Publication - Statistics

Scotland's Carbon Footprint 1998-2020

Published: 21 May 2024
Directorate: Chief Economist Directorate, +1 more … Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic: Environment and climate change

Estimates of Scotland's greenhouse gas emissions on a consumption basis for the period 1998 to 2020.

CO2 is the main greenhouse gas in Scotland’s carbon footprint. It accounted for 76.1 per cent of Scotland’s total carbon footprint in 2020, up from 73.6 in 1998. Between 2019 and 2020, Scotland’s carbon dioxide footprint from all sources decreased by 12.9 per cent.

Figure 8: CO2 accounted for 76.1 per cent of Scotland’s total carbon footprint in 2020, up from 73.6 in 1998.

Scottish Carbon Footprint. Comparison of Carbon and CO2 footprint. Values in MtCO2e

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

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