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Publication - Statistics

Scotland's Carbon Footprint 1998 – 2019

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

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

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Data tables

Table 2: Detailed breakdown of Scotland's carbon footprint, 1998 and 2015 to 2019. Values in MtCO 2e
Main Category Activity 1998 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
TOTAL - SCOTLAND'S CARBON FOOTPRINT   99.3 86.1 76.3 72.4 76.9 75.9
Emissions from UK Produced Goods and Services Scottish consumption of UK production 37.6 23.6 22.8 20.9 20.6 19.4
Emissions Embedded in Imported Goods and Services Imports used by UK businesses for Scottish consumption 21.3 16.5 13.7 13.4 13.7 13.0
Imports directly used by Scottish consumers 27.0 33.8 27.5 25.8 29.8 31.0
Emissions Directly Produced By Scottish Residents Private motoring 5.1 5.3 5.3 5.4 5.4 5.3
Household heating 8.3 6.9 7.1 6.9 7.2 7.1

Data for years 1999-2014 are available in the spreadsheet accompanying this publication

Table 3: Breakdown of Scotland's embedded greenhouse gas emissions by region of import, 1998 and 2015 to 2019. Values in MtCO 2e
Region of import 1998 1999 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Total Imports 48.3 49.0 50.3 41.1 39.2 43.6 44.0
Africa 6.3 6.0 5.7 4.9 4.6 5.0 4.9
China 3.1 3.0 9.6 7.5 6.4 6.5 6.7
European Union 9.6 10.1 11.1 9.7 9.9 11.3 11.7
India 1.4 1.3 1.9 1.6 1.7 1.7 1.7
Middle East 4.0 3.6 4.8 3.7 3.5 4.0 3.6
Rest of World 12.0 12.9 11.0 9.2 8.9 9.9 10.3
Russia 7.2 7.4 3.5 2.3 2.4 2.9 2.8
USA 4.8 4.6 2.8 2.2 1.8 2.3 2.4

Data for years 1999-2014 are available in the spreadsheet accompanying this publication

Table 4: Comparison of Scotland's carbon footprint and carbon dioxide footprint, 1998 and 2015 to 2019. Values in MtCO 2e
Year 1998 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Carbon footprint (MtCO2e) 99.3 86.1 76.3 72.4 76.9 75.9
Carbon dioxide footprint (MtCO2) 69.2 61.9 55.2 52.6 55.0 54.3

Data for years 1999-2014 are available in the spreadsheet accompanying this publication

Contact

Email: CCStatsModelling@gov.scot

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