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Emissions of air pollutants

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Description

Annual update to tables on emissions of important air pollutants in the UK. This dataset provides data on various air pollutants and their sources.

Policy areas
Business and industry Energy Environment
Update cadence
Annual
Subject area
Environment, Air Quality, Emissions
Publisher
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Published
18 December 2012
Data files
File Type Size
Tables For Emissions By Source 1990 To 2024 ods 100 KB
Trends In Air Pollutants 1970 To 2024 csv 9 KB
Figure 1: Long term trends in emissions of PM10, PM2.5, nitrogen oxides, ammonia (NH3), non-methane volatile organic compounds (NMVOCs) and sulphur dioxide in the UK: 1990 to 2024 csv —
Figure 2: Short term trends in emissions of PM10, PM2.5, nitrogen oxides, ammonia (NH3), non-methane volatile organic compounds (NMVOCs) and sulphur dioxide in the UK: 2014 to 2024 csv —
Figure 3: Annual emissions of PM10 and PM2.5 in the UK: 1970-2024 csv —
Figure 4: UK annual emissions of PM10 by 2024 major emission sources: 1990, 2005, 2023 and 2024 csv —
Figure 5: UK annual emissions of PM2.5 by 2024 major emission sources: 1990, 2005, 2023 and 2024 csv —
Figure 6: Annual emissions of nitrogen oxides in the UK: 1970 - 2024 csv —
Figure 7: UK annual emissions of nitrogen oxides by 2024 major emission sources: 1990, 2005, 2023 and 2024 csv —
Figure 8: Annual emissions of ammonia in the UK: 1980 to 2024 csv —
Figure 9: UK annual emissions of ammonia by 2024 major emission sources: 1990, 2005, 2023 and 2024 csv —
Figure 10: Annual emissions of non-methane volatile organic compounds in the UK: 1970 - 2024 csv —
Figure 11: UK annual emissions of NMVOCs by 2024 major emission sources: 1990, 2005, 2023 and 2024 csv —
Figure 12: Annual emissions of sulphur dioxide in the UK: 1970 – 2024 csv —
Figure 13: UK annual emissions of sulphur dioxide by 2024 major emission sources: 1990, 2005, 2023 and 2024 csv —

Data files last checked: 28 May 2026

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