Research and analysis

Goal 2: Air (summary)

Updated 1 December 2025
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Indicator component assessed Long term Medium term Short term
A1 Emissions of ammonia (NH3) in England Improvement Little or no change Improvement
A1 Emissions of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) in England Improvement Improvement Improvement
A1 Emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOx) in England Improvement Improvement Improvement
A1 Emissions of non-methane volatile organic compounds (NMVOCs) in England Improvement Improvement Improvement
A1 Emissions of sulphur dioxide (SO2) in England Improvement Improvement Improvement
A3i Population exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) in the air in England Not assessed Not assessed Improvement
A4 Rural background concentrations of ozone (O3) in England Deterioration Deterioration Deterioration
A5 Roadside nitrogen dioxide (NO2) concentrations in England Improvement Improvement Improvement
A6i Exceedance of damaging levels of nutrient nitrogen deposition on ecosystems in England Little or no change Little or no change Little or no change
A6ii Excess deposition of nutrient nitrogen in England Improvement Improvement Improvement
A7 Area of land in England exposed to damaging levels of ammonia (NH3) in the atmosphere Improvement Improvement Improvement