This statistic shows the amount of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions attributable to the manufacture of petrochemicals in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2017. It shows that greenhouse gas emissions have decreased significantly over the years, going from 46.5 million metric tons in 1990 to 6.6 million metric tons in 2017. Most notably, from 1995 to 2000 emissions more than halved from 42 million metric tons to 16.6 million metric tons.
Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the petrochemicals manufacturing sector in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2017 (in 1,000 metric tons of CO2 equivalent)
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (June 5, 2019). Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the petrochemicals manufacturing sector in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2017 (in 1,000 metric tons of CO2 equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 16, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/485402/greenhouse-gas-emissions-from-the-manufacture-of-petrochemicals-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the petrochemicals manufacturing sector in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2017 (in 1,000 metric tons of CO2 equivalent)." Chart. June 5, 2019. Statista. Accessed June 16, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/485402/greenhouse-gas-emissions-from-the-manufacture-of-petrochemicals-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2019). Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the petrochemicals manufacturing sector in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2017 (in 1,000 metric tons of CO2 equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 16, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/485402/greenhouse-gas-emissions-from-the-manufacture-of-petrochemicals-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Greenhouse Gas (Ghg) Emissions from The Petrochemicals Manufacturing Sector in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 1990 to 2017 (in 1,000 Metric Tons of Co2 Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Jun 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/485402/greenhouse-gas-emissions-from-the-manufacture-of-petrochemicals-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the petrochemicals manufacturing sector in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2017 (in 1,000 metric tons of CO2 equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/485402/greenhouse-gas-emissions-from-the-manufacture-of-petrochemicals-uk/ (last visited June 16, 2024)
Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the petrochemicals manufacturing sector in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2017 (in 1,000 metric tons of CO2 equivalent) [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), June 5, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/485402/greenhouse-gas-emissions-from-the-manufacture-of-petrochemicals-uk/