Emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOx) in the European Union (EU-27) totaled 5.6 million metric tons in 2021. Since 1990, NOx emissions in the EU-27 have fallen by 63 percent. Road transportation produces the highest volume of NOx emissions in the EU.
Total emissions of selected air pollutants in the European Union (EU-27) from 1990 to 2021
(in 1,000 metric tons)
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CO
NH3
NMVOC
NOx
PM2.5
PM10
SOx
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EEA. (July 4, 2023). Total emissions of selected air pollutants in the European Union (EU-27) from 1990 to 2021 (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1171157/air-pollutant-emission-european-union-eu-28/
EEA. "Total emissions of selected air pollutants in the European Union (EU-27) from 1990 to 2021 (in 1,000 metric tons)." Chart. July 4, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1171157/air-pollutant-emission-european-union-eu-28/
EEA. (2023). Total emissions of selected air pollutants in the European Union (EU-27) from 1990 to 2021 (in 1,000 metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1171157/air-pollutant-emission-european-union-eu-28/
EEA. "Total Emissions of Selected Air Pollutants in The European Union (Eu-27) from 1990 to 2021 (in 1,000 Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Jul 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1171157/air-pollutant-emission-european-union-eu-28/
EEA, Total emissions of selected air pollutants in the European Union (EU-27) from 1990 to 2021 (in 1,000 metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1171157/air-pollutant-emission-european-union-eu-28/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Total emissions of selected air pollutants in the European Union (EU-27) from 1990 to 2021 (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph], EEA, July 4, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1171157/air-pollutant-emission-european-union-eu-28/