Air pollutants by source sector aggregated for indicator sets by country

Countries reporting
32
Highest
781,790 Tonne
Spain
Lowest
51 Tonne
Liechtenstein
Median
55,050 Tonne
Years covered
44
1980–2023
Data points
1,216

What the numbers show

Air pollutants by source sector aggregated for indicator sets is currently reported for 32 countries. The highest value is 781,790 Tonne in Spain; the lowest is 51 Tonne in Liechtenstein.

The median across all reporting countries is 55,050 Tonne, and the mean is 132,692 Tonne.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 15,329.

Over the past decade 3 countries rose and 29 fell. The largest increase was in Iceland (up 54.9%), and the largest decrease in Liechtenstein (down 79.7%).

Air pollutants by source sector aggregated for indicator sets: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Spain 781,790 Tonne 2023 down 8.3% falling
2 Germany 516,340 Tonne 2023 down 46.4% falling
3 Italy 457,130 Tonne 2023 down 25.5% falling
4 France 455,430 Tonne 2023 down 43.9% falling
5 Greece 265,370 Tonne 2023 down 4.0% falling
6 Türkiye 241,910 Tonne 2023 down 31.3% volatile
7 Netherlands 222,280 Tonne 2023 down 17.3% falling
8 Poland 189,890 Tonne 2023 down 12.7% flat
9 Portugal 130,781 Tonne 2023 down 9.7% falling
10 Sweden 109,581 Tonne 2023 down 40.1% falling
11 Romania 106,400 Tonne 2023 up 2.1% falling
12 Belgium 83,539 Tonne 2023 down 42.9% falling
13 Denmark 78,170 Tonne 2023 down 35.7% falling
14 Norway 68,060 Tonne 2023 down 46.9% falling
15 Austria 62,190 Tonne 2023 down 50.7% falling
16 Czechia 56,391 Tonne 2023 down 28.6% falling
17 Ireland 53,710 Tonne 2023 down 11.2% falling
18 Switzerland 51,136 Tonne 2023 down 24.1% falling
19 Finland 47,440 Tonne 2023 down 33.3% falling
20 Bulgaria 45,210 Tonne 2023 down 6.1% falling
21 Hungary 43,192 Tonne 2023 down 15.4% falling
22 Lithuania 31,954 Tonne 2023 down 7.8% falling
23 Croatia 27,990 Tonne 2023 down 3.8% falling
24 Cyprus 27,172 Tonne 2023 up 1.4% rising
25 Estonia 23,194 Tonne 2023 down 48.0% falling
26 Slovakia 17,888 Tonne 2023 down 32.9% falling
27 Latvia 16,635 Tonne 2023 down 56.9% falling
28 Luxembourg 12,556 Tonne 2023 down 60.1% falling
29 Slovenia 9,961 Tonne 2023 down 59.0% falling
30 Iceland 9,572 Tonne 2023 up 54.9% rising
31 Malta 3,240 Tonne 2023 down 2.0% flat
32 Liechtenstein 51 Tonne 2023 down 79.7% falling

About this data

Indicator
Air pollutants by source sector aggregated for indicator sets
Unit
Tonne
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
33 places, 1,216 data points, 1980–2023
Last refreshed