annual nitrous oxide emissions have declined, falling by more than 50 percent since 1990.
Since 1850, the United Kingdom (UK) has released over 3.8 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (GtCO₂e) worth of nitrous oxide into the atmosphere. Cumulative nitrous oxide emissions growth in the UK has slowed in recent decades as the country's Cumulative nitrous oxide (N₂O) emissions in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1850 to 2021 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)
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Statista. (February 13, 2023). Cumulative nitrous oxide (N₂O) emissions in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1850 to 2021 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 08, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1383532/uk-cumulative-nitrous-oxide-emissions/
Statista. "Cumulative nitrous oxide (N₂O) emissions in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1850 to 2021 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)." Chart. February 13, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 08, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1383532/uk-cumulative-nitrous-oxide-emissions/
Statista. (2023). Cumulative nitrous oxide (N₂O) emissions in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1850 to 2021 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 08, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1383532/uk-cumulative-nitrous-oxide-emissions/
Statista. "Cumulative Nitrous Oxide (N₂o) Emissions in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 1850 to 2021 (in Million Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Feb 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1383532/uk-cumulative-nitrous-oxide-emissions/
Statista, Cumulative nitrous oxide (N₂O) emissions in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1850 to 2021 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1383532/uk-cumulative-nitrous-oxide-emissions/ (last visited May 08, 2024)
Cumulative nitrous oxide (N₂O) emissions in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1850 to 2021 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph], Statista, February 13, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1383532/uk-cumulative-nitrous-oxide-emissions/