Scotland's Carbon Footprint 1998-2018

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


Scotland's Carbon Footprint 1998 – 2018

Chart 1. Scotland's Carbon Footprint, 1998-2018. Values in MtCO 2e
Chart showing Scotland's total carbon footprint between 1998 and 2018.

Key points

  • Between 2017 and 2018, Scotland's carbon footprint (emissions from all greenhouse gases) increased by 2.6 per cent from 68.7 in 2017 to 70.4 million tonnes carbon dioxide equivalent (MtCO2e) in 2018.
  • Between 1998 and 2017, Scotland's carbon footprint fell by 30.5 per cent, from 101.3 MtCO2e in 1998 to 70.4 MtCO2e in 2018.

Scotland's carbon footprint rose from 2004 onwards to a peak of 107.6 MtCO2e in 2007 before falling sharply in the following years (coinciding with the recession) and, with the exception of 2012 and 2018, has fallen each subsequent year. The overall reduction between the 2007 peak and 2018 is 34.5 per cent.

Contact

Email: CCStatsModelling@gov.scot

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