Air pollutant emissions in Germany have fallen considerably over the past three decades. Sulfur dioxide (SO2) emissions totaled 254,000 metric tons in 2021 - 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 2021, by type (in 1,000 metric tons)
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Umweltbundesamt. (March 15, 2023). Air pollutant emissions in Germany from 1990 to 2021, by type (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 11, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1309441/air-pollutant-emissions-by-pollutant-germany/
Umweltbundesamt. "Air pollutant emissions in Germany from 1990 to 2021, by type (in 1,000 metric tons)." Chart. March 15, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 11, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1309441/air-pollutant-emissions-by-pollutant-germany/
Umweltbundesamt. (2023). Air pollutant emissions in Germany from 1990 to 2021, by type (in 1,000 metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 11, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1309441/air-pollutant-emissions-by-pollutant-germany/
Umweltbundesamt. "Air Pollutant Emissions in Germany from 1990 to 2021, by Type (in 1,000 Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Mar 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1309441/air-pollutant-emissions-by-pollutant-germany/
Umweltbundesamt, Air pollutant emissions in Germany from 1990 to 2021, by type (in 1,000 metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1309441/air-pollutant-emissions-by-pollutant-germany/ (last visited May 11, 2024)
Air pollutant emissions in Germany from 1990 to 2021, by type (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph], Umweltbundesamt, March 15, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1309441/air-pollutant-emissions-by-pollutant-germany/