Quarterly domestic transportation carbon dioxide emissions in the United Kingdom averaged an estimated 27.5 million metric tons (MtCO₂) in 2024. Q3 recorded the highest transportation-related emissions that year, at 27.6 MtCO₂.
The lowest transportation sector emissions between 2015 and 2024 were observed in Q2 2020, following lockdowns and travel restrictions brought on by the outbreak of COVID-19. Emissions that quarter were more than 40 percent below what they were in Q2 2019.
Domestic transportation carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions in the United Kingdom from Q1 2015 to Q4 2024
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Emissions in million metric tons of carbon dioxide
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GOV.UK, & Department for Energy Security and Net-Zero (UK). (March 27, 2025). Domestic transportation carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions in the United Kingdom from Q1 2015 to Q4 2024 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 21, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1301016/transport-co2-emissions-in-the-uk-by-quarter/
GOV.UK, und Department for Energy Security and Net-Zero (UK). "Domestic transportation carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions in the United Kingdom from Q1 2015 to Q4 2024 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide)." Chart. March 27, 2025. Statista. Accessed April 21, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1301016/transport-co2-emissions-in-the-uk-by-quarter/
GOV.UK, Department for Energy Security and Net-Zero (UK). (2025). Domestic transportation carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions in the United Kingdom from Q1 2015 to Q4 2024 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 21, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1301016/transport-co2-emissions-in-the-uk-by-quarter/
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GOV.UK & Department for Energy Security and Net-Zero (UK), Domestic transportation carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions in the United Kingdom from Q1 2015 to Q4 2024 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1301016/transport-co2-emissions-in-the-uk-by-quarter/ (last visited April 21, 2025)
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