Publication - Statistics

Scotland's Carbon Footprint 1998 – 2019

Published: 21 March 2023
Directorate: Chief Economist Directorate, +1 more … Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic: Environment and climate change
ISBN: 9781805256427

Estimates of Scotland's greenhouse gas emissions on a consumption basis for the period 1998 to 2019.

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 71.5 per cent of Scotland's total carbon footprint in 2019, up from 69.7 per cent in 1998. Between 2018 and 2019, Scotland's carbon dioxide footprint from all sources decreased by 1.4 per cent.

Line chart with two lines showing a similar rise to 2007 with similar falls after that, with the line for GHG footprint consistently higher than the CO2 footprint — Chart 7: Scottish Carbon Footprint. Comparison of Carbon and CO2 footprint. Values in MtCO ₂e

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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