Air pollutant emissions in Germany have fallen considerably over the past three decades. Sulfur dioxide (SO2) emissions totaled 255,000 metric tons in 2022 - a reduction of more than 95 percent from 1990 levels. Nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions have also experienced substantial reductions since 1990, falling 66 percent to less than one million metric tons.
Air pollutant emissions in Germany from 1990 to 2022, by type
(in 1,000 metric tons)
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Umweltbundesamt. (March 15, 2024). Air pollutant emissions in Germany from 1990 to 2022, by type (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 10, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1309441/air-pollutant-emissions-by-pollutant-germany/
Umweltbundesamt. "Air pollutant emissions in Germany from 1990 to 2022, by type (in 1,000 metric tons)." Chart. March 15, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1309441/air-pollutant-emissions-by-pollutant-germany/
Umweltbundesamt. (2024). Air pollutant emissions in Germany from 1990 to 2022, by type (in 1,000 metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1309441/air-pollutant-emissions-by-pollutant-germany/
Umweltbundesamt. "Air Pollutant Emissions in Germany from 1990 to 2022, by Type (in 1,000 Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Mar 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1309441/air-pollutant-emissions-by-pollutant-germany/
Umweltbundesamt, Air pollutant emissions in Germany from 1990 to 2022, by type (in 1,000 metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1309441/air-pollutant-emissions-by-pollutant-germany/ (last visited December 10, 2024)
Air pollutant emissions in Germany from 1990 to 2022, by type (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph], Umweltbundesamt, March 15, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1309441/air-pollutant-emissions-by-pollutant-germany/