Transportation emissions in the United Kingdom increased 1.6 percent in 2022 to over 113 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (MtCO₂e). Just two years earlier, transportation emissions fell nearly 20 percent – the largest reduction on record. This substantial decline was caused by the outbreak of COVID-19 and subsequent lockdowns and travel restrictions. Although emissions rebounded in 2021 and 2022, figures are still far lower than pre-COVID levels.
Greenhouse gas emissions from the transportation sector in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2022 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)
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- Premium Statistic Greenhouse gas emissions in the UK 1990-2022
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Department for Energy Security and Net-Zero (UK). (February 6, 2024). Greenhouse gas emissions from the transportation sector in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2022 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 27, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/710459/uk-transport-sector-emissions/
Department for Energy Security and Net-Zero (UK). "Greenhouse gas emissions from the transportation sector in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2022 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)." Chart. February 6, 2024. Statista. Accessed April 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/710459/uk-transport-sector-emissions/
Department for Energy Security and Net-Zero (UK). (2024). Greenhouse gas emissions from the transportation sector in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2022 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/710459/uk-transport-sector-emissions/
Department for Energy Security and Net-Zero (UK). "Greenhouse Gas Emissions from The Transportation Sector in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 1990 to 2022 (in Million Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Feb 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/710459/uk-transport-sector-emissions/
Department for Energy Security and Net-Zero (UK), Greenhouse gas emissions from the transportation sector in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2022 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/710459/uk-transport-sector-emissions/ (last visited April 27, 2024)
Greenhouse gas emissions from the transportation sector in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2022 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph], Department for Energy Security and Net-Zero (UK), February 6, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/710459/uk-transport-sector-emissions/