The current methane emissions in metric tons generated by oil and natural gas in the United Kingdom is 170,000, which has increased by 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
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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 |