Air pollutants by source sector by country
Countries reporting
40
Highest
80,210
Germany
Lowest
1
Liechtenstein
Median
4,495
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 in Germany; the lowest is 1 in Liechtenstein.
The median across all reporting countries is 4,495, and the mean is 10,595.
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 | 2024 | down 31.1% | falling |
| 2 | Poland | 49,950 | 2023 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 3 | Poland | 49,430 | 2024 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 4 | Spain | 39,800 | 2024 | up 43.6% | rising |
| 5 | Türkiye | 38,190 | 2024 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 6 | France | 16,140 | 2024 | up 32.8% | rising |
| 7 | Italy | 14,990 | 2024 | down 15.1% | falling |
| 8 | Finland | 14,220 | 2024 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 9 | Denmark | 12,680 | 2024 | up 28.1% | rising |
| 10 | Norway | 10,850 | 2024 | up 54.8% | volatile |
| 11 | Czechia | 7,850 | 2024 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 12 | Lithuania | 7,240 | 2024 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 13 | Lithuania | 7,070 | 2023 | up 33.4% | rising |
| 14 | Latvia | 6,450 | 2024 | up 60.4% | volatile |
| 15 | Latvia | 6,390 | 2023 | up 74.6% | volatile |
| 16 | Romania | 6,090 | 2024 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 17 | Ireland | 5,980 | 2024 | down 61.6% | falling |
| 17 | Hungary | 5,980 | 2024 | down 25.8% | falling |
| 19 | Greece | 5,090 | 2024 | down 67.5% | falling |
| 20 | Sweden | 5,040 | 2024 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 21 | Austria | 3,950 | 2024 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 22 | Bulgaria | 3,780 | 2024 | down 16.6% | falling |
| 23 | Netherlands | 3,620 | 2023 | down 38.5% | falling |
| 24 | Netherlands | 3,300 | 2024 | down 28.7% | falling |
| 25 | Estonia | 2,860 | 2023 | up 7.1% | volatile |
| 26 | Estonia | 2,790 | 2024 | up 52.5% | volatile |
| 27 | Croatia | 2,430 | 2024 | up 556.8% | falling |
| 28 | Portugal | 1,960 | 2024 | down 30.0% | rising |
| 29 | Slovakia | 1,700 | 2023 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 30 | Belgium | 1,610 | 2024 | down 33.7% | falling |
| 31 | Croatia | 1,480 | 2023 | up 146.7% | falling |
| 32 | Slovenia | 1,300 | 2024 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 33 | Slovenia | 1,180 | 2023 | down 11.9% | rising |
| 34 | Switzerland | 820 | 2024 | up 46.4% | volatile |
| 35 | Slovakia | 630 | 2024 | down 62.5% | falling |
| 36 | Luxembourg | 400 | 2024 | up 14.3% | volatile |
| 37 | Cyprus | 310 | 2024 | down 46.6% | falling |
| 38 | Malta | 30 | 2024 | down 90.0% | falling |
| 39 | Iceland | 3 | 2024 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 40 | Liechtenstein | 1 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.