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Figure 13: UK annual emissions of sulphur dioxide by 2022 major emission sources: 1990, 2005, 2021 and 2022

Updated 14 February 2024
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source year emissions (million tonnes)
Domestic combustion 1990 0.11792627
Domestic combustion 2005 0.043024081
Domestic combustion 2021 0.031377745
Domestic combustion 2022 0.036713538
Combustion in energy industries 1990 2.676084432
Combustion in energy industries 2005 0.468737043
Combustion in energy industries 2021 0.030525849
Combustion in energy industries 2022 0.027643747
Industrial combustion 1990 0.416862001
Industrial combustion 2005 0.125450011
Industrial combustion 2021 0.03182866
Industrial combustion 2022 0.030727977
Other 1990 0.366837229
Other 2005 0.14461758
Other 2021 0.024051481
Other 2022 0.025145295
National total 1990 3.577709932
National total 2005 0.781828716
National total 2021 0.117783734
National total 2022 0.120230558