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Figure 13: UK annual emissions of sulphur dioxide by 2024 major emission sources: 1990, 2005, 2023 and 2024
Updated 12 February 2026
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| sector | year | emission |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 1990 | 3.46250007993408 |
| Total | 2005 | 0.7181542186603613 |
| Total | 2023 | 0.09148007937906119 |
| Total | 2024 | 0.0840242481668063 |
| Energy Industries | 1990 | 2.675658734522742 |
| Energy Industries | 2005 | 0.46854940610188595 |
| Energy Industries | 2023 | 0.028432531894851048 |
| Energy Industries | 2024 | 0.027779271768544674 |
| Industrial Combustion | 1990 | 0.41675527096346576 |
| Industrial Combustion | 2005 | 0.12553138039758005 |
| Industrial Combustion | 2023 | 0.028739359993002117 |
| Industrial Combustion | 2024 | 0.021886254430198645 |
| Domestic Combustion | 1990 | 0.06209662047145855 |
| Domestic Combustion | 2005 | 0.021394908661389187 |
| Domestic Combustion | 2023 | 0.014668723385725198 |
| Domestic Combustion | 2024 | 0.01342328359893436 |
| Other | 1990 | 0.307989453976414 |
| Other | 2005 | 0.10267852349950615 |
| Other | 2023 | 0.01963946410548283 |
| Other | 2024 | 0.020935438369128624 |