Statistics Norway

Emissions to air. Sulphur dioxide - national figures

5 Emissions to air of SO2, NOX, NH3 and NMVOC by sector. 2006*
  SO2 NOX NH3 Acid equivalents1 NMVOC
  1 000 tonnes
Total 20.9  190.8 22.6 6.1  196.1
           
Energy sectors 3.9 58.7 0.0 1.4 90.1
Extraction of oil and gas2 0.8 54.8 0.0 1.2 81.3
Extraction of coal 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Oil refining 1.9 2.5 0.0 0.1 8.1
Electricity supplies3 1.2 1.3 0.0 0.1 0.8
           
Manufacturing and mining 12.4 19.6 0.7 0.9 22.2
Oil drilling 0.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.2
Manufacture of pulp and paper 2.0 1.8 0.0 0.1 0.4
Manufacture of basic chemicals 3.3 4.6 0.5 0.2 1.7
Manufacture of minerals4 1.9 4.9 0.2 0.2 2.1
Manufacture of iron, steel and ferro-alloys 2.5 2.7 0.0 0.1 1.3
Manufacture of other metals 2.2 1.5 0.0 0.1 0.0
Manufacture of metal goods, boats, ships and oil platforms 0.1 0.7 0.0 0.0 2.5
Manufacture of wood, plastic, rubber, and chemical goods, printing 0.2 0.6 0.0 0.0 12.3
Manufacture of consumer goods 0.3 0.8 0.0 0.0 1.6
           
Other 4.1 99.3 20.2 3.5 36.0
Construction 0.2 5.1 0.0 0.1 10.4
Agriculture and forestry 0.2 4.6 19.8 1.3 2.8
Fishing, whaling and sealing 1.0 22.9 0.0 0.5 0.7
Land transport, domestic 0.2 23.7 0.1 0.5 4.4
Sea transport, domestic 2.0 33.5 0.0 0.8 1.8
Air transport5 0.0 2.9 0.0 0.1 2.2
Other private services 0.3 4.5 0.4 0.1 10.4
Public sector, municipal6 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 1.6
Public sector, state 0.1 1.8 0.0 0.0 1.7
           
Private households 0.5 13.2 1.7 0.4 47.9
1  Total acidifying effect of SO2, NOx and NH3.
2  Includes gas terminal, transport and supply ships.
3  Includes emissions from waste incineration plants.
4  Including mining.
5  Domestic air transport only, including emissions above 1000 m.
6  Includes water supply.
Source: Emission inventory from Statistics Norway and Norwegian Pollution Control Authority.

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