Emissions of air pollutants
An annual publication covering the emissions of some important air pollutants.
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This publication provides estimates of UK emissions of particulate matter (PM10 and PM2.5), nitrogen oxides, ammonia, non-methane volatile organic compounds and sulphur dioxide.
These statistics are used to monitor progress against the UK’s emissions reduction targets for air pollutants. Emissions reductions in the UK contribute to improvements in air quality in the UK alongside a number of other factors. For more information on air quality data and information please refer to the air quality and emissions statistics GOV.UK page.
The National Atmospheric Emissions Inventory contains information on anthropogenic UK emissions and compilation methods for a wide range of air pollutants; as well as hosting a number of reports including the Devolved Administrations’ Air Quality Pollutant Inventories.
The methodology to estimate emissions is continuously reviewed and developed to take account of new data sources, emission factors and modelling methods. This means the time series from 1990 onwards is revised annually. You can access editions of this publication via The National Archives or the links below.
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2021
Emissions of air pollutants in the UK, 1970 to 2019
12 February 2021
2020
Emissions of air pollutants in the UK, 1970 to 2018
14 February 2020 National Statistics
2019
Emissions of air pollutants in the UK, 1970 to 2017
15 February 2019 National Statistics
2018
Emissions of air pollutants in the UK, 1970 to 2016
15 February 2018 National Statistics
2016
Emissions of air pollutants in the UK, 1970 to 2015
21 December 2016 National Statistics
2015
Emissions of air pollutants in the UK, 1970 to 2014
17 December 2015 National Statistics
2014
Emissions of air pollutants in the UK, 1970 to 2013
18 December 2014 National Statistics
2013
Emissions of air pollutants in the UK, 1970 to 2012
18 December 2013 National Statistics
Emissions of air pollutants in the UK, 1970 to 2011 (original and revised versions)
1 August 2013 National Statistics
2012
Emissions of air pollutants in the UK, 1970 to 2010 – Supplementary results
13 February 2012 National Statistics
2011
Emissions of air pollutants in the UK, 1970 to 2010
15 December 2011 National Statistics
UK emissions of air pollutants: 2009 (first and additional results)
10 February 2011 National Statistics
2010
UK emissions of air pollutants: 2008 (first and additional results)
11 February 2010 National Statistics
2009
UK emissions of air pollutants: 2007 (first and additional results)
13 February 2009 National Statistics
2008
UK emissions of air pollutants: 2006 results
13 March 2008 National Statistics
Defra statistics: environment
Last updated 18 February 2022 + show all updates
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Opening paragraph removed. Also one sentence amended in the sulphur dioxide (SO2) attachment.
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New annual publication.
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The URLs to each HTML page within this release were updated to remove legacy components that were initially included in the URLs when the publication was first published in the HTML format last year. The new URLs will ensure that no further changes to the URLs will be required in future updates to the publication.
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URL link amended.
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Typo.
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New publication for 2021 containing data from 1970 to 2019 inclusive.
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Amended PDF attachment now with complete data uploaded and republished.
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Various amendments made to figures.
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This publication has been updated to address accessibility issues. Changes include modification of alt text, improvement to the colour contrast of figures, removal of merged cells in tables, and tweaks to formatting such as subscripting and HTML links. Some of the text has been reworded to improve clarity and understanding, but no changes have been made to the statistics since the initial publication in February.
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Amendments to text on emissions of air pollutants statistical release page.
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Annual update.
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Annual update.
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Annual update to publication.
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Annual update figures published 1970 to 2014
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Latest statistical release 1970 to 2013.
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Figures for 2012 published
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added note on Devolved Administrations inventory release is September.
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First published.