Volume of greenhouse gases emitted from coal and solid fuels in the UK 1990-2017

Published by Ian Tiseo, Oct 11, 2023
This statistic depicts the volume of greenhouse gas emissions associated with coal and other solid fuels in the United Kingdom (UK), during selected years between 1990 and 2017. Greenhouse gas emissions decreased significantly over this period. Emissions attributable to coal have decreased from 153.6 MtCO2e* in 1995 to just 25.5 MtCO2e in 2017.

Emissions from coal and other solid fuels in the United Kingdom (UK) between 1990 and 2017 (in MtCO2e*)

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Release date

March 2019

Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

1990 to 2017

Supplementary notes

*MtCO2e = Million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent
Data is available for selected years between 1990 and 2017.

Figures for 2017 released in 2019.
This statistic is using original data from the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and includes copyright material from © Crown, licensed under the Open Government License v3.0

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