nitrogen oxide (NOx) and ammonia (NH3) is measured as a precursor to acid rain.
Sulfur dioxide (SO2) emissions in the United Kingdom (UK) were 0.14 million metric tons in 2020. This was a 98 percent reduction when compared to the 6.53 million metric tons of sulfur dioxide emitted in 1970, and a 96 percent reduction compared to 1990 levels. Sulfur dioxide (SO2) is a highly reactive gas, that along with Annual sulfur dioxide (SO2) emissions in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2020 (in million metric tons)
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Statistics on Emissions in the UK
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- SO2 emissions of agriculture, forest and fishing industry in the UK 1990-2020
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- SO2 emissions from water transportation in the United Kingdom (UK) 1990-2017
- SO2 emissions from rail transport in the United Kingdom (UK) 1990-2017
- SO2 emissions of building construction works in the United Kingdom (UK) 1990-2017
- SO2 emissions from the production of electricity from coal in the UK 1990-2017
- SO2 emissions from cement manufacturing in the UK 1990-2017
- Mining and quarrying Sulfur dioxide emissions in the UK 1990-2020
- SO2 emissions from refined petroleum product manufacturing in the UK 1990-2017
- Acid rain precursors of water transports in the United Kingdom (UK) 2000-2016
- Acid rain precursors of waste collection in the United Kingdom (UK) 2000-2016
- Concentration of sulfur dioxide in Delhi India 2012-2020
- Respondents' satisfaction with their current skin condition Indonesia 2019
- NOx emissions from electricity from gas production in the UK from 1990-2017
- SO2 emissions from manufacturing in the United Kingdom (UK) 1990-2016
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Defra. (February 18, 2022). Annual sulfur dioxide (SO2) emissions in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2020 (in million metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 07, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/480725/sulfur-dioxide-emissions-uk/
Defra. "Annual sulfur dioxide (SO2) emissions in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2020 (in million metric tons)." Chart. February 18, 2022. Statista. Accessed February 07, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/480725/sulfur-dioxide-emissions-uk/
Defra. (2022). Annual sulfur dioxide (SO2) emissions in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2020 (in million metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 07, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/480725/sulfur-dioxide-emissions-uk/
Defra. "Annual Sulfur Dioxide (So2) Emissions in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 1990 to 2020 (in Million Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Feb 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/480725/sulfur-dioxide-emissions-uk/
Defra, Annual sulfur dioxide (SO2) emissions in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2020 (in million metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/480725/sulfur-dioxide-emissions-uk/ (last visited February 07, 2023)
Annual sulfur dioxide (SO2) emissions in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2020 (in million metric tons) [Graph], Defra, February 18, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/480725/sulfur-dioxide-emissions-uk/