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 | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |