This statistic shows the amount of nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions attributable to the manufacture of plastic products in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2017, in thousand metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e). It shows that N2O emissions fluctuated over the years, dropping from 17,300 metric tons of CO2e in 1990 to 10,200 metric tons of CO2e in 2017.
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from the manufacture of plastic products in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2017
(in 1,000 metric tons of CO2e*)
Nitrous oxide (N2O) is a major greenhouse gas and air pollutant.
Sector classification is based on the NACE code, which is the industry standard classification system for economic activities in the European Community.
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (June 5, 2019). Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from the manufacture of plastic products in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2017 (in 1,000 metric tons of CO2e*) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 22, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/486697/n2o-emissions-from-the-manufacture-of-plastic-products-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from the manufacture of plastic products in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2017 (in 1,000 metric tons of CO2e*)." Chart. June 5, 2019. Statista. Accessed April 22, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/486697/n2o-emissions-from-the-manufacture-of-plastic-products-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2019). Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from the manufacture of plastic products in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2017 (in 1,000 metric tons of CO2e*). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 22, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/486697/n2o-emissions-from-the-manufacture-of-plastic-products-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Nitrous Oxide (N2o) Emissions from The Manufacture of Plastic Products in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 1990 to 2017 (in 1,000 Metric Tons of Co2e*)." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Jun 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/486697/n2o-emissions-from-the-manufacture-of-plastic-products-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from the manufacture of plastic products in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2017 (in 1,000 metric tons of CO2e*) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/486697/n2o-emissions-from-the-manufacture-of-plastic-products-uk/ (last visited April 22, 2025)
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from the manufacture of plastic products in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2017 (in 1,000 metric tons of CO2e*) [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), June 5, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/486697/n2o-emissions-from-the-manufacture-of-plastic-products-uk/
