Industrial releases of pollutants to air and economic activity in the EU-27

The figure shows the trend of pollutant releases into air in the EU-27 from 2010 to 2022 by using 2010 releases values as reference. In addition, gross value added (GVA) from the industry sector is presented.

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Methodology

Pollutant releases reported under European Pollutant Release and Transfer Register (E-PRTR)/Large Combustion Plants (LCP) LCP dataflow for the relevant pollutant have been aggregated at EU-27 level and index against 2010 level has been calculated.

Units

Emissions - percentage change with reference to 2010

Additional information

GVA, gross value added; NMVOC, non-methane volatile organic compound; NO_x, nitrogen oxides; PM₁₀, particulate matter with a diameter of less than 10μm; SO_x, sulphur oxides. GVA is used as a proxy for the economic activity of industry in Europe, accounting for inflation, based on 2010 values.

Slovakia: data from 2018 to gap fill 2019-2022
Malta: data from 2019 to gap fill 2020-2022
Czechia: data from 2020 used to gap fill 2021-2022
Bulgaria: 2021 data used to gap fill 2022 due to late reporting

Industrial releases of pollutants to air and economic activity in the EU-27

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