In 2023, flights departing from airports in the United Kingdom emitted approximately ** million metric tons of carbon dioxide (MtCO₂). Around ** percent of this total came from long haul flights (extra-UK and non-European), while flights heading for European destinations produced just over **** MtCO₂ that year. Although emissions from flights departing the UK increased by some ** percent in 2023, they remained slightly below 2019 levels.
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Transport & Environment. (April 19, 2024). Carbon dioxide emissions from flights departing from airports in the United Kingdom from 2019 to 2023, by destination (in million metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 23, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1465859/uk-aviation-co2-emissions-by-destination/
Transport & Environment. "Carbon dioxide emissions from flights departing from airports in the United Kingdom from 2019 to 2023, by destination (in million metric tons)." Chart. April 19, 2024. Statista. Accessed July 23, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1465859/uk-aviation-co2-emissions-by-destination/
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Carbon dioxide emissions from flights departing from airports in the United Kingdom from 2019 to 2023, by destination (in million metric tons) [Graph], Transport & Environment, April 19, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1465859/uk-aviation-co2-emissions-by-destination/
