Homes and road vehicles were the largest contributors to UK greenhouse gas emissions in 2023, with domestic road transportation producing almost 1000 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (MtCO₂e).
Passenger cars accounted for roughly 53 percent of road transportation emissions that year. Power plants were the fourth-largest source of UK GHG emissions in 2023, with the majority of emissions coming from natural gas-fired plants.
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Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the United Kingdom in 2023, by subsector
(in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)
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Department for Energy Security and Net-Zero (UK), & GOV.UK. (February 6, 2025). Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the United Kingdom in 2023, by subsector (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 18, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1449410/ghg-emissions-uk-subsector/
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Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the United Kingdom in 2023, by subsector (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph], Department for Energy Security and Net-Zero (UK), & GOV.UK, February 6, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1449410/ghg-emissions-uk-subsector/
