About this data

Source: National Atmospheric Emissions Inventory (NAEI), Greenhouse gas inventories for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland: 1990–2024

• The nations' inventories are split out from the UK inventory, so they are consistent with each other and with the UK figures. About 10 million tonnes a year (mostly from offshore oil and gas) can't be allocated to a nation.
• Sectors are DESNZ's: electricity supply is power stations; fuel supply is oil and gas extraction, refining, coal mining and gas leaks; buildings and product uses covers heating homes, offices and public buildings, and the use of products such as refrigerants and aerosols; industry covers manufacturing and construction, including the processes that produce CO2 directly, such as making cement.
• Land use and forestry is a small net sink (negative) in England and Wales, and a source in Northern Ireland, mainly from drained peatland.

This chart appears in Greenhouse gas emissions.