Presently, the methane emissions in metric tons generated by oil and natural gas in the United Kingdom stands at 170,000, an increase of 8,000 (4.9%) since 2021.
Methane emissions in metric tons generated by oil and natural gas in the United Kingdom
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Data availability:
Regions:
196
Date range: 1750 to 2022
Points:
53,506
Measure:
Metric Tons
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Methane emissions by oil and natural gas
More indicators for the United Kingdom
Carbon dioxide by waste
335,000
-1,000
(2022)
Nitrous oxide by waste
6,100
+60
(2022)
Hydrofluorocarbons by industrial processes
11,700,000
+200,000
(2022)
CO2 equivalent by waste
17,300,000
-200,000
(2022)
PM2.5 population exposured
66.5%
-0.6%
(2017)
Perfluorocarbons by industrial processes
171,000
-31,000
(2022)
United Kingdom Methane emissions by oil and natural gas between 1903 and 2022
| Period | Methane emissions by oil and natural gas | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 170,000 | +8,000 |
| 2021 | 162,000 | -9,000 |
| 2020 | 171,000 | -17,000 |
| 2019 | 188,000 | -9,000 |
| 2018 | 197,000 | -2,000 |
| 2017 | 199,000 | -3,000 |
| 2016 | 202,000 | -5,000 |
| 2015 | 207,000 | -7,000 |
| 2014 | 214,000 | -15,000 |
| 2013 | 229,000 | -17,000 |
| 2012 | 246,000 | -2,000 |
| 2011 | 248,000 | -7,000 |
| 2010 | 255,000 | -2,000 |
| 2009 | 257,000 | +1,000 |
| 2008 | 256,000 | -17,000 |
| 2007 | 273,000 | +7,000 |
| 2006 | 266,000 | -15,000 |
| 2005 | 281,000 | -13,000 |
| 2004 | 294,000 | +11,000 |
| 2003 | 283,000 | -9,000 |
| 2002 | 292,000 | -20,000 |
| 2001 | 312,000 | -15,000 |
| 2000 | 327,000 | -14,000 |
| 1999 | 341,000 | -29,000 |
| 1998 | 370,000 | -8,000 |
| 1997 | 378,000 | -54,000 |
| 1996 | 432,000 | -18,000 |
| 1995 | 450,000 | -2,000 |
| 1994 | 452,000 | -10,000 |
| 1993 | 462,000 | -19,000 |
| 1992 | 481,000 | -4,000 |
| 1991 | 485,000 | -9,000 |
| 1990 | 494,000 | -56,000 |
| 1989 | 550,000 | -38,000 |
| 1988 | 588,000 | -20,000 |
| 1987 | 608,000 | +7,000 |
| 1986 | 601,000 | +18,000 |
| 1985 | 583,000 | +37,000 |
| 1984 | 546,000 | +27,000 |
| 1983 | 519,000 | +37,000 |
| 1982 | 482,000 | +34,000 |
| 1981 | 448,000 | +11,000 |
| 1980 | 437,000 | +2,000 |
| 1979 | 435,000 | +58,000 |
| 1978 | 377,000 | +30,000 |
| 1977 | 347,000 | +70,000 |
| 1976 | 277,000 | +39,000 |
| 1975 | 238,000 | +10,000 |
| 1974 | 228,000 | +33,000 |
| 1973 | 195,000 | +14,000 |
| 1972 | 181,000 | +44,000 |
| 1971 | 137,000 | +36,000 |
| 1970 | 101,000 | +25,000 |
| 1969 | 76,000 | +2,200 |
| 1968 | 73,800 | -500 |
| 1967 | 74,300 | -1,500 |
| 1966 | 75,800 | +1,500 |
| 1965 | 74,300 | +3,400 |
| 1964 | 70,900 | +3,300 |
| 1963 | 67,600 | +500 |
| 1962 | 67,100 | +1,600 |
| 1961 | 65,500 | +1,700 |
| 1960 | 63,800 | +4,800 |
| 1959 | 59,000 | +9,900 |
| 1958 | 49,100 | +3,400 |
| 1957 | 45,700 | +3,500 |
| 1956 | 42,200 | -200 |
| 1955 | 42,400 | +3,300 |
| 1954 | 39,100 | +3,100 |
| 1953 | 36,000 | +700 |
| 1952 | 35,300 | -1,600 |
| 1951 | 36,900 | +7,400 |
| 1950 | 29,500 | +16,900 |
| 1949 | 12,600 | +2,500 |
| 1948 | 10,100 | +5,610 |
| 1947 | 4,490 | -10 |
| 1946 | 4,500 | +2,350 |
| 1945 | 2,150 | +340 |
| 1944 | 1,810 | +250 |
| 1943 | 1,560 | -10 |
| 1942 | 1,570 | -900 |
| 1941 | 2,470 | -1,060 |
| 1940 | 3,530 | -710 |
| 1939 | 4,240 | -110 |
| 1938 | 4,350 | +860 |
| 1937 | 3,490 | -80 |
| 1936 | 3,570 | +390 |
| 1935 | 3,180 | -130 |
| 1934 | 3,310 | +570 |
| 1933 | 2,740 | +250 |
| 1932 | 2,490 | +250 |
| 1931 | 2,240 | -830 |
| 1930 | 3,070 | +80 |
| 1929 | 2,990 | -560 |
| 1928 | 3,550 | -1,730 |
| 1927 | 5,280 | +1,260 |
| 1926 | 4,020 | +350 |
| 1925 | 3,670 | +470 |
| 1924 | 3,200 | +970 |
| 1923 | 2,230 | +880 |
| 1922 | 1,350 | +574 |
| 1921 | 776 | -3,164 |
| 1920 | 3,940 | -3,160 |
| 1919 | 7,100 | -6,100 |
| 1918 | 13,200 | +4,970 |
| 1917 | 8,230 | +3,740 |
| 1916 | 4,490 | -1,370 |
| 1915 | 5,860 | -580 |
| 1914 | 6,440 | +1,580 |
| 1913 | 4,860 | +740 |
| 1912 | 4,120 | +480 |
| 1911 | 3,640 | +200 |
| 1910 | 3,440 | -120 |
| 1909 | 3,560 | +140 |
| 1908 | 3,420 | +390 |
| 1907 | 3,030 | +50 |
| 1906 | 2,980 | -10 |
| 1905 | 2,990 | -20 |
| 1904 | 3,010 | +160 |
| 1903 | 2,850 |