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Emissions from electricity
Greenhouse gases from generating electricity. The fastest-falling UK sector, driven by coal leaving the grid.
UK
2024
37.7 MtCO2e
| Period | Emissions from electricity (MtCO2e) |
|---|---|
| 1 Jan 1990 | 204.0 MtCO2e |
| 1 Jan 1991 | 200.6 MtCO2e |
| 1 Jan 1992 | 188.5 MtCO2e |
| 1 Jan 1993 | 171.0 MtCO2e |
| 1 Jan 1994 | 166.7 MtCO2e |
| 1 Jan 1995 | 163.6 MtCO2e |
| 1 Jan 1996 | 163.2 MtCO2e |
| 1 Jan 1997 | 150.7 MtCO2e |
| 1 Jan 1998 | 155.6 MtCO2e |
| 1 Jan 1999 | 147.6 MtCO2e |
| 1 Jan 2000 | 159.0 MtCO2e |
| 1 Jan 2001 | 169.9 MtCO2e |
| 1 Jan 2002 | 165.5 MtCO2e |
| 1 Jan 2003 | 174.5 MtCO2e |
| 1 Jan 2004 | 174.1 MtCO2e |
| 1 Jan 2005 | 173.4 MtCO2e |
| 1 Jan 2006 | 182.3 MtCO2e |
| 1 Jan 2007 | 178.0 MtCO2e |
| 1 Jan 2008 | 172.9 MtCO2e |
| 1 Jan 2009 | 151.2 MtCO2e |
| 1 Jan 2010 | 157.4 MtCO2e |
| 1 Jan 2011 | 144.7 MtCO2e |
| 1 Jan 2012 | 158.7 MtCO2e |
| 1 Jan 2013 | 147.7 MtCO2e |
| 1 Jan 2014 | 124.5 MtCO2e |
| 1 Jan 2015 | 104.3 MtCO2e |
| 1 Jan 2016 | 82.3 MtCO2e |
| 1 Jan 2017 | 72.2 MtCO2e |
| 1 Jan 2018 | 65.9 MtCO2e |
| 1 Jan 2019 | 57.9 MtCO2e |
| 1 Jan 2020 | 49.5 MtCO2e |
| 1 Jan 2021 | 54.8 MtCO2e |
| 1 Jan 2022 | 55.4 MtCO2e |
| 1 Jan 2023 | 44.9 MtCO2e |
| 1 Jan 2024 | 37.7 MtCO2e |
Greenhouse gases from generating electricity. The steepest fall of any UK sector, driven by coal leaving the grid. Counts emissions where the electricity is generated, not where it is used.
How this is measured
- Published by
- Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
- Licence
- Open Government Licence v3.0
- Series
- en10
- Covers
- UK
- Published
- Annual
- History
- 1990 to 2024
- Last published
- 25 Jun 2026
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