[ZR09] Emissions of acidifying and eutrophying substances
[ZR09] Emissions of acidifying and eutrophying substances
Key message
Emissions of the three acidifying and eutrophying pollutants have decreased significantly between 1990 and 2010. Since 1990 these have decreased by 74%, mainly as a result of decreased SOX emissions. Emissions of sulphur dioxide (SO2), nitrogen oxides (NOx ) and ammonia (NH3 ) in the year 2010 have met their respective 2010 emission ceiling limits. Comparison of emissions per capita ranks Slovenia to the 15th place among the EU-27 countries in the year 2010.
Definition
Keywords:
Air pollution, Agriculture, Industry, Road transport, Energy production, air emissions, ammonia, air quality, CSI001, acidification, SO2, NOx, NH3, air, pollution
Charts
Figure ZR09-1: Emission trends 1990-2010 for acidifying and eutrophying pollutants compared with the 2010 NEC directive and Gothenburg protocol targets
Sources:
National database on air emissions, Slovenian Environment Agency, 2012
| 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SO2 | kt acid equivalents | 6.2 | 5.8 | 6 | 5.9 | 5.7 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3 |
| NO2 | kt acid equivalents | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| NH3 | kt acid equivalents | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| acidifying substances - total | kt acid equivalents | 8.8 | 8.1 | 8.4 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 6.2 | 6 | 6.1 | 5.7 | 5.2 |
| SO2 | index (1990 = 100) | 100 | 92.9 | 96.5 | 95 | 91.7 | 61.5 | 57.2 | 59 | 54.5 | 47.5 |
| NO2 | index (1990 = 100) | 100 | 91.2 | 88.5 | 93.7 | 97.1 | 96.3 | 102.2 | 102.9 | 93.6 | 82.1 |
| NH3 | index (1990 = 100) | 100 | 94.5 | 98.1 | 90.8 | 90.5 | 91.2 | 90 | 91.4 | 91.9 | 92.3 |
| acidifying substances - total | index (1990 = 100) | 100 | 92.9 | 95.6 | 94.2 | 92.4 | 70.9 | 68.6 | 70.1 | 65.6 | 59 |
| SO2 target value | index (1990 = 100) | ||||||||||
| NOx target value | index (1990 = 100) | ||||||||||
| NH3 target value | index (1990 = 100) | ||||||||||
| acidifying substances - target value | index (1990 = 100) | ||||||||||
| 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | ||
| SO2 | kt acid equivalents | 2.9 | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
| NO2 | kt acid equivalents | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.2 | 1 |
| NH3 | kt acid equivalents | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| acidifying substances - total | kt acid equivalents | 5.2 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.4 |
| SO2 | index (1990 = 100) | 46.6 | 31.7 | 31.8 | 31 | 25.6 | 20.5 | 8.3 | 7.3 | 6.4 | 5.3 |
| NO2 | index (1990 = 100) | 83 | 84.7 | 85.6 | 82.6 | 80.5 | 77.8 | 79.3 | 80.4 | 88.5 | 76 |
| NH3 | index (1990 = 100) | 97.2 | 96.2 | 100.1 | 95.1 | 88.4 | 88.7 | 87.9 | 90.9 | 85 | 84.6 |
| acidifying substances - total | index (1990 = 100) | 59.2 | 48.7 | 49.5 | 47.8 | 42.7 | 38.7 | 30.1 | 30.1 | 29.8 | 27 |
| SO2 target value | index (1990 = 100) | ||||||||||
| NOx target value | index (1990 = 100) | ||||||||||
| NH3 target value | index (1990 = 100) | ||||||||||
| acidifying substances - target value | index (1990 = 100) | ||||||||||
| 2010 | target 2010 | ||||||||||
| SO2 | kt acid equivalents | 0.3 | 0.8 | ||||||||
| NO2 | kt acid equivalents | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| NH3 | kt acid equivalents | 1 | 1.2 | ||||||||
| acidifying substances - total | kt acid equivalents | 2.3 | 3 | ||||||||
| SO2 | index (1990 = 100) | 4.9 | |||||||||
| NO2 | index (1990 = 100) | 74.6 | |||||||||
| NH3 | index (1990 = 100) | 82.7 | |||||||||
| acidifying substances - total | index (1990 = 100) | 26.3 | |||||||||
| SO2 target value | index (1990 = 100) | 13.6 | |||||||||
| NOx target value | index (1990 = 100) | 75 | |||||||||
| NH3 target value | index (1990 = 100) | 94.8 | |||||||||
| acidifying substances - target value | index (1990 = 100) | 34.2 |
Figure ZR09-2: Share of individual acidifying and eutrophying pollutants, 2010
Sources:
National database on air emissions, Slovenian Environment Agency, 2012
| 2010 | ||
|---|---|---|
| SO2 | kt acid equivalents | 0.3 |
| NO2 | kt acid equivalents | 1 |
| NH3 | kt acid equivalents | 1 |
| acidifying substances - total | kt acid equivalents | 2.3 |
| SO2 | % | 13.3 |
