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Industrial releases of pollutants to air and economic activity in the EU-27

Figure Created 19 Apr 2023 Published 20 Apr 2023 Last modified 20 Apr 2023

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Topics: Industry

The figure shows the trend of pollutant releases into air in the EU-27 from 2010 to 2021 by using 2010 releases values as reference. In addition, gross value added (GVA) from the industry sector is presented.

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Methodology:: Pollutant releases reported under European Pollutant Release and Transfer Register (E-PRTR)/Large Combustion Plants (LCP) dataflow for the relevant pollutant have been aggregated at EU-27 level and index against 2010 level has been calculated.
Units:: Emissions - percentage change with reference to 2010
Rights:: EEA standard re-use policy: unless otherwise indicated, re-use of content on the EEA website for commercial or non-commercial purposes is permitted free of charge, provided that the source is acknowledged (https://www.eea.europa.eu/legal/copyright). Copyright holder: European Environment Agency (EEA).
Owners:: European Environment Agency (EEA)
Figure type:: Graph

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GVA, gross value added; NMVOC, non-methane volatile organic compound; NO_x, nitrogen oxides; PM₁₀, particulate matter with a diameter of less than 10 μm; SO_x, sulphur oxides. GVA is used as a proxy for the economic activity of industry in Europe, accounting for inflation, based on 2010 values.

Data correction to create EU27 trend:
Latvia: data from old E-PRTR used due to some issues with the mapping of old entities
Slovakia: data from 2017 used to gap fill 2018-2021 due to missing reporting
Malta and Lithuania: data from 2019 used to gap fill 2020-2021 due to missing reporting
Czechia: data from 2020 used to gap fill 2021 due to missing reporting
Netherlands: correction of NO_x due to an outlier checked and verified with the country
GVA from EUROSTAT: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/product/page/NAIDA_10_A10__custom_5231541

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