Share of PM2.5 particle emissions in the UK 1990-2023, by source

Published by Ian Tiseo, Mar 26, 2025

Road Transport was the largest source of PM2.5 emissions in the United Kingdom in 2023, accounting for some 20.5 percent of PM2.5 emissions in the country that year. Domestic Combustion followed second, accounting for 20.1 percent of PM2.5 emissions the same year, considering both wood and other fuels combustion. 

Distribution of PM2.5 particulate matter emissions in the United Kingdom (UK) in selected years from 1990 to 2023, by source

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1990, 2010 and 2023

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This statistic is using original data from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and includes copyright material from © Crown, licensed under the Open Government License v3.0

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