Please note that Scottish Environment Statistics Online database and Key Scottish Environment Statistics are no longer updated as of 30 September 2017. The decision to stop making updates was made following a user consultation. Further details, including the consultation paper and a user survey, are available here .
This section provides Environment statistics for Scotland together with commentary, metadata and links to sources of additional information. The Scottish Government collects few statistics on the environment, but does collate and publish statistics from various other sources.
Scottish Greenhouse Gas Emissions 2016 – provides the first release of Scottish greenhouse gas emissions statistics for 2016.
Scotland's Carbon Footprint 1998-2015 - Scottish greenhouse gas emissions on a consumption basis
Key Scottish Environment Statistics 2016 - the report has an associated Excel workbook with tables and charts.
Scottish Environment Statistics Online – online database – includes updates not included in the annual publications.
Scottish Environment News - provides updates to the work of the environment statistics branch and links to wider data releases and publications.