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H3b: Emissions of persistent organic pollutants to air, land and water, England, 2000 to 2022

Updated 1 December 2025
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year pollutant value
2000 Dioxin-like Polychlorinated Biphenyls 100.0
2001 Dioxin-like Polychlorinated Biphenyls 85.78330276035447
2002 Dioxin-like Polychlorinated Biphenyls 72.83290819259355
2003 Dioxin-like Polychlorinated Biphenyls 63.77620197371221
2004 Dioxin-like Polychlorinated Biphenyls 55.41951111442604
2005 Dioxin-like Polychlorinated Biphenyls 48.89375804620292
2006 Dioxin-like Polychlorinated Biphenyls 43.9907609736433
2007 Dioxin-like Polychlorinated Biphenyls 39.28449949730172
2008 Dioxin-like Polychlorinated Biphenyls 35.123252001902166
2009 Dioxin-like Polychlorinated Biphenyls 30.10293632190244
2010 Dioxin-like Polychlorinated Biphenyls 27.550179554353555
2011 Dioxin-like Polychlorinated Biphenyls 25.225107143067586
2012 Dioxin-like Polychlorinated Biphenyls 23.39400454895316
2013 Dioxin-like Polychlorinated Biphenyls 21.940236373931192
2014 Dioxin-like Polychlorinated Biphenyls 19.869717108172964
2015 Dioxin-like Polychlorinated Biphenyls 17.029706543305682
2016 Dioxin-like Polychlorinated Biphenyls 13.478350085928406
2017 Dioxin-like Polychlorinated Biphenyls 12.34155458687484
2018 Dioxin-like Polychlorinated Biphenyls 11.182879025572676
2019 Dioxin-like Polychlorinated Biphenyls 10.165426871607956
2020 Dioxin-like Polychlorinated Biphenyls 9.33155038427657
2021 Dioxin-like Polychlorinated Biphenyls 8.901457279403889
2022 Dioxin-like Polychlorinated Biphenyls 7.990404751521105
2000 Dioxins and Furans 100.0
2001 Dioxins and Furans 97.4758105387428
2002 Dioxins and Furans 92.42075296392235
2003 Dioxins and Furans 88.07243612087885
2004 Dioxins and Furans 87.44093802631839
2005 Dioxins and Furans 75.64551321809249
2006 Dioxins and Furans 65.17734164333977
2007 Dioxins and Furans 58.8114929085972
2008 Dioxins and Furans 57.08838168561956
2009 Dioxins and Furans 51.7093773510098
2010 Dioxins and Furans 51.33133149718735
2011 Dioxins and Furans 47.55723406378768
2012 Dioxins and Furans 45.65803055408599
2013 Dioxins and Furans 45.2745649676236
2014 Dioxins and Furans 45.58324404760015
2015 Dioxins and Furans 45.09743398012817
2016 Dioxins and Furans 43.4120773638662
2017 Dioxins and Furans 43.29667945902943
2018 Dioxins and Furans 43.44596311079772
2019 Dioxins and Furans 42.65263374060237
2020 Dioxins and Furans 40.78986861498574
2021 Dioxins and Furans 39.40562727108132
2022 Dioxins and Furans 42.3272684552027
2000 Hexachlorobenzene 100.0
2001 Hexachlorobenzene 88.13513125054969
2002 Hexachlorobenzene 82.93182338540392
2003 Hexachlorobenzene 77.90381929419402
2004 Hexachlorobenzene 98.68203974776084
2005 Hexachlorobenzene 94.30119685155528
2006 Hexachlorobenzene 88.1856250820281
2007 Hexachlorobenzene 75.27628518554825
2008 Hexachlorobenzene 70.4242239863496
2009 Hexachlorobenzene 49.823624630843874
2010 Hexachlorobenzene 47.97405841985449
2011 Hexachlorobenzene 34.301607339410644
2012 Hexachlorobenzene 32.077436266870095
2013 Hexachlorobenzene 26.894945808258004
2014 Hexachlorobenzene 31.26379234954029
2015 Hexachlorobenzene 35.053809363688984
2016 Hexachlorobenzene 41.75116220364647
2017 Hexachlorobenzene 45.33940464366714
2018 Hexachlorobenzene 47.90966865012466
2019 Hexachlorobenzene 46.53698488418856
2020 Hexachlorobenzene 44.56885286229001
2021 Hexachlorobenzene 45.692794361130986
2022 Hexachlorobenzene 45.35002147071048
2000 Polychlorinated Biphenyls 100.0
2001 Polychlorinated Biphenyls 85.40509257787642
2002 Polychlorinated Biphenyls 73.21280764379824
2003 Polychlorinated Biphenyls 63.02872045105224
2004 Polychlorinated Biphenyls 54.624048120998616
2005 Polychlorinated Biphenyls 47.21070840659223
2006 Polychlorinated Biphenyls 40.88978466312172
