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Figure 9: UK annual emissions of ammonia by 2022 major emission sources: 1990, 2005, 2021 and 2022

Updated 14 February 2024
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source year emission (thousand tonnes)
Cattle 1990 112.3970321
Cattle 2005 117.100974
Cattle 2021 116.1341077
Cattle 2022 115.1227041
Fertiliser Application 1990 51.63237193
Fertiliser Application 2005 37.48013951
Fertiliser Application 2021 37.56793676
Fertiliser Application 2022 34.4332505
Non-Agricultural Animals 1990 9.82744881
Non-Agricultural Animals 2005 11.55522901
Non-Agricultural Animals 2021 16.74053369
Non-Agricultural Animals 2022 15.81582709
Non-Manure Digestate Spreading 1990 0
Non-Manure Digestate Spreading 2005 0.460193701
Non-Manure Digestate Spreading 2021 12.94676868
Non-Manure Digestate Spreading 2022 13.13098068
Waste 1990 6.789692859
Waste 2005 6.367998418
Waste 2021 7.741502247
Waste 2022 6.861451577
Other Livestock 1990 107.0868636
Other Livestock 2005 78.35620718
Other Livestock 2021 60.14906726
Other Livestock 2022 59.20290106
Road Transport 1990 0.844977122
Road Transport 2005 17.25381387
Road Transport 2021 4.290037474
Road Transport 2022 4.586348228
Other 1990 20.00839537
Other 2005 12.36308694
Other 2021 10.95824831
Other 2022 10.11575028
Total 1990 308.5867819
Total 2005 280.9376426
Total 2021 266.5282022
Total 2022 259.2692135