Domestic transportation greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the United Kingdom declined 1.5 percent in 2024 to an estimated 110.1 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (MtCO₂e). This represents an overall reduction of 20 percent when compared to 2005 levels.
UK transportation sector emissions plummeted 17 percent in 2020 due to COVID-19-related travel restrictions. Although emissions from this sector have rebounded since then, they have remained below pre-pandemic levels.
Annual transportation sector greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2024
(in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)
Characteristic
Emissions in MtCO₂e
2024*
110.1
2023
111.8
2022
113.1
2021
111.9
2020
103.5
2019
124.7
2018
128.1
2017
129.5
2016
128.8
2015
125.3
2014
124.8
2013
123
2012
124.7
2011
125.4
2010
128
2009
129.6
2008
134.2
2007
139.3
2006
138.2
2005
138.1
2004
137.6
2003
136.4
2002
137.2
2001
134.2
2000
134.2
1999
136.2
1998
134.6
1997
135.6
1996
135.1
1995
130.8
1994
131.3
1993
130
1992
128.6
1991
127.3
1990
129.3
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Department for Energy Security and Net-Zero (UK). (March 27, 2025). Annual transportation sector greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2024 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 09, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/710459/uk-transport-sector-emissions/
Department for Energy Security and Net-Zero (UK). "Annual transportation sector greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2024 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)." Chart. March 27, 2025. Statista. Accessed June 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/710459/uk-transport-sector-emissions/
Department for Energy Security and Net-Zero (UK). (2025). Annual transportation sector greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2024 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/710459/uk-transport-sector-emissions/
Department for Energy Security and Net-Zero (UK). "Annual Transportation Sector Greenhouse Gas (Ghg) Emissions in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 1990 to 2024 (in Million Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Mar 2025, https://www.statista.com/statistics/710459/uk-transport-sector-emissions/
Department for Energy Security and Net-Zero (UK), Annual transportation sector greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2024 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/710459/uk-transport-sector-emissions/ (last visited June 09, 2025)
Annual transportation sector greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2024 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph], Department for Energy Security and Net-Zero (UK), March 27, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/710459/uk-transport-sector-emissions/
