The residential, commercial, and institutional sector accounted for 42 percent of EU-27 PM10 emissions in 2022, making it the largest source of this air pollutant by far.
Industrial processes and product use was the second-largest contributor that year, accounting for 19 percent of PM10 emissions. These sectors are also the main sources of EU-27 PM2.5 emissions.
Distribution of PM10 emissions in the European Union (EU-27) in 2022, by sector
PM10 refers to atmospheric particulate matter (PM) that have a diameter of 10 micrometers or less. Only sectors contributing more than 0.5% of the total emissions of each pollutant are included. The sectoral contributions are rounded to the nearest integer. Figures may not total 100% due to rounding.
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