In 2021, approximately 1.5 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 is dust, which accounted for roughly 67 percent of total PM2.5 emissions in 2021. Dust emissions were mainly produced by construction operations and unpaved road. The second-largest source of PM2.5 emission in Canada that year was agriculture.
Particulate matter (PM2.5) emissions in Canada in 2021, by source (in 1,000 metric tons)
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Environment and Climate Change Canada. (March 13, 2023). Particulate matter (PM2.5) emissions in Canada in 2021, by source (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/579636/particulate-matter-emissions-canada-by-source/
Environment and Climate Change Canada. "Particulate matter (PM2.5) emissions in Canada in 2021, by source (in 1,000 metric tons)." Chart. March 13, 2023. Statista. Accessed March 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/579636/particulate-matter-emissions-canada-by-source/
Environment and Climate Change Canada. (2023). Particulate matter (PM2.5) emissions in Canada in 2021, by source (in 1,000 metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/579636/particulate-matter-emissions-canada-by-source/
Environment and Climate Change Canada. "Particulate Matter (Pm2.5) Emissions in Canada in 2021, by Source (in 1,000 Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Mar 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/579636/particulate-matter-emissions-canada-by-source/
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Particulate matter (PM2.5) emissions in Canada in 2021, by source (in 1,000 metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/579636/particulate-matter-emissions-canada-by-source/ (last visited March 19, 2024)
Particulate matter (PM2.5) emissions in Canada in 2021, by source (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph], Environment and Climate Change Canada, March 13, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/579636/particulate-matter-emissions-canada-by-source/