Air pollutants by source sector aggregated for indicator sets by country
Countries reporting
40
Highest
811,630
Spain
Lowest
40
Liechtenstein
Median
52,850
Years covered
45
1980–2024
Data points
1,545
What the numbers show
Air pollutants by source sector aggregated for indicator sets is currently reported for 40 countries. The highest value is 811,630 in Spain; the lowest is 40 in Liechtenstein.
The median across all reporting countries is 52,850, and the mean is 125,024.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 20,291.
Over the past decade 6 countries rose and 34 fell. The largest increase was in Malta (up 63.9%), and the largest decrease in Liechtenstein (down 81.0%).
Air pollutants by source sector aggregated for indicator sets: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain | 811,630 | 2024 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 2 | Germany | 488,690 | 2024 | down 46.8% | falling |
| 3 | France | 456,900 | 2024 | down 40.8% | falling |
| 4 | Italy | 451,200 | 2024 | down 24.5% | falling |
| 5 | Türkiye | 291,710 | 2024 | down 12.0% | volatile |
| 6 | Greece | 274,760 | 2024 | up 7.2% | falling |
| 7 | Netherlands | 222,280 | 2023 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 8 | Netherlands | 212,930 | 2024 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 9 | Poland | 194,480 | 2024 | down 15.0% | flat |
| 10 | Poland | 189,890 | 2023 | down 12.7% | flat |
| 11 | Malta | 131,343 | 2024 | up 63.9% | volatile |
| 12 | Portugal | 130,352 | 2024 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 13 | Romania | 111,810 | 2024 | up 5.4% | falling |
| 14 | Denmark | 109,440 | 2024 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 15 | Sweden | 98,891 | 2024 | down 47.1% | falling |
| 16 | Belgium | 84,410 | 2024 | down 43.4% | falling |
| 17 | Austria | 65,300 | 2024 | down 52.5% | falling |
| 18 | Norway | 63,250 | 2024 | down 47.4% | falling |
| 19 | Czechia | 53,751 | 2024 | down 32.8% | falling |
| 20 | Ireland | 52,970 | 2024 | down 19.9% | falling |
| 21 | Bulgaria | 52,730 | 2024 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 22 | Switzerland | 52,011 | 2024 | down 21.3% | falling |
| 23 | Finland | 50,370 | 2024 | down 29.8% | falling |
| 24 | Hungary | 46,098 | 2024 | down 24.4% | falling |
| 25 | Croatia | 33,030 | 2024 | up 16.7% | falling |
| 26 | Lithuania | 31,954 | 2023 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 27 | Cyprus | 28,732 | 2024 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 28 | Croatia | 27,990 | 2023 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 29 | Estonia | 23,324 | 2024 | down 34.6% | falling |
| 30 | Estonia | 23,194 | 2023 | down 48.0% | falling |
| 31 | Lithuania | 22,598 | 2024 | down 31.5% | falling |
| 32 | Slovakia | 19,163 | 2024 | down 26.4% | falling |
| 33 | Slovakia | 17,888 | 2023 | down 32.9% | falling |
| 34 | Latvia | 16,635 | 2023 | down 56.9% | falling |
| 35 | Latvia | 14,337 | 2024 | down 61.7% | falling |
| 36 | Luxembourg | 13,826 | 2024 | down 61.8% | falling |
| 37 | Slovenia | 11,412 | 2024 | down 52.8% | falling |
| 38 | Slovenia | 9,961 | 2023 | down 59.0% | falling |
| 39 | Iceland | 9,663 | 2024 | up 47.3% | rising |
| 40 | Liechtenstein | 40 | 2024 | down 81.0% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) 4.05 million