Domestic transportation greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the United Kingdom declined 1.4 percent in 2023 to an estimated 112 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (MtCO₂e). This represents an overall reduction of 27 percent when compared to 2005 levels.
UK transportation sector emissions plummeted 19 percent in 2020 due to COVID-19-related travel restrictions. Although emissions from this sector have rebounded since then, they have remained below pre-pandemic levels.
Annual transportation sector greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2023
(in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)
Characteristic
Emissions in MtCO₂e
2023*
111.6
2022
113.2
2021
111.4
2020
101.3
2019
125.6
2018
127.5
2017
129.2
2016
129.1
2015
126.6
2014
124.4
2013
122.8
2012
124.2
2011
125.4
2010
127.5
2009
129.3
2008
134.2
2007
139.3
2006
138.2
2005
138.1
2004
137.6
2003
136.4
2002
137.2
2001
134.2
2000
134.2
1999
136.2
1998
134.6
1997
135.6
1996
135.1
1995
130.8
1994
131.3
1993
130
1992
128.6
1991
127.3
1990
129.3
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Department for Energy Security and Net-Zero (UK). (March 28, 2024). Annual transportation sector greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2023 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/710459/uk-transport-sector-emissions/
Department for Energy Security and Net-Zero (UK). "Annual transportation sector greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2023 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)." Chart. March 28, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/710459/uk-transport-sector-emissions/
Department for Energy Security and Net-Zero (UK). (2024). Annual transportation sector greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2023 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/710459/uk-transport-sector-emissions/
Department for Energy Security and Net-Zero (UK). "Annual Transportation Sector Greenhouse Gas (Ghg) Emissions in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 1990 to 2023 (in Million Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Mar 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/710459/uk-transport-sector-emissions/
Department for Energy Security and Net-Zero (UK), Annual transportation sector greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2023 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/710459/uk-transport-sector-emissions/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Annual transportation sector greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2023 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph], Department for Energy Security and Net-Zero (UK), March 28, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/710459/uk-transport-sector-emissions/
