Air pollutants by source sector by country

Countries reporting
32
Highest
81,770 Tonne
Germany
Lowest
2 Tonne
Iceland
Median
5,435 Tonne
Years covered
44
1980–2023
Data points
1,132

What the numbers show

Air pollutants by source sector is currently reported for 32 countries. The highest value is 81,770 Tonne in Germany; the lowest is 2 Tonne in Iceland.

The median across all reporting countries is 5,435 Tonne, and the mean is 11,168 Tonne.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 40,885.

Over the past decade 12 countries rose and 20 fell. The largest increase was in Croatia (up 146.7%), and the largest decrease in Malta (down 90.3%).

Air pollutants by source sector: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Germany 81,770 Tonne 2023 down 33.1% falling
2 Poland 49,950 Tonne 2023 down 18.2% falling
2 Ireland 7,930 Tonne 2023 down 50.8% falling
3 Türkiye 37,850 Tonne 2023 down 2.2% falling
3 Luxembourg 310 Tonne 2023 down 20.5% volatile
4 Spain 33,550 Tonne 2023 up 33.8% rising
4 Malta 30 Tonne 2023 down 90.3% falling
5 France 21,470 Tonne 2023 up 38.6% rising
6 Italy 16,300 Tonne 2023 down 17.3% falling
7 Finland 14,140 Tonne 2023 up 4.9% rising
8 Denmark 12,630 Tonne 2023 up 27.7% rising
9 Norway 11,820 Tonne 2023 up 70.3% volatile
10 Czechia 8,780 Tonne 2023 up 10.6% falling
11 Lithuania 7,070 Tonne 2023 up 33.4% rising
12 Latvia 6,390 Tonne 2023 up 74.6% volatile
13 Romania 6,100 Tonne 2023 down 13.0% falling
14 Hungary 5,890 Tonne 2023 down 34.8% falling
15 Greece 5,490 Tonne 2023 down 64.8% falling
16 Sweden 5,380 Tonne 2023 down 3.6% rising
17 Austria 3,930 Tonne 2023 down 7.3% rising
18 Bulgaria 3,840 Tonne 2023 down 18.8% falling
19 Netherlands 3,620 Tonne 2023 down 38.5% falling
20 Portugal 3,270 Tonne 2023 up 9.4% rising
21 Estonia 2,860 Tonne 2023 up 7.1% volatile
22 Belgium 1,730 Tonne 2023 down 35.2% falling
23 Slovakia 1,700 Tonne 2023 down 8.6% falling
24 Croatia 1,480 Tonne 2023 up 146.7% falling
25 Slovenia 1,180 Tonne 2023 down 11.9% rising
26 Switzerland 580 Tonne 2023 down 23.7% volatile
27 Cyprus 340 Tonne 2023 down 19.0% falling
28 Liechtenstein 3 Tonne 2023 down 40.0% falling
29 Iceland 2 Tonne 2023 up 100.0% volatile

About this data

Indicator
Air pollutants by source sector
Unit
Tonne
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
33 places, 1,132 data points, 1980–2023
Last refreshed