°Air pollution


























Emission of air pollutants in thousand tonnes







Sulphur dioxide Oxides of nitrogen (Nox) Non-methane volatile organic compound (NMVOC) Particulate matter Carbon monoxide


1900 28 16.4 16.5
285


1910 34.7 20.4 19.6
280


1920 28.8 19.6 22.6
253


1930 39.6 25.4 38.1
388


1940 35.6 22.9 45
384


1950 46.2 32.9 66.7 21.3 485


1955 64.7 49.3 105 24.6 627


1960 83.1 65.6 143 27.9 770


1965 114 102 206 31.6 1040


1970 106 135 281 35.2 1260


1975 102 147 275 34.1 1360


1980 116 172 316 33 1250


1985 75.6 180 317 30 954


1990 42.6 163 282 26.7 668


1995 27.6 128 188 23.7 490


2000 18.4 113 137 21.1 420


2005 17.9 91.6 102 19.9 339







































Principal emitters of air pollutants in percent







Sulphur dioxide (SO2)
Oxides of nitrogen (Nox)
Non-methane volatile organic compound (NMVOC)
Carbon monoxide (CO)

Industry Transport Industry Transport Industry Transport Industry Transport
1950 53.46 8.14 44.73 34.82 51.65 23.75 24.33 25.57
1955 55.37 7.20 41.04 41.27 51.55 28.55 19.74 34.83
1960 62.94 6.03 35.78 50 46.76 37.10 15.86 47.34
1965 65 5.32 33.07 55.25 44.88 42.06 13.93 58.41
1970 65.57 5.26 28.88 60.22 47.02 42.11 11.02 70.31
1975 68.73 5.52 24.55 65.03 43.06 45.91 8.54 78.83
1980 66.47 5.94 22.12 67.65 48.30 41.18 8.59 78.13
1985 62.19 6.22 20.50 68.72 50.31 39.20 9.18 75.76
1990 67.29 9.06 23.13 64.46 57.53 30.86 10.41 72.14
1995 65.01 6.27 25.00 60.51 59.72 23.89 12.61 62.55
2000 64 12 22 60 58 23 14 64
2005 65 3 23 55 54 19 15 60