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Figure 5: UK annual emissions of PM2.5 by 2023 major emission sources: 1990, 2005, 2022 and 2023

Updated 13 February 2025
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source year emissions (thousand tonnes)
Domestic Combustion 1990 41.00044092
Domestic Combustion 2005 11.70307461
Domestic Combustion 2022 12.10601497
Domestic Combustion 2023 11.24797567
Industrial Combustion 1990 24.7698451
Industrial Combustion 2005 10.79602934
Industrial Combustion 2022 5.906440905
Industrial Combustion 2023 5.427286095
Industrial Processes and Product Use 1990 30.94492278
Industrial Processes and Product Use 2005 16.58582904
Industrial Processes and Product Use 2022 10.86025552
Industrial Processes and Product Use 2023 9.125360206
Road Transport 1990 30.69297538
Road Transport 2005 25.78383535
Road Transport 2022 11.71840254
Road Transport 2023 11.47191424
Other 1990 101.1302561
Other 2005 40.25028517
Other 2022 18.99537577
Other 2023 18.61014786
Total 1990 228.5384403
Total 2005 105.1190535
Total 2022 59.58648971
Total 2023 55.88268407