This page includes a dashboard of Greenhouse gas emission estimates in Surrey.
The greenhouse gases included in this release are:
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Carbon Dioxide (CO₂): Is colourless, odourless gas produced by burning carbon and organic compounds and by respiration. It is naturally present in air (about 0.03 per cent) and is absorbed by plants in photosynthesis.
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Methane (CH₄): A colourless, odourless flammable gas which is the main constituent of natural gas. It is the simplest member of the alkane series of hydrocarbons.
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Nitrous Oxide (N₂O): a colourless gas with a sweetish odour, prepared by heating ammonium nitrate. It produces exhilaration or anaesthesia when inhaled and is used (mixed with oxygen) as an anaesthetic and as an aerosol propellant.
Highlights 2025 (Data from 2023):
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Overall greenhouse gas emissions in Surrey decreased by 47% between 2005 and 2023.
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In 2023, Surrey emissions made up for 13.5% of all emissions in the South East region.
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At district/ Borough level, Guildford made up the largest proportion of greenhouse emissions in Surrey with 12.8%, followed by Reigate and Banstead with 12.7%.
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Surrey has a total of Carbon dioxide emissions of 4,806 kt CO₂ emissions. This represents 91.4% of total emissions in Surrey. The Local Authorities with the largest proportion of CO₂ emissions in 2023 were Guildford with 616.5 kt CO₂ emissions, followed by Reigate and Banstead with 585.6 kt CO₂ emissions.
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The largest contributing industry to Carbon Dioxide emissions in Surrey was Transport with 2,584 kt CO₂ emissions. Within this category the largest proportion of emissions come from Motorways at 954 kt CO₂ emissions.
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In terms of Methane, Surrey had a total methane emission of 349 kt CO₂ emissions. The largest proportion of emissions in Surrey took place in Reigate & Banstead with 69.3 kt CO₂ emissions, followed by Mole Valley with 44.2 kt CO₂ emissions.
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The largest contributing industry to Methane emissions was Landfield with 151 kt CO₂ emissions.
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Nitrous Oxide figures show that there were 101 kt CO₂ emissions in Surrey. The largest proportion of this gas was found in Mole Valey and Guildford with 14.3 and 13.3 kt CO₂ emissions respectively.
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The largest contributing industry to Nitrous Oxide emissions was Agriculture with 36 kt CO₂ emissions. The majority of emissions in this category come from Agriculture Soils (25 kt CO₂ emissions) and Livestock (10 kt CO₂ emissions).
The dashboard below explores greenhouse emissions for each Local Authority in Surrey. The dashboard is also available on Tableau Public.
About the data
These statistics provide the most reliable and consistent breakdown of greenhouse gas emissions across the country, using nationally available data sets dating back to 2005.
The main data sources are the UK National Atmospheric Emissions Inventory and the BEIS National Statistics of energy consumption for local authority areas. All emissions included in the national inventory are covered, except aviation, shipping and military transport, for which there is no obvious basis for allocation to local areas.
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