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Scotland's carbon footprint: 2015

Scotland's carbon footprint refers to estimates of Scotland's greenhouse gas emissions on a consumption basis.

Table 2. Detailed breakdown of Scotland's carbon footprint, 1998 to 2014. Values in MtCO₂e

Main Category	Activity	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015
TOTAL - SCOTLAND'S CARBON FOOTPRINT	83.1	79.5	80.8	82.5	82.6	84.1	88.2	90.4	95.4	97.7	91.6	82.0	82.7	80.2	79.6	77.2	76.5	76.5
Greenhouse gas emissions from UK Produced Goods and Services	Scottish consumption of UK production	36.3	33.2	33.5	33.9	32.4	33.2	32.6	31.7	33.5	33.2	31.9	28.5	28.7	27.1	26.9	25.8	24.4	22.7
Greenhouse gas emissions embedded in Imported Goods and Services	Imports used by UK businesses for Scottish consumption	12.0	11.2	11.4	11.6	11.6	11.7	13.1	12.9	16.2	17.4	16.0	14.1	14.3	14.4	13.6	14.7	15.4	15.4
	Imports directly used by Scottish consumers	21.4	21.7	22.6	23.1	25.2	25.8	28.9	32.0	32.1	33.7	30.1	26.1	25.6	26.6	26.0	23.5	24.7	26.0
Greenhouse gas emissions Directly Produced By Scottish Residents	Private motoring	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.5	5.5	5.7	5.7	5.8	5.8	5.7	5.6	5.5	5.4	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.6
	Household heating	8.3	8.2	8.1	8.6	7.9	7.9	8.1	8.1	7.9	7.6	7.9	7.6	8.6	6.7	7.7	7.8	6.5	6.7

Table 3. Breakdown of Scotland's embedded greenhouse gas emissions by region of import, 1998 to 2015. Values in MtCO₂e

	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015
TOTAL IMPORTS	33.3	32.9	34.1	34.7	36.8	37.5	41.9	45.0	48.3	51.1	46.1	40.2	39.9	41.0	39.6	38.1	40.1	41.4
Imports from the EU	9.0	9.0	9.2	9.2	9.7	9.0	9.2	9.3	9.5	10.0	8.8	7.9	8.5	8.4	8.6	8.5	8.7	9.5
Imports from China	2.4	2.3	3.5	3.7	4.5	6.2	8.1	10.1	11.5	12.3	11.0	9.0	8.4	8.5	7.9	7.8	8.1	8.1
Imports from the rest of the world	21.9	21.6	21.4	21.8	22.6	22.2	24.6	25.6	27.3	28.8	26.3	23.3	23.0	24.1	23.1	21.8	23.3	23.8

Table 4. Comparison of Scotland's carbon footprint and carbon dioxide footprint, 1998-2015

	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015
Carbon footprint (MtCO₂e)	83.1	79.5	80.8	82.5	82.6	84.1	88.2	90.4	95.4	97.7	91.6	82.0	82.7	80.2	79.6	77.2	76.5	76.5
Carbon dioxide footprint (MtCO₂e)	61.1	59.0	60.2	61.6	62.3	63.4	66.7	68.5	71.8	73.7	68.3	60.8	61.3	60.6	60.3	59.2	59.3	59.5

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