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 |
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Change |
% Change |
% Change |
Change |
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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% |