Air pollutants by source sector by country
Countries reporting
40
Highest
80,210 Tonne
Germany
Lowest
1 Tonne
Liechtenstein
Median
4,495 Tonne
Years covered
45
1980–2024
Data points
1,437
What the numbers show
Air pollutants by source sector is currently reported for 40 countries. The highest value is 80,210 Tonne in Germany; the lowest is 1 Tonne in Liechtenstein.
The median across all reporting countries is 4,495 Tonne, and the mean is 10,595 Tonne.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 80,210.
Over the past decade 19 countries rose and 20 fell. The largest increase was in Croatia (up 556.8%), and the largest decrease in Malta (down 90.0%).
Air pollutants by source sector: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 80,210 Tonne | 2024 | down 31.1% | falling |
| 2 | Poland | 49,950 Tonne | 2023 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 3 | Poland | 49,430 Tonne | 2024 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 4 | Spain | 39,800 Tonne | 2024 | up 43.6% | rising |
| 5 | Türkiye | 38,190 Tonne | 2024 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 6 | France | 16,140 Tonne | 2024 | up 32.8% | rising |
| 7 | Italy | 14,990 Tonne | 2024 | down 15.1% | falling |
| 8 | Finland | 14,220 Tonne | 2024 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 9 | Denmark | 12,680 Tonne | 2024 | up 28.1% | rising |
| 10 | Norway | 10,850 Tonne | 2024 | up 54.8% | volatile |
| 11 | Czechia | 7,850 Tonne | 2024 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 12 | Lithuania | 7,240 Tonne | 2024 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 13 | Lithuania | 7,070 Tonne | 2023 | up 33.4% | rising |
| 14 | Latvia | 6,450 Tonne | 2024 | up 60.4% | volatile |
| 15 | Latvia | 6,390 Tonne | 2023 | up 74.6% | volatile |
| 16 | Romania | 6,090 Tonne | 2024 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 17 | Ireland | 5,980 Tonne | 2024 | down 61.6% | falling |
| 17 | Hungary | 5,980 Tonne | 2024 | down 25.8% | falling |
| 19 | Greece | 5,090 Tonne | 2024 | down 67.5% | falling |
| 20 | Sweden | 5,040 Tonne | 2024 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 21 | Austria | 3,950 Tonne | 2024 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 22 | Bulgaria | 3,780 Tonne | 2024 | down 16.6% | falling |
| 23 | Netherlands | 3,620 Tonne | 2023 | down 38.5% | falling |
| 24 | Netherlands | 3,300 Tonne | 2024 | down 28.7% | falling |
| 25 | Estonia | 2,860 Tonne | 2023 | up 7.1% | volatile |
| 26 | Estonia | 2,790 Tonne | 2024 | up 52.5% | volatile |
| 27 | Croatia | 2,430 Tonne | 2024 | up 556.8% | falling |
| 28 | Portugal | 1,960 Tonne | 2024 | down 30.0% | rising |
| 29 | Slovakia | 1,700 Tonne | 2023 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 30 | Belgium | 1,610 Tonne | 2024 | down 33.7% | falling |
| 31 | Croatia | 1,480 Tonne | 2023 | up 146.7% | falling |
| 32 | Slovenia | 1,300 Tonne | 2024 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 33 | Slovenia | 1,180 Tonne | 2023 | down 11.9% | rising |
| 34 | Switzerland | 820 Tonne | 2024 | up 46.4% | volatile |
| 35 | Slovakia | 630 Tonne | 2024 | down 62.5% | falling |
| 36 | Luxembourg | 400 Tonne | 2024 | up 14.3% | volatile |
| 37 | Cyprus | 310 Tonne | 2024 | down 46.6% | falling |
| 38 | Malta | 30 Tonne | 2024 | down 90.0% | falling |
| 39 | Iceland | 3 Tonne | 2024 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 40 | Liechtenstein | 1 Tonne | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
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) 299,790 Tonne