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Explanation of Key Trends - Carbon Monoxide

Main drivers

CO total emissions show a falling trend over the whole interval, with emission reductions of 81.2 % between 1990 and 2020 and a renewed interval of emission reductions in the last years. The Main Driver for CO emissions is Fuel Combustion (NFR 1.A) with 90% of total 1990 emissions and an 86% reduction between 1990 and 2020. In the Fuel Combustion category, Road Transport (NFR 1.A.3.b) is responsible for 57% of the 1990 emissions, with Passenger Cars (NFR 1.A.3.b.i) emitting nearly all of it. Reductions of about 89% in those categories between 1990 and 2020 are mainly due to constantly improving fuels and increasingly stricter regulations resulting in technical improvements. Other Sectors (NFR 1.A.4, including commercial/institutional and residential sources) are responsible for about 27% of 1990 Fuel Combustion emissions with a 82% reduction between 1990 and 2020.

CO Emissions 1990-2020

Total Emissions (kt) Trend: latest compared to
1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 1990 last years
13.081 7.100 5.084 3.837 3.513 3.429 3.175 3.134 2.965 3.069 2.946 2.961 2.852 2.753 2.455 down -81.2% down
CO trend by sector
CO trend by sector, from 2005