Scottish Greenhouse Gas Statistics 2023

Official statistics showing emissions of greenhouse gases in Scotland over the period 1990 to 2023.


Annex C: Table 1.  Scottish GHG emissions using National Communications categories, All values shown in MtCO2e.

NC Category

1990

2022

2023

1990-2023

2022-2023

Change

% Change

% Change

Change

Agriculture

8.6

7.5

7.5

-1.1

-13.0%

0.0

-0.1%

Business

11.8

6.7

6.5

-5.2

-44.5%

-0.2

-2.9%

Energy Supply

21.7

5.1

3.9

-17.8

-82.0%

-1.2

-23.5%

Industrial processes

1.9

0.4

0.4

-1.4

-77.4%

0.0

-0.7%

International Aviation & Shipping

1.3

1.5

1.8

0.4

33.4%

0.3

18.6%

Land use, land use change and forestry

6.0

-0.1

0.5

-5.5

-91.0%

0.6

-971.2%

Public

1.9

0.9

0.9

-1.0

-51.0%

0.0

-0.5%

Residential

8.0

5.1

5.1

-2.9

-36.8%

-0.1

-1.1%

Transport

13.8

11.4

11.3

-2.5

-18.2%

-0.1

-1.2%

Waste Management

6.3

1.7

1.7

-4.6

-73.3%

-0.1

-3.2%

Net emissions

81.2

40.3

39.6

-41.6

-51.3%

-0.8

-1.9%

 

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