Annual PM2.5 emissions in the United Kingdom have fallen by around 66 percent since 1990, and in 2020 totaled roughly 83,200 metric tons. The primary sources of PM2.5 emissions in the UK are domestic combustion and industrial combustion.
Annual PM2.5 particulate matter emissions in the United Kingdom (UK) in selected years from 1990 to 2021, by major source (in 1,000 metric tons)
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Statistics on Emissions in the UK
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GOV.UK. (February 22, 2023). Annual PM2.5 particulate matter emissions in the United Kingdom (UK) in selected years from 1990 to 2021, by major source (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 31, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1205765/major-sources-pm25-emissions-united-kingdom-uk/
GOV.UK. "Annual PM2.5 particulate matter emissions in the United Kingdom (UK) in selected years from 1990 to 2021, by major source (in 1,000 metric tons)." Chart. February 22, 2023. Statista. Accessed March 31, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1205765/major-sources-pm25-emissions-united-kingdom-uk/
GOV.UK. (2023). Annual PM2.5 particulate matter emissions in the United Kingdom (UK) in selected years from 1990 to 2021, by major source (in 1,000 metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 31, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1205765/major-sources-pm25-emissions-united-kingdom-uk/
GOV.UK. "Annual Pm2.5 Particulate Matter Emissions in The United Kingdom (Uk) in Selected Years from 1990 to 2021, by Major Source (in 1,000 Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Feb 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1205765/major-sources-pm25-emissions-united-kingdom-uk/
GOV.UK, Annual PM2.5 particulate matter emissions in the United Kingdom (UK) in selected years from 1990 to 2021, by major source (in 1,000 metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1205765/major-sources-pm25-emissions-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited March 31, 2023)
Annual PM2.5 particulate matter emissions in the United Kingdom (UK) in selected years from 1990 to 2021, by major source (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph], GOV.UK, February 22, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1205765/major-sources-pm25-emissions-united-kingdom-uk/