| NO2 | % | 42.2 |
| NH3 | % | 44.5 |
Figure ZR09-3: Sector contributions of acidifying and eutrophying pollutants emissions, 2010
Sources:
National database on air emissions, Slovenian Environment Agency, 2012
| total | - | SO2 | NO2 | NH3 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public electricity and heat production | kt acid equivalents | 0.43 | 0.19 | 0.24 | 0 | |
| Manufacturing Industries and Construction | kt acid equivalents | 0.13 | 0.06 | 0.07 | 0 | |
| Road transport | kt acid equivalents | 0.54 | 0 | 0.51 | 0.03 | |
| Non-road transport | kt acid equivalents | 0.08 | 0 | 0.08 | 0 | |
| Other | kt acid equivalents | 0.1 | 0.03 | 0.08 | 0 | |
| Fugitive emissions | kt acid equivalents | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Industrial Processes | kt acid equivalents | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0 | 0.01 | |
| Solvent and other product use | kt acid equivalents | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Agriculture | kt acid equivalents | 0.98 | 0 | 0 | 0.98 | |
| Waste | kt acid equivalents | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 0.01 | |
| total | kt acid equivalents | 2.31 | 0.31 | 0.97 | 1.03 | |
| Public electricity and heat production | % | 18.73 | 62.95 | 24.59 | 0 | |
| Manufacturing Industries and Construction | % | 5.54 | 20.14 | 6.79 | 0 | |
| Road transport | % | 23.53 | 0.34 | 52.15 | 3.35 | |
| Non-road transport | % | 3.68 | 0.25 | 8.64 | 0 | |
| Other | % | 4.46 | 8.85 | 7.8 | 0 | |
| Fugitive emissions | % | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Industrial Processes | % | 1.23 | 7.36 | 0.01 | 0.55 | |
| Solvent and other product use | % | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Agriculture | % | 42.55 | 0 | 0 | 95.52 | |
| Waste | % | 0.28 | 0.09 | 0.02 | 0.57 |
Figure ZR09-4: Acidifying and eutrophying pollutants emissions per capita in EU-27, 2010
Sources:
Air pollutant emissions data viewer (LRTAP Convention), European Environment Agency, Eurostat, 2012
| Estonia | Luxembourg | Bulgaria | Ireland | Cyprus | Poland | Greece | Finland | Czech Republic | Denmark | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NOx | kt acid equivalents | 0.8 | 1 | 2.49 | 1.65 | 0.39 | 18.84 | 6.99 | 3.63 | 5.2 | 2.8 |
| SO2 | kt acid equivalents | 2.6 | 0.07 | 12.1 | 0.81 | 0.69 | 30.42 | 8.25 | 2.09 | 5.32 | 0.44 |
| NH3 | kt acid equivalents | 0.6 | 0.28 | 2.98 | 6.25 | 0.31 | 15.94 | 3.79 | 2.18 | 4.04 | 4.39 |
| emissions of acidifying substances | kt acid equivalents | 4 | 1.35 | 17.57 | 8.7 | 1.39 | 65.21 | 19.03 | 7.9 | 14.56 | 7.63 |
| country population | number | 1340194 | 511840 | 7504868 | 4480858 | 804435 | 38200037 | 11309885 | 5375276 | 10532770 | 5560628 |
| emissions per capita | kg/capita | 2.99 | 2.65 | 2.34 | 1.94 | 1.73 | 1.71 | 1.68 | 1.47 | 1.38 | 1.37 |
| Lithuania | Romania | Spain | Malta | Slovenia | EU-27 | France | Slovakia | Belgium | Austria | ||
| NOx | kt acid equivalents | 1.26 | 5.92 | 21.18 | 0.18 | 0.97 | 199.19 | 23.49 | 1.93 | 4.8 | 4.1 |
| SO2 | kt acid equivalents | 1.19 | 11.62 | 15.08 | 0.25 | 0.32 | 142.95 | 8.18 | 2.17 | 2.1 | 0.59 |
| NH3 | kt acid equivalents | 1.77 | 9.49 | 21.81 | 0.09 | 1.03 | 211.2 | 37.95 | 1.44 | 4.06 | 3.67 |
| emissions of acidifying substances | kt acid equivalents | 4.21 | 27.03 | 58.08 | 0.52 | 2.33 | 553.34 | 69.61 | 5.53 | 10.96 | 8.36 |
| country population | number | 3244601 | 21413815 | 46152926 | 417617 | 2050189 | 502539509 | 65048412 | 5435273 | 10951266 | 8404252 |
| emissions per capita | kg/capita | 1.3 | 1.26 | 1.26 | 1.25 | 1.13 | 1.1 | 1.07 | 1.02 | 1 | 1 |
| Germany | United Kingdom | Netherlands | Portugal | Hungary | Latvia | Italy | Sweden | ||||
| NOx | kt acid equivalents | 28.76 | 24.04 | 6 | 4.05 | 3.53 | 0.73 | 20.95 | 3.51 | ||
| SO2 | kt acid equivalents | 14.04 | 12.7 | 1.06 | 2.1 | 1.01 | 0.1 | 6.57 | 1.08 | ||
| NH3 | kt acid equivalents | 32.22 | 16.73 | 7.16 | 2.82 | 3.85 | 1.02 | 22.29 | 3.04 | ||
| emissions of acidifying substances | kt acid equivalents | 75.02 | 53.47 | 14.22 | 8.96 | 8.39 | 1.85 | 49.81 | 7.63 | ||
| country population | number | 81751602 | 62498612 | 16655799 | 10636979 | 9985722 | 2229641 | 60626442 | 9415570 | ||
| emissions per capita | kg/capita | 0.92 | 0.86 | 0.85 | 0.84 | 0.84 | 0.83 | 0.82 | 0.81 |