 1990 to 2016 (Weight in Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Jul 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/490057/mercury-emissions-of-the-energy-and-water-supply-industry-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Mercury emissions of the energy and water supply as well as waste industries* in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2016 (weight in metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/490057/mercury-emissions-of-the-energy-and-water-supply-industry-uk/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Mercury emissions of the energy and water supply as well as waste industries* in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2016 (weight in metric tons) [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), July 12, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/490057/mercury-emissions-of-the-energy-and-water-supply-industry-uk/
