In 2020, approximately 1.4 million metric tons of particulate matter less or equal to 2.5 microns in diameters (PM2.5) were emitted in Canada. The largest source of PM2.5 emissions in Canada are dust sources, which accounted for 62 percent of total PM2.5 emissions in 2020. Dust emissions were mainly produced by construction operations and unpaved road. The second-largest source of PM2.5 emission in Canada in 2020 was agriculture.
Volume of particulate matter (PM2.5) emissions in Canada in 2020, by source (in 1,000 metric tons)
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Environment and Climate Change Canada. (March 15, 2022). Volume of particulate matter (PM2.5) emissions in Canada in 2020, by source (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 21, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/579636/particulate-matter-emissions-canada-by-source/
Environment and Climate Change Canada. "Volume of particulate matter (PM2.5) emissions in Canada in 2020, by source (in 1,000 metric tons)." Chart. March 15, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 21, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/579636/particulate-matter-emissions-canada-by-source/
Environment and Climate Change Canada. (2022). Volume of particulate matter (PM2.5) emissions in Canada in 2020, by source (in 1,000 metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 21, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/579636/particulate-matter-emissions-canada-by-source/
Environment and Climate Change Canada. "Volume of Particulate Matter (Pm2.5) Emissions in Canada in 2020, by Source (in 1,000 Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Mar 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/579636/particulate-matter-emissions-canada-by-source/
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Volume of particulate matter (PM2.5) emissions in Canada in 2020, by source (in 1,000 metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/579636/particulate-matter-emissions-canada-by-source/ (last visited March 21, 2023)
Volume of particulate matter (PM2.5) emissions in Canada in 2020, by source (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph], Environment and Climate Change Canada, March 15, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/579636/particulate-matter-emissions-canada-by-source/