How do different sectors and processes contribute to emissions of the main air pollutants?

Key messages

(03 Jun 2019)

• In EEA countries, ammonia emissions have decreased by 18 % (23 % in the EU-28) overall since 1990, but have been continuously increasing since 2014.
• Since 1990, emissions of both nitrogen oxides and non-methane volatile organic compounds decreased by more than a half, with emission of nitrogen oxides decreasing by 57 % and non-methane volatile organic compounds by 54% in EEA countries (61 % and 58 % in the EU-28).
• Emissions of fine particulate matter decreased by almost one third (28 %) in both EEA countries and in the EU-28 from 2000.
• Since 1990, level of emissions of sulphur oxides strongly decreased by 82 % in EEA countries (91 % in the EU-28).

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