Air Pollution Data

Table 1: Sectors and Air Pollutants Emitted (1)

Sector
Air Pollutants Emitted
Biofuel Combustion
Mostly CO;
also SO2 and NOx
Industry & Refineries
Mostly SO2;
also NOx and CO
Power Generation
Mostly SO2 and NOx;
also CO
Residential, Commercial, and Other Sector
Mostly SO2 and CO;
also NOx
Road, Rail, Air & Other Transport
Mostly NOx and CO;
also SO2
Shipping
Mostly NOx and SO2;
also CO
Oil Extraction, Transportation and Handling
Mostly SO2;
also CO and NOx
Iron, Steel & Non-ferrous metals
Mostly SO2, NOx and CO
Chemicals
SO2
Building Materials
SO2 and NOx
Pulp & Paper
Mostly SO2;
also NOx and CO
Deforestation
Mostly CO;
also NOx and SO2
Agriculture Waste Burning
Mostly CO;
also NOx and SO2
Waste incineration, non-energy
Mostly CO;
also NOx and SO2
Agriculture, incl. animal farming
NH3

Table 2: Breakdown of Sectors for Global SO2 Emissions in Gg, Year 2000 based on EDGAR Data (2)

Sector
  SO2, Gg  
Biofuel Combustion
3,163
Industry (excl. refineries etc)
24,347
Power Generation
53,592
Other Transformation Sector (incl. refineries etc)
10,212
Residential, Commercial, and Other Sector
8,117
Road
3,659
Rail and Other Non-Road
1,957
Air
212
Intl. Shipping
7,288
Oil Extraction, Transportation and Handling
4,175
Iron & Steel
944
Non-ferrous metals
21,283
Chemicals
2,880
Building Materials
2,648
Pulp & Paper
990
Deforestation, incl. Tropical Forest Fires
1,214
Savannah and Shrubs Fires
2,956
Agriculture Waste Burning
173
Middle & High Latitude Forest Fires
110
Middle & High Latitude Grassland Fires
373
Waste incineration (non-energy)
48
Total:
150,339

Table 3: Breakdown of Sectors for Global NOx Emissions in Gg NO2, Year 2000 based on EDGAR Data (3)

Sector
NOx, Gg NO2
Biofuel Combustion
8,209
Industry (excl. refineries etc)
9,630
Power Generation
24,792
Other Transformation Sector (incl. refineries etc)
2,260
Residential, Commercial, and Other Sector
3,025
Road
28,471
Rail and Other Non-Road
5,861
Air
2,328
Intl. Shipping
9,574
Oil Extraction, Transportation and Handling
447
Iron & Steel
1,052
Non-ferrous metals
1,008
Chemicals
Building Materials
4,965
Pulp & Paper
178
Deforestation, incl. Tropical Forest Fires
6,247
Savannah and Shrubs Fires
15,204
Agriculture Waste Burning
740
Middle & High Latitude Forest Fires
560
Middle & High Latitude Grassland Fires
1,917
Waste incineration (non-energy)
144
Total:
126,610

Table 4: Breakdown of Sectors for Global CO Emissions in Gg, Year 2000 based on EDGAR Data (4)

Sector
CO, Gg
Biofuel Combustion
250,758
Industry (excl. refineries etc)
3,665
Power Generation
1,826
Other Transformation Sector (incl. refineries etc)
245
Residential, Commercial, and Other Sector
27,413
Road
185,813
Rail and Other Non-Road
12,809
Air
1,771
Intl. Shipping
102
Oil Extraction, Transportation and Handling
10,144
Iron & Steel
33,728
Non-ferrous metals
97
Chemicals
Building Materials
Pulp & Paper
664
Deforestation, incl. Tropical Forest Fires
192,171
Savannah and Shrubs Fires
280,828
Agriculture Waste Burning
16,397
Middle & High Latitude Forest Fires
18,663
Middle & High Latitude Grassland Fires
35,402
Waste incineration (non-energy)
3,830
Total:
1,076,327

 

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References:

1. Based on a list of industries from databases of air pollutants provided by:

Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (August 16, 2005). Emissions Databases for Major Greenhouse Gases. Retrieved November 1, 2008 from http://www.mnp.nl/edgar/model/v32ft2000edgar/

2. Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (August 16, 2005). Emissions Databases for Major Acidifying Gases. Retrieved November 1, 2008 from http://www.mnp.nl/edgar/model/v32ft2000edgar/edgarv32ft_acid/

3. Ibid.

4. Ibid.