UKPIA statistical review 2022

38 | Statistical Review | 2022

kt UK Non-Methane Volatile Organic Compound (NMVOC) Emissions

UK Non-Methane Volatile Organic Compound (NMVOC) Emissions

Industrial

Energy Transport

Agriculture Waste

1000 1200 1400 1600 1800

0 200 400 600 800

2000

2005

2010

2015

2020

Source: NAEI

Prior to 2020, UK NMVOC emissions were largely steady. With the transport sector being the only major source of NMVOC emissions reductions. Comparatively, the industrial sector, which emitted 57% of the UK’s NMVOC emissions in 2020 actually saw an annual average increase in emissions of 0.25% between 2010 and 2019. In total, NMVOC emissions decreased by 5% in 2020 and has decreased by 54% since 2000.

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