Scotland's Carbon Footprint 1998-2020
Estimates of Scotland's greenhouse gas emissions on a consumption basis for the period 1998 to 2020.
Table 2: The breakdown of emissions by activity has changed since 1998, with the greatest change in Scottish consumption of UK production.
Detailed breakdown of Scotland’s carbon footprint, 1998 and 2016 to 2020. Values in MtCO2e.
|
Main Category |
Activity |
1998 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
|
Emissions Embedded in Imported Goods and Services |
Imports directly used by Scottish consumers |
9.3 |
8.0 |
8.0 |
8.3 |
8.3 |
7.5 |
|
Emissions Embedded in Imported Goods and Services |
Imports used by UK businesses for Scottish consumption |
18.0 |
15.7 |
15.7 |
16.6 |
15.9 |
14.9 |
|
Emissions Directly Produced By Scottish Residents |
Household heating |
8.2 |
6.6 |
6.4 |
6.6 |
6.4 |
6.4 |
|
Emissions Directly Produced By Scottish Residents |
Private motoring |
5.1 |
5.6 |
5.7 |
5.8 |
5.7 |
4.4 |
|
Emissions from UK Produced Goods and Services |
Scottish consumption of UK production |
32.5 |
21.5 |
19.8 |
19.6 |
18.9 |
15.6 |
|
Total |
73.1 |
57.4 |
55.6 |
56.9 |
55.2 |
48.8 |
|
Data for years 1999-2015 are available in the spreadsheet accompanying this publication.
Table 3: The breakdown of emissions by region of import has changed since 1998, with greater imports from China and fewer from the USA.
Detailed breakdown of Scotland’s embedded greenhouse gas emissions by region of import, 1998 and 2016 to 2020. Values in MtCO2e.
|
Imported From |
1998 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
|
TOTAL IMPORTS |
27.30 |
23.70 |
23.7 |
24.90 |
24.20 |
22.40 |
|
Africa |
4.10 |
2.90 |
2.9 |
2.90 |
2.70 |
2.70 |
|
China |
1.90 |
3.70 |
3.2 |
3.20 |
3.10 |
3.20 |
|
European Union |
6.00 |
6.00 |
6.6 |
6.90 |
6.80 |
5.90 |
|
India |
0.74 |
0.85 |
1.0 |
0.92 |
0.88 |
0.87 |
|
Middle East |
1.70 |
1.80 |
2.1 |
2.30 |
2.00 |
2.10 |
|
Rest of World |
6.70 |
5.40 |
5.2 |
5.40 |
5.40 |
4.80 |
|
Russia |
2.80 |
1.50 |
1.5 |
1.90 |
1.80 |
1.60 |
|
USA |
3.30 |
1.60 |
1.3 |
1.50 |
1.50 |
1.30 |
Data for years 1999-2015 are available in the spreadsheet accompanying this publication.
Table 4: CO2 accounted for 76.1 per cent of Scotland’s total carbon footprint in 2020, up from 73.6 in 1998.
Comparison of Scotland’s carbon footprint and carbon dioxide footprint, 1998 and 2016 to 2020. Values in MtCO2e.
|
Year |
1998 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
|
CO2 Footprint |
53.8 |
44.8 |
43.3 |
44.3 |
42.6 |
37.1 |
|
GHG Footprint |
73.1 |
57.3 |
55.6 |
56.9 |
55.1 |
48.8 |
Data for years 1999-2015 are available in the spreadsheet accompanying this publication.
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