Methane emissions from landfills in the United Kingdom were equivalent to 14.5 million metric tons of carbon dioxide (MtCO₂e) in 2023, a drop of roughly 80 percent from 1990 levels. Landfills are one of the largest sources of UK methane emissions.
Methane (CH4) gas emissions from landfills in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2023
(in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)
Characteristic
Emissions in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent
2023
14.5
2022
14.7
2021
14.8
2020
16.2
2019
17.7
2018
18
2017
18.1
2016
18.1
2015
19.3
2014
20
2013
22.8
2012
26.3
2011
28
2010
30.5
2009
35.9
2008
40
2007
44.7
2006
48.5
2005
50.8
2004
53.2
2003
57.9
2002
61.5
2001
62
2000
63.8
1999
66.6
1998
69.1
1997
69.6
1996
69.7
1995
69.1
1994
68.3
1993
67.7
1992
67
1991
66.9
1990
66.1
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Department for Energy Security and Net-Zero (UK). (February 6, 2025). Methane (CH4) gas emissions from landfills in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2023 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 07, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1024518/landfill-waste-methane-emissions-uk/
Department for Energy Security and Net-Zero (UK). "Methane (CH4) gas emissions from landfills in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2023 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)." Chart. February 6, 2025. Statista. Accessed May 07, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1024518/landfill-waste-methane-emissions-uk/
Department for Energy Security and Net-Zero (UK). (2025). Methane (CH4) gas emissions from landfills in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2023 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 07, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1024518/landfill-waste-methane-emissions-uk/
Department for Energy Security and Net-Zero (UK). "Methane (Ch4) Gas Emissions from Landfills in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 1990 to 2023 (in Million Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Feb 2025, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1024518/landfill-waste-methane-emissions-uk/
Department for Energy Security and Net-Zero (UK), Methane (CH4) gas emissions from landfills in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2023 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1024518/landfill-waste-methane-emissions-uk/ (last visited May 07, 2025)
Methane (CH4) gas emissions from landfills in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2023 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph], Department for Energy Security and Net-Zero (UK), February 6, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1024518/landfill-waste-methane-emissions-uk/
