Statistical data set
Figure 3: Annual emissions of PM10 and PM2.5 in the UK: 1970-2024
Updated 12 February 2026
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| series | year | emissions (thousand tonnes) |
|---|---|---|
| PM10 | 1970 | 689.4441808165013 |
| PM10 | 1971 | 634.1621341140727 |
| PM10 | 1972 | 560.9694777121772 |
| PM10 | 1973 | 584.8539377205637 |
| PM10 | 1974 | 531.6863498777584 |
| PM10 | 1975 | 503.96073153476414 |
| PM10 | 1976 | 492.3739936205864 |
| PM10 | 1977 | 486.6122987552775 |
| PM10 | 1978 | 476.59163912117265 |
| PM10 | 1979 | 479.734075232964 |
| PM10 | 1980 | 441.5809468426536 |
| PM10 | 1981 | 423.59011335148904 |
| PM10 | 1982 | 414.40129499563386 |
| PM10 | 1983 | 408.63061304283804 |
| PM10 | 1984 | 365.28824310036435 |
| PM10 | 1985 | 403.2742826392234 |
| PM10 | 1986 | 414.7526489419292 |
| PM10 | 1987 | 405.4815126926852 |
| PM10 | 1988 | 397.6590628663551 |
| PM10 | 1989 | 399.63539736161135 |
| PM10 | 1990 | 332.5184970506645 |
| PM10 | 1991 | 332.5067481936717 |
| PM10 | 1992 | 316.30274080418656 |
| PM10 | 1993 | 293.5820314125821 |
| PM10 | 1994 | 278.6260117589845 |
| PM10 | 1995 | 253.91858106488885 |
| PM10 | 1996 | 250.57648846894935 |
| PM10 | 1997 | 232.6271257362592 |
| PM10 | 1998 | 222.8496678982307 |
| PM10 | 1999 | 213.23190069710054 |
| PM10 | 2000 | 199.74470533621107 |
| PM10 | 2001 | 200.21349940275087 |
| PM10 | 2002 | 174.11944883257905 |
| PM10 | 2003 | 181.94615334848731 |
| PM10 | 2004 | 172.6361606386297 |
| PM10 | 2005 | 168.97680804679345 |
| PM10 | 2006 | 168.74499485378905 |
| PM10 | 2007 | 160.55855545065452 |
| PM10 | 2008 | 148.13255245700037 |
| PM10 | 2009 | 134.78245646554214 |
| PM10 | 2010 | 141.63929028539474 |
| PM10 | 2011 | 134.1616089246652 |
| PM10 | 2012 | 129.81335654971815 |
| PM10 | 2013 | 133.28295931467025 |
| PM10 | 2014 | 129.4282319880933 |
| PM10 | 2015 | 128.00859138961198 |
| PM10 | 2016 | 126.84490232044641 |
| PM10 | 2017 | 129.83648619918108 |
| PM10 | 2018 | 128.523665576418 |
| PM10 | 2019 | 122.13050574786993 |
| PM10 | 2020 | 107.05034922194085 |
| PM10 | 2021 | 116.19771931133425 |
| PM10 | 2022 | 114.63084827004477 |
| PM10 | 2023 | 107.20769762241136 |
| PM10 | 2024 | 103.5785152195218 |
| PM2.5 | 1970 | 545.7867865334987 |
| PM2.5 | 1971 | 483.83473180610304 |
| PM2.5 | 1972 | 424.8252598255052 |
| PM2.5 | 1973 | 432.199185521954 |
| PM2.5 | 1974 | 400.96719321230455 |
| PM2.5 | 1975 | 354.4180573244457 |
| PM2.5 | 1976 | 347.714738768035 |
| PM2.5 | 1977 | 345.1682891413109 |
| PM2.5 | 1978 | 331.9321103749837 |
| PM2.5 | 1979 | 339.47199792049 |
| PM2.5 | 1980 | 301.14284865793525 |
| PM2.5 | 1981 | 286.6517123869151 |
| PM2.5 | 1982 | 282.0012753597617 |
| PM2.5 | 1983 | 272.4287316215665 |
| PM2.5 | 1984 | 245.81507863365195 |
| PM2.5 | 1985 | 270.73186095721115 |
| PM2.5 | 1986 | 281.7555369697305 |
| PM2.5 | 1987 | 259.06850189152186 |
| PM2.5 | 1988 | 253.85931012665617 |
| PM2.5 | 1989 | 250.63081327671136 |
| PM2.5 | 1990 | 214.9500633544704 |
| PM2.5 | 1991 | 215.41693060283012 |
| PM2.5 | 1992 | 206.6961372160481 |
| PM2.5 | 1993 | 191.92967555482383 |
| PM2.5 | 1994 | 181.1904569774526 |
| PM2.5 | 1995 | 162.07239903408677 |
| PM2.5 | 1996 | 158.4527747768104 |
| PM2.5 | 1997 | 148.05371290482586 |
| PM2.5 | 1998 | 141.76874992236006 |
| PM2.5 | 1999 | 135.71679700021576 |
| PM2.5 | 2000 | 122.40475013784379 |
| PM2.5 | 2001 | 119.09316634778266 |
| PM2.5 | 2002 | 102.92920755279282 |
| PM2.5 | 2003 | 102.26700411091224 |
| PM2.5 | 2004 | 100.2060810640423 |
| PM2.5 | 2005 | 98.75493330697752 |
| PM2.5 | 2006 | 99.12659941638088 |
| PM2.5 | 2007 | 93.29336372446264 |
| PM2.5 | 2008 | 86.97558421000952 |
| PM2.5 | 2009 | 78.40699260661751 |
| PM2.5 | 2010 | 79.99324100843077 |
| PM2.5 | 2011 | 76.14532794370633 |
| PM2.5 | 2012 | 75.9359422546072 |
| PM2.5 | 2013 | 75.84492855628382 |
| PM2.5 | 2014 | 72.91870827339443 |
| PM2.5 | 2015 | 71.32926590215224 |
| PM2.5 | 2016 | 68.32491048324908 |
| PM2.5 | 2017 | 68.49313915536547 |
| PM2.5 | 2018 | 68.68681036486878 |
| PM2.5 | 2019 | 65.25833440053313 |
| PM2.5 | 2020 | 58.36298196941867 |
| PM2.5 | 2021 | 60.4649335165084 |
| PM2.5 | 2022 | 58.18318516164413 |
| PM2.5 | 2023 | 55.14409472518884 |
| PM2.5 | 2024 | 52.977522078275605 |
| erc_2020-2029 | 2020 | 69.12845331488425 |
| erc_2020-2029 | 2021 | 69.12845331488425 |
| erc_2020-2029 | 2022 | 69.12845331488425 |
| erc_2020-2029 | 2023 | 69.12845331488425 |
| erc_2020-2029 | 2024 | 69.12845331488425 |
| erc_2020-2029 | 2025 | 69.12845331488425 |
| erc_2020-2029 | 2026 | 69.12845331488425 |
| erc_2020-2029 | 2027 | 69.12845331488425 |
| erc_2020-2029 | 2028 | 69.12845331488425 |
| erc_2020-2029 | 2029 | 69.12845331488425 |