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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UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. (March 28, 2019). Emissions from coal and other solid fuels in the United Kingdom (UK) between 1990 and 2017 (in MtCO2e*) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 08, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/710498/uk-coal-solid-fuels-emissions/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. "Emissions from coal and other solid fuels in the United Kingdom (UK) between 1990 and 2017 (in MtCO2e*)." Chart. March 28, 2019. Statista. Accessed March 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/710498/uk-coal-solid-fuels-emissions/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. (2019). Emissions from coal and other solid fuels in the United Kingdom (UK) between 1990 and 2017 (in MtCO2e*). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/710498/uk-coal-solid-fuels-emissions/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. "Emissions from Coal and Other Solid Fuels in The United Kingdom (Uk) between 1990 and 2017 (in Mtco2e*)." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Mar 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/710498/uk-coal-solid-fuels-emissions/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Emissions from coal and other solid fuels in the United Kingdom (UK) between 1990 and 2017 (in MtCO2e*) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/710498/uk-coal-solid-fuels-emissions/ (last visited March 08, 2025)
Emissions from coal and other solid fuels in the United Kingdom (UK) between 1990 and 2017 (in MtCO2e*) [Graph], UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, March 28, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/710498/uk-coal-solid-fuels-emissions/
