2021 had a methane emissions in metric tons generated by fuel combustion of 49,100 in the United Kingdom, but it has now decreased by 600 (-1.2%).
Methane emissions in metric tons generated by fuel combustion in the United Kingdom
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Data availability:
Regions:
202
Date range: 1750 to 2022
Points:
55,146
Measure:
Metric Tons
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United Kingdom Methane emissions by fuel combustion between 1903 and 2022
| Period | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 49,100 | -600 |
| 2021 | 49,700 | +2,600 |
| 2020 | 47,100 | -900 |
| 2019 | 48,000 | -400 |
| 2018 | 48,400 | +1,800 |
| 2017 | 46,600 | +1,200 |
| 2016 | 45,400 | +1,200 |
| 2015 | 44,200 | +2,000 |
| 2014 | 42,200 | -1,400 |
| 2013 | 43,600 | +1,100 |
| 2012 | 42,500 | -200 |
| 2011 | 42,700 | -5,100 |
| 2010 | 47,800 | +2,500 |
| 2009 | 45,300 | -3,700 |
| 2008 | 49,000 | -1,400 |
| 2007 | 50,400 | -2,200 |
| 2006 | 52,600 | -3,700 |
| 2005 | 56,300 | -4,900 |
| 2004 | 61,200 | -2,900 |
| 2003 | 64,100 | -5,700 |
| 2002 | 69,800 | -8,300 |
| 2001 | 78,100 | -2,700 |
| 2000 | 80,800 | -8,600 |
| 1999 | 89,400 | +2,300 |
| 1998 | 87,100 | -7,900 |
| 1997 | 95,000 | -8,000 |
| 1996 | 103,000 | +1,000 |
| 1995 | 102,000 | -16,000 |
| 1994 | 118,000 | -12,000 |
| 1993 | 130,000 | +3,000 |
| 1992 | 127,000 | -8,000 |
| 1991 | 135,000 | +5,000 |
| 1990 | 130,000 | -10,000 |
| 1989 | 140,000 | -13,000 |
| 1988 | 153,000 | -11,000 |
| 1987 | 164,000 | -17,000 |
| 1986 | 181,000 | -2,000 |
| 1985 | 183,000 | +31,000 |
| 1984 | 152,000 | -25,000 |
| 1983 | 177,000 | -11,000 |
| 1982 | 188,000 | -2,000 |
| 1981 | 190,000 | -11,000 |
| 1980 | 201,000 | -28,000 |
| 1979 | 229,000 | +7,000 |
| 1978 | 222,000 | -26,000 |
| 1977 | 248,000 | +2,000 |
| 1976 | 246,000 | -17,000 |
| 1975 | 263,000 | -43,000 |
| 1974 | 306,000 | -17,000 |
| 1973 | 323,000 | -6,000 |
| 1972 | 329,000 | -57,000 |
| 1971 | 386,000 | -54,000 |
| 1970 | 440,000 | +65,000 |
| 1969 | 375,000 | -24,000 |
| 1968 | 399,000 | -23,000 |
| 1967 | 422,000 | -41,000 |
| 1966 | 463,000 | -57,000 |
| 1965 | 520,000 | -27,000 |
| 1964 | 547,000 | -43,000 |
| 1963 | 590,000 | -16,000 |
| 1962 | 606,000 | 0 |
| 1961 | 606,000 | -28,000 |
| 1960 | 634,000 | +1,000 |
| 1959 | 633,000 | -32,000 |
| 1958 | 665,000 | -11,000 |
| 1957 | 676,000 | -20,000 |
| 1956 | 696,000 | +2,000 |
| 1955 | 694,000 | +1,000 |
| 1954 | 693,000 | +12,000 |
| 1953 | 681,000 | +2,000 |
| 1952 | 679,000 | 0 |
| 1951 | 679,000 | +11,000 |
| 1950 | 668,000 | +18,000 |
| 1949 | 650,000 | +5,000 |
| 1948 | 645,000 | +20,000 |
| 1947 | 625,000 | +3,000 |
| 1946 | 622,000 | +7,000 |
| 1945 | 615,000 | -19,000 |
| 1944 | 634,000 | -17,000 |
| 1943 | 651,000 | -22,000 |
| 1942 | 673,000 | -4,000 |
| 1941 | 677,000 | 0 |
| 1940 | 677,000 | +9,000 |
| 1939 | 668,000 | +19,000 |
| 1938 | 649,000 | -23,000 |
| 1937 | 672,000 | +9,000 |
| 1936 | 663,000 | +16,000 |
| 1935 | 647,000 | +10,000 |
| 1934 | 637,000 | +18,000 |
| 1933 | 619,000 | -4,000 |
| 1932 | 623,000 | -7,000 |
| 1931 | 630,000 | -20,000 |
| 1930 | 650,000 | -19,000 |
| 1929 | 669,000 | +18,000 |
| 1928 | 651,000 | -34,000 |
| 1927 | 685,000 | +123,000 |
| 1926 | 562,000 | -107,000 |
| 1925 | 669,000 | -19,000 |
| 1924 | 688,000 | +21,000 |
| 1923 | 667,000 | +128,000 |
| 1922 | 539,000 | +63,000 |
| 1921 | 476,000 | -110,000 |
| 1920 | 586,000 | +11,000 |
| 1919 | 575,000 | -12,000 |
| 1918 | 587,000 | -28,000 |
| 1917 | 615,000 | -6,000 |
| 1916 | 621,000 | +11,000 |
| 1915 | 610,000 | +9,000 |
| 1914 | 601,000 | -10,000 |
| 1913 | 611,000 | -9,000 |
| 1912 | 620,000 | -23,000 |
| 1911 | 643,000 | +5,000 |
| 1910 | 638,000 | +3,000 |
| 1909 | 635,000 | +2,000 |
| 1908 | 633,000 | -8,000 |
| 1907 | 641,000 | +13,000 |
| 1906 | 628,000 | +9,000 |
| 1905 | 619,000 | +1,000 |
| 1904 | 618,000 | -2,000 |
| 1903 | 620,000 |