2007 Polychlorinated Biphenyls 35.58241610689246
2008 Polychlorinated Biphenyls 30.785273402936696
2009 Polychlorinated Biphenyls 26.070358233153616
2010 Polychlorinated Biphenyls 22.670576418323098
2011 Polychlorinated Biphenyls 20.19942361538091
2012 Polychlorinated Biphenyls 17.89896267380372
2013 Polychlorinated Biphenyls 16.031159634339076
2014 Polychlorinated Biphenyls 14.388570551710922
2015 Polychlorinated Biphenyls 12.919194612982295
2016 Polychlorinated Biphenyls 11.370892188601491
2017 Polychlorinated Biphenyls 10.388327714221909
2018 Polychlorinated Biphenyls 9.53998090282134
2019 Polychlorinated Biphenyls 8.716125407278273
2020 Polychlorinated Biphenyls 7.8199553343638275
2021 Polychlorinated Biphenyls 7.642483155114535
2022 Polychlorinated Biphenyls 7.038695306037575
2000 Polychlorinated Naphthalenes 100.0
2001 Polychlorinated Naphthalenes 85.3763978465923
2002 Polychlorinated Naphthalenes 73.01873812842348
2003 Polychlorinated Naphthalenes 62.64374982535452
2004 Polychlorinated Naphthalenes 53.936044490658695
2005 Polychlorinated Naphthalenes 46.43557587424957
2006 Polychlorinated Naphthalenes 40.29476548358882
2007 Polychlorinated Naphthalenes 34.92117150172352
2008 Polychlorinated Naphthalenes 30.203659605773943
2009 Polychlorinated Naphthalenes 26.02715517095124
2010 Polychlorinated Naphthalenes 23.07647650405596
2011 Polychlorinated Naphthalenes 20.58792927163872
2012 Polychlorinated Naphthalenes 18.177277135288712
2013 Polychlorinated Naphthalenes 16.49079874460397
2014 Polychlorinated Naphthalenes 15.699411444855338
2015 Polychlorinated Naphthalenes 15.461791372037482
2016 Polychlorinated Naphthalenes 15.350603834730652
2017 Polychlorinated Naphthalenes 14.854393324872117
2018 Polychlorinated Naphthalenes 14.44837363000699
2019 Polychlorinated Naphthalenes 14.519031048459029
2020 Polychlorinated Naphthalenes 14.879156855220616
2021 Polychlorinated Naphthalenes 15.323709367856996
2022 Polychlorinated Naphthalenes 15.029015002772905
2000 Pentachlorophenol 100.0
2001 Pentachlorophenol 94.59452245121386
2002 Pentachlorophenol 89.43409523535475
2003 Pentachlorophenol 84.67905704792673
2004 Pentachlorophenol 80.10117169193485
2005 Pentachlorophenol 75.74291605272226
2006 Pentachlorophenol 71.53810737413832
2007 Pentachlorophenol 67.49802230209738
2008 Pentachlorophenol 63.71444308595795
2009 Pentachlorophenol 60.10691753473362
2010 Pentachlorophenol 56.66134457034693
2011 Pentachlorophenol 53.37258447507149
2012 Pentachlorophenol 50.23315136555114
2013 Pentachlorophenol 47.22144499764169
2014 Pentachlorophenol 44.3240049535975
2015 Pentachlorophenol 41.533494040889785
2016 Pentachlorophenol 38.84436894110426
2017 Pentachlorophenol 36.2444930451536
2018 Pentachlorophenol 33.74430654473408
2019 Pentachlorophenol 31.326029720185662
2020 Pentachlorophenol 28.98630866320972
2021 Pentachlorophenol 26.762979112790823
2022 Pentachlorophenol 24.639198140592686
2000 Pentachlorobenzine 100.0
2001 Pentachlorobenzine 71.52863648094517
2002 Pentachlorobenzine 63.96445580775948
2003 Pentachlorobenzine 42.86609361970877
2004 Pentachlorobenzine 38.023622109779744
2005 Pentachlorobenzine 33.83347719387542
2006 Pentachlorobenzine 31.06716753907694
2007 Pentachlorobenzine 28.57393657894141
2008 Pentachlorobenzine 25.875512331543817
2009 Pentachlorobenzine 22.265325671496825
2010 Pentachlorobenzine 21.00932213907977
2011 Pentachlorobenzine 19.222116237686848
2012 Pentachlorobenzine 18.526326991945755
2013 Pentachlorobenzine 19.5910869026178
2014 Pentachlorobenzine 19.817613481156897
2015 Pentachlorobenzine 18.704285078565125
2016 Pentachlorobenzine 17.07334912603663
2017 Pentachlorobenzine 16.657054675581364
2018 Pentachlorobenzine 16.150394120010056
2019 Pentachlorobenzine 15.842624311973752
2020 Pentachlorobenzine 15.79331004520563
2021 Pentachlorobenzine 16.153261068308755
2022 Pentachlorobenzine 15.260560706415536