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Figure 12: Annual emissions of sulphur dioxide in the UK: 1970 – 2022

Updated 14 February 2024
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series year emission (million tonnes)
Sulphur dioxide 1970 6.533061113
Sulphur dioxide 1971 6.189322824
Sulphur dioxide 1972 5.939125026
Sulphur dioxide 1973 6.103110271
Sulphur dioxide 1974 5.592708552
Sulphur dioxide 1975 5.312625208
Sulphur dioxide 1976 5.136835582
Sulphur dioxide 1977 5.129869521
Sulphur dioxide 1978 5.176738364
Sulphur dioxide 1979 5.500401396
Sulphur dioxide 1980 4.868547127
Sulphur dioxide 1981 4.421210505
Sulphur dioxide 1982 4.230975655
Sulphur dioxide 1983 3.905304017
Sulphur dioxide 1984 3.757565028
Sulphur dioxide 1985 3.779086494
Sulphur dioxide 1986 3.924011689
Sulphur dioxide 1987 3.908089187
Sulphur dioxide 1988 3.847671973
Sulphur dioxide 1989 3.732353203
Sulphur dioxide 1990 3.577709932
Sulphur dioxide 1991 3.509205223
Sulphur dioxide 1992 3.414570236
Sulphur dioxide 1993 3.100193407
Sulphur dioxide 1994 2.812048925
Sulphur dioxide 1995 2.530596139
Sulphur dioxide 1996 2.15243726
Sulphur dioxide 1997 1.751267189
Sulphur dioxide 1998 1.750081751
Sulphur dioxide 1999 1.358356552
Sulphur dioxide 2000 1.293288655
Sulphur dioxide 2001 1.22053235
Sulphur dioxide 2002 1.099715008
Sulphur dioxide 2003 1.070347935
Sulphur dioxide 2004 0.900584415
Sulphur dioxide 2005 0.781828716
Sulphur dioxide 2006 0.739491003
Sulphur dioxide 2007 0.647675555
Sulphur dioxide 2008 0.5472724
Sulphur dioxide 2009 0.45273932
Sulphur dioxide 2010 0.460829906
Sulphur dioxide 2011 0.427121271
Sulphur dioxide 2012 0.476901801
Sulphur dioxide 2013 0.413706714
Sulphur dioxide 2014 0.338757338
Sulphur dioxide 2015 0.265987402
Sulphur dioxide 2016 0.194559538
Sulphur dioxide 2017 0.187465737
Sulphur dioxide 2018 0.172888076
Sulphur dioxide 2019 0.153209457
Sulphur dioxide 2020 0.128823921
Sulphur dioxide 2021 0.117783734
Sulphur dioxide 2022 0.120230558
ERC_2020-2029 2020 0.320549774
ERC_2020-2030 2021 0.320549774
ERC_2020-2031 2022 0.320549774
ERC_2020-2032 2023 0.320549774
ERC_2020-2033 2024 0.320549774
ERC_2020-2034 2025 0.320549774
ERC_2020-2035 2026 0.320549774
ERC_2020-2036 2027 0.320549774
ERC_2020-2037 2028 0.320549774
ERC_2020-2038 2029 0.320549774