Air pollutants by source sector aggregated for indicator sets by country
Countries reporting
40
Highest
811,630 Tonne
Spain
Lowest
40 Tonne
Liechtenstein
Median
52,850 Tonne
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 Tonne in Spain; the lowest is 40 Tonne in Liechtenstein.
The median across all reporting countries is 52,850 Tonne, and the mean is 125,024 Tonne.
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 Tonne | 2024 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 2 | Germany | 488,690 Tonne | 2024 | down 46.8% | falling |
| 3 | France | 456,900 Tonne | 2024 | down 40.8% | falling |
| 4 | Italy | 451,200 Tonne | 2024 | down 24.5% | falling |
| 5 | Türkiye | 291,710 Tonne | 2024 | down 12.0% | volatile |
| 6 | Greece | 274,760 Tonne | 2024 | up 7.2% | falling |
| 7 | Netherlands | 222,280 Tonne | 2023 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 8 | Netherlands | 212,930 Tonne | 2024 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 9 | Poland | 194,480 Tonne | 2024 | down 15.0% | flat |
| 10 | Poland | 189,890 Tonne | 2023 | down 12.7% | flat |
| 11 | Malta | 131,343 Tonne | 2024 | up 63.9% | volatile |
| 12 | Portugal | 130,352 Tonne | 2024 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 13 | Romania | 111,810 Tonne | 2024 | up 5.4% | falling |
| 14 | Denmark | 109,440 Tonne | 2024 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 15 | Sweden | 98,891 Tonne | 2024 | down 47.1% | falling |
| 16 | Belgium | 84,410 Tonne | 2024 | down 43.4% | falling |
| 17 | Austria | 65,300 Tonne | 2024 | down 52.5% | falling |
| 18 | Norway | 63,250 Tonne | 2024 | down 47.4% | falling |
| 19 | Czechia | 53,751 Tonne | 2024 | down 32.8% | falling |
| 20 | Ireland | 52,970 Tonne | 2024 | down 19.9% | falling |
| 21 | Bulgaria | 52,730 Tonne | 2024 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 22 | Switzerland | 52,011 Tonne | 2024 | down 21.3% | falling |
| 23 | Finland | 50,370 Tonne | 2024 | down 29.8% | falling |
| 24 | Hungary | 46,098 Tonne | 2024 | down 24.4% | falling |
| 25 | Croatia | 33,030 Tonne | 2024 | up 16.7% | falling |
| 26 | Lithuania | 31,954 Tonne | 2023 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 27 | Cyprus | 28,732 Tonne | 2024 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 28 | Croatia | 27,990 Tonne | 2023 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 29 | Estonia | 23,324 Tonne | 2024 | down 34.6% | falling |
| 30 | Estonia | 23,194 Tonne | 2023 | down 48.0% | falling |
| 31 | Lithuania | 22,598 Tonne | 2024 | down 31.5% | falling |
| 32 | Slovakia | 19,163 Tonne | 2024 | down 26.4% | falling |
| 33 | Slovakia | 17,888 Tonne | 2023 | down 32.9% | falling |
| 34 | Latvia | 16,635 Tonne | 2023 | down 56.9% | falling |
| 35 | Latvia | 14,337 Tonne | 2024 | down 61.7% | falling |
| 36 | Luxembourg | 13,826 Tonne | 2024 | down 61.8% | falling |
| 37 | Slovenia | 11,412 Tonne | 2024 | down 52.8% | falling |
| 38 | Slovenia | 9,961 Tonne | 2023 | down 59.0% | falling |
| 39 | Iceland | 9,663 Tonne | 2024 | up 47.3% | rising |
| 40 | Liechtenstein | 40 Tonne | 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 Tonne