Statistical data set
Figure 3: Annual emissions of PM10 and PM2.5 in the UK: 1970-2023
Updated 13 February 2025
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| series | year | emissions (thousand tonnes) |
|---|---|---|
| PM10 | 1970 | 689.4441808 |
| PM10 | 1971 | 634.1621341 |
| PM10 | 1972 | 560.9694777 |
| PM10 | 1973 | 584.8539377 |
| PM10 | 1974 | 531.6863499 |
| PM10 | 1975 | 503.9607315 |
| PM10 | 1976 | 492.3739936 |
| PM10 | 1977 | 486.6122988 |
| PM10 | 1978 | 476.5916391 |
| PM10 | 1979 | 479.7340752 |
| PM10 | 1980 | 441.5809468 |
| PM10 | 1981 | 423.5901134 |
| PM10 | 1982 | 414.401295 |
| PM10 | 1983 | 408.630613 |
| PM10 | 1984 | 365.2882431 |
| PM10 | 1985 | 403.2742826 |
| PM10 | 1986 | 414.7526489 |
| PM10 | 1987 | 405.4815127 |
| PM10 | 1988 | 397.6590629 |
| PM10 | 1989 | 399.6353974 |
| PM10 | 1990 | 370.816681 |
| PM10 | 1991 | 367.9702722 |
| PM10 | 1992 | 345.0076801 |
| PM10 | 1993 | 318.5002642 |
| PM10 | 1994 | 299.451641 |
| PM10 | 1995 | 275.2426101 |
| PM10 | 1996 | 273.4110608 |
| PM10 | 1997 | 254.341126 |
| PM10 | 1998 | 241.7996656 |
| PM10 | 1999 | 233.7307803 |
| PM10 | 2000 | 220.6659137 |
| PM10 | 2001 | 224.8031392 |
| PM10 | 2002 | 195.8977056 |
| PM10 | 2003 | 208.0361533 |
| PM10 | 2004 | 191.1188201 |
| PM10 | 2005 | 185.551212 |
| PM10 | 2006 | 180.1431539 |
| PM10 | 2007 | 169.1956147 |
| PM10 | 2008 | 154.5765986 |
| PM10 | 2009 | 141.8027681 |
| PM10 | 2010 | 151.0628192 |
| PM10 | 2011 | 140.5585107 |
| PM10 | 2012 | 135.1345603 |
| PM10 | 2013 | 142.1886529 |
| PM10 | 2014 | 136.4442136 |
| PM10 | 2015 | 133.6401329 |
| PM10 | 2016 | 134.566534 |
| PM10 | 2017 | 139.9369956 |
| PM10 | 2018 | 135.5038945 |
| PM10 | 2019 | 131.9287265 |
| PM10 | 2020 | 115.5977469 |
| PM10 | 2021 | 122.2450021 |
| PM10 | 2022 | 122.6339916 |
| PM10 | 2023 | 112.523505 |
| PM2.5 | 1970 | 545.7867865 |
| PM2.5 | 1971 | 483.8347318 |
| PM2.5 | 1972 | 424.8252598 |
| PM2.5 | 1973 | 432.1991855 |
| PM2.5 | 1974 | 400.9671932 |
| PM2.5 | 1975 | 354.4180573 |
| PM2.5 | 1976 | 347.7147388 |
| PM2.5 | 1977 | 345.1682891 |
| PM2.5 | 1978 | 331.9321104 |
| PM2.5 | 1979 | 339.4719979 |
| PM2.5 | 1980 | 301.1428487 |
| PM2.5 | 1981 | 286.6517124 |
| PM2.5 | 1982 | 282.0012754 |
| PM2.5 | 1983 | 272.4287316 |
| PM2.5 | 1984 | 245.8150786 |
| PM2.5 | 1985 | 270.731861 |
| PM2.5 | 1986 | 281.755537 |
| PM2.5 | 1987 | 259.0685019 |
| PM2.5 | 1988 | 253.8593101 |
| PM2.5 | 1989 | 250.6308133 |
| PM2.5 | 1990 | 228.5384403 |
| PM2.5 | 1991 | 226.9664858 |
| PM2.5 | 1992 | 216.307754 |
| PM2.5 | 1993 | 200.9093705 |
| PM2.5 | 1994 | 190.7010362 |
| PM2.5 | 1995 | 171.9060749 |
| PM2.5 | 1996 | 168.0829628 |
| PM2.5 | 1997 | 157.0779785 |
| PM2.5 | 1998 | 150.3561421 |
| PM2.5 | 1999 | 145.0687759 |
| PM2.5 | 2000 | 130.9351604 |
| PM2.5 | 2001 | 128.2848693 |
| PM2.5 | 2002 | 112.3613714 |
| PM2.5 | 2003 | 110.916353 |
| PM2.5 | 2004 | 107.1450625 |
| PM2.5 | 2005 | 105.1190535 |
| PM2.5 | 2006 | 103.0391791 |
| PM2.5 | 2007 | 96.8505838 |
| PM2.5 | 2008 | 90.13472943 |
| PM2.5 | 2009 | 81.41462367 |
| PM2.5 | 2010 | 82.5511054 |
| PM2.5 | 2011 | 77.54172333 |
| PM2.5 | 2012 | 77.68393024 |
| PM2.5 | 2013 | 77.817976 |
| PM2.5 | 2014 | 74.02459455 |
| PM2.5 | 2015 | 72.1004645 |
| PM2.5 | 2016 | 69.49370436 |
| PM2.5 | 2017 | 69.74804127 |
| PM2.5 | 2018 | 69.87590548 |
| PM2.5 | 2019 | 66.80611161 |
| PM2.5 | 2020 | 59.77181399 |
| PM2.5 | 2021 | 61.7096512 |
| PM2.5 | 2022 | 59.58648971 |
| PM2.5 | 2023 | 55.88268407 |
| ERC 2020-2029 | 2020 | 73.58333746 |
| ERC 2020-2029 | 2021 | 73.58333746 |
| ERC 2020-2029 | 2022 | 73.58333746 |
| ERC 2020-2029 | 2023 | 73.58333746 |
| ERC 2020-2029 | 2024 | 73.58333746 |
| ERC 2020-2029 | 2025 | 73.58333746 |
| ERC 2020-2029 | 2026 | 73.58333746 |
| ERC 2020-2029 | 2027 | 73.58333746 |
| ERC 2020-2029 | 2028 | 73.58333746 |
| ERC 2020-2029 | 2029 | 73.58333746 |