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Scotland's carbon footprint: 1998 - 2017
Estimates of Scotland's greenhouse gas emissions on a consumption basis.
Data tables
| Main Category | Activity | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total - Scotland's Carbon Footprint | 89.6 | 88.5 | 90.3 | 91.6 | 90.4 | 92.1 | 96.6 | 99.3 | 100.0 | 101.1 | 94.2 | 83.6 | 82.9 | 79.8 | 79.0 | 78.4 | 77.7 | 79.4 | 73.3 | 70.7 | |
| Emissions from UK Produced Goods and Services | Scottish consumption of UK production | 38.0 | 34.6 | 34.8 | 35.0 | 33.2 | 34.0 | 33.7 | 34.3 | 34.0 | 33.4 | 31.6 | 28.3 | 28.3 | 26.6 | 26.8 | 25.6 | 24.8 | 23.9 | 22.3 | 20.4 |
| Emissions Embedded in Imported Goods and Services | Imports used by UK businesses for Scottish consumption | 13.4 | 13.6 | 14.2 | 14.0 | 13.7 | 13.8 | 14.0 | 14.3 | 15.7 | 16.7 | 16.5 | 13.8 | 13.9 | 13.9 | 13.1 | 13.9 | 14.0 | 14.2 | 12.3 | 12.0 |
| Imports directly used by Scottish consumers | 24.8 | 26.9 | 28.1 | 28.8 | 30.1 | 31.0 | 35.1 | 37.0 | 36.7 | 37.6 | 32.5 | 28.2 | 26.7 | 26.9 | 25.9 | 25.7 | 26.8 | 28.9 | 26.0 | 25.7 | |
| Emissions Directly Produced By Scottish Residents | Private motoring | 5.1 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.8 |
| Household heating | 8.3 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 8.6 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 8.6 | 7.0 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 6.6 | 6.9 | 7.1 | 6.9 | |
| 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Imports | 38.1 | 40.5 | 42.3 | 42.8 | 43.8 | 44.7 | 49.1 | 51.3 | 52.4 | 54.2 | 49.0 | 42.0 | 40.6 | 40.8 | 39.0 | 39.6 | 40.8 | 43.1 | 38.3 | 37.7 |
| EU | 8.2 | 8.3 | 8.9 | 9.0 | 9.4 | 9.2 | 9.1 | 9.0 | 9.1 | 9.5 | 8.0 | 7.2 | 7.5 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 7.5 | 7.9 | 8.8 | 7.7 | 7.6 |
| China | 2.4 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 5.3 | 7.1 | 9.5 | 10.2 | 12.3 | 10.3 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 8.1 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 8.4 | 7.5 | 7.5 |
| Middle East | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
| Africa | 5.0 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 5.1 | 5.7 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 4.0 |
| USA | 4.6 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 2.7 |
| Rest of world | 14.7 | 17.0 | 16.7 | 16.7 | 16.6 | 17.1 | 17.6 | 17.7 | 17.7 | 17.8 | 15.9 | 13.3 | 12.8 | 12.8 | 12.0 | 12.4 | 12.8 | 13.0 | 11.4 | 11.3 |
| Year | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carbon footprint (MtCO2e) | 89.6 | 88.5 | 90.3 | 91.6 | 90.4 | 92.1 | 96.6 | 99.3 | 100.0 | 101.1 | 94.2 | 83.6 | 82.9 | 79.8 | 79.0 | 78.4 | 77.7 | 79.4 | 73.3 | 70.7 |
| Carbon dioxide footprint (MtCO2e) | 63.7 | 64.0 | 65.3 | 65.8 | 65.7 | 67.0 | 70.1 | 72.7 | 73.5 | 75.3 | 69.8 | 61.5 | 61.3 | 60.6 | 60.4 | 59.9 | 59.9 | 61.0 | 56.5 | 54.7 |
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