UK GHG excl. consumer spend, not seasonally adjusted
UK GHG excl. consumer spend, not seasonally adjusted stood at 87,095.4 thousand tonnes CO2e in Q3 2025, according to Office for National Statistics (ONS). It is one of the indicators in the Greenhouse gas emissions table (Value · Quarterly), with a complete series running from Q1 1999 to Q3 2025. The complete series with an interactive chart, free to download.
This indicator in the Greenhouse gas emissions table
| Indicator | Q3-2025 | Q2-2025 | Q1-2025 | Q4-2024 | Q3-2024 | Q2-2024 | Q1-2024 | Q4-2023 | Q3-2023 | Q2-2023 | |
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| Greenhouse gases, excluding consumer expenditure | |||||||||||
| Not seasonally adjusted | 87,095.4 | 87,952.1 | 94,307.3 | 93,011 | 88,758.1 | 89,815 | 95,581.8 | 92,323.6 | 88,292 | 88,331.9 | |
| Seasonally adjusted | 89,351.3 | 90,235.5 | 91,561.2 | 90,937.6 | 91,031.4 | 92,182.4 | 93,014.5 | 89,988.2 | 90,532.7 | 90,776.6 |
Understanding UK GHG excl. consumer spend, not seasonally adjusted
Unadjusted greenhouse gas outputs originating exclusively from business, industrial, agricultural, and public sectors across the United Kingdom are recorded here, omitting all direct household energy consumption and personal transport. Because no statistical smoothing is applied, the series displays the raw, unmasked impact of annual weather cycles on commercial heating, industrial processes, and seasonal agricultural operations. The accounting framework adheres to the residence principle, incorporating UK-registered transport operators regardless of their geographical location.
Interpreting these figures necessitates focusing on same-quarter historical comparisons to bypass the strong, predictable surges driven by winter operating conditions. Early estimates are routinely subject to revision as administrative energy returns and fuel sales data replace preliminary modelling assumptions. Observers comparing this row with total economy measures should note that commercial-only subsets exhibit different cyclical sensitivities due to the absence of domestic heating and private motoring.
Frequently asked questions
- Are residential emissions present in these figures?
- No, all direct household energy use and private transport are explicitly removed from this specific sectoral breakdown.
- Why does this series lack seasonal adjustment?
- Retaining raw data preserves the exact magnitude of weather and operational cycles for specialised research into energy demand.
- How should analysts evaluate trends in this dataset?
- Comparing the current period against the identical quarter of the prior year prevents seasonal weather distortions from skewing the analysis.