Air pollutant emissions in Germany 1990-2022, by type

Published by Ian Tiseo, Aug 30, 2024

Air pollutant emissions in Germany have fallen considerably over the past three decades. Sulfur dioxide (SO2) emissions totaled 255,000 metric tons in 2022 - 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 2022, by type (in 1,000 metric tons)

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March 2024

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Germany

Survey time period

1990 to 2022

Supplementary notes

*Data for Pm10, PM2.5 and BC unavailable for 1990. BC data also unavailable for 1995.

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