Publication - Statistics

Scotland's Carbon Footprint 1998-2018

Published: 15 March 2022
From: Chief Statistician
Directorate: Chief Economist Directorate, +1 more … Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic: Environment and climate change
ISBN: 9781804352052

Estimates of Scotland's greenhouse gas emissions on a consumption basis for the period 1999 to 2018.

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Environment: statistics

Contribution of carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions to Scotland's carbon footprint

CO₂ is the main greenhouse gas in Scotland's carbon footprint. It accounted for 73.5 per cent of Scotland's total carbon footprint in 2018, up from 68.5 per cent in 1998. Between 2017 and 2018, Scotland's carbon dioxide footprint from all sources increased by 1.7 per cent.

Chart showing a comparison of Scotland's carbon footprint and its carbon dioxide footprint between 1998 and 2018. — Chart 7. Scottish Carbon Footprint. Comparison of Carbon and CO2 footprint. Values in MtCO2e

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Contribution of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions to Scotland's carbon footprint

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Contribution of carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions to Scotland's carbon footprint