"Total fine particulate matter emissions by source, Canada, 1990 to 2024",,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Year,Dust and fires (emissions in kilotonnes),"Agriculture (livestock, crop production and fertilizer) (emissions in kilotonnes)",Home firewood burning (emissions in kilotonnes),Ore and mineral industries (emissions in kilotonnes),Miscellaneous (emissions in kilotonnes),Manufacturing (emissions in kilotonnes),Off-road vehicles and mobile equipment (emissions in kilotonnes),Oil and gas industry (emissions in kilotonnes),"Transportation (road, rail, air and marine) (emissions in kilotonnes)",Building heating and energy generation (emissions in kilotonnes),Electric utilities (emissions in kilotonnes),Incineration and waste (emissions in kilotonnes),Paints and solvents (emissions in kilotonnes),Total emissions (emissions in kilotonnes) 1990,352.3,675.2,101.6,55.3,13.9,113.9,35.9,11.9,33.4,4.6,48.5,3.5,n/a,1450.1 1991,347.4,667.8,102.4,52.1,12,103,32.5,12.4,31.8,4.6,43.5,3.6,n/a,1413.1 1992,314.7,653,107.9,49.3,12,99.8,31.4,12.7,32.2,4.7,40.7,3.7,n/a,1362 1993,333.7,638.7,108.5,49.7,12.3,100.5,32.7,12.8,32.3,4.9,32.6,3.8,n/a,1362.4 1994,358.5,624.3,105.6,52.1,12.7,100.3,33.9,13.7,33.8,4.9,25,3.8,n/a,1368.7 1995,368,610.1,103.3,51.8,13.2,101.4,34.2,14,34.5,4.9,20.9,3.7,n/a,1360 1996,364,596.3,105.7,52.7,13.2,93.1,35.3,14,34.4,5.2,19.1,3.7,n/a,1336.9 1997,382.3,582.5,104,53.2,13.6,85.2,37.2,14.4,34.1,5,20.2,2.2,n/a,1334 1998,389.4,568.9,83.2,50.2,14.4,80.1,36.8,16.1,32.4,4.6,19.9,2.2,n/a,1298.1 1999,390.6,555.3,80.3,48.9,15,79.7,37.6,13.7,33.1,4.8,21.6,2.2,n/a,1283 2000,396.6,541.9,81,49.7,15.5,74.7,38.8,13.5,31.9,5.3,23.2,2.2,n/a,1274.3 2001,416.7,528.7,69.5,46.3,15.8,63.9,37.1,13.4,30,5,19.3,2.2,n/a,1248.1 2002,400.9,508.9,66.9,38,16,55.2,35.5,13.8,29.4,5.2,15.3,2.2,0,1187.2 2003,418.5,489.2,62.7,39,16.3,52.9,34.6,12.5,31,5.6,11.1,2.2,0,1175.5 2004,413.9,469,66.2,38.1,16.8,50.5,33.5,11.8,31.4,5.3,10.3,2,0,1148.9 2005,448.7,449.5,67.9,42.9,17.1,44.8,32.4,12.2,31.9,5.2,9.1,1.8,0,1163.5 2006,437.3,429.9,66.2,43.4,17.3,28.8,29.8,11.5,30.5,4.9,6,1.5,0,1107.3 2007,459.7,416.6,77.5,37.7,17.4,27,27.5,11.3,29.8,5.2,7,1.5,0,1118.1 2008,504.9,403.1,77.4,35.9,17.8,24.1,26,9.7,28.7,5.1,6.8,1.4,0,1141 2009,484,389.8,78.1,30.1,17.9,20.1,23.2,8.9,27,5,6.1,1.3,0,1091.4 2010,530.8,376.8,69.1,33.9,17.6,19.4,25.2,8.7,26,4.8,5.7,1.2,0,1119.2 2011,550,363.5,73.3,32.9,16.8,19.8,25.5,9.2,22.2,5,4.3,1,0,1123.6 2012,595.1,366.6,69.3,35.1,16.9,19.2,24,9.8,19.8,4.6,3.2,0.9,0,1164.7 2013,615.4,369.4,75.4,31.9,16.7,19.5,23.3,10.6,18.3,4.8,3.2,0.8,0,1189.5 2014,639,372.3,75.6,31.6,16.1,18.6,21.3,12.4,16.4,4.9,3.6,0.8,0,1212.6 2015,588.5,375.3,72.8,30.3,15.2,18.6,21.9,11.3,13.7,4.8,3.5,0.8,0,1156.7 2016,531.1,378.3,68.8,30.4,15.2,17.1,21.2,10.4,11.7,4.9,3.4,0.8,0,1093.3 2017,533.2,374.1,69,33.8,15.3,17.2,21.7,11.7,10.9,5.1,3.3,0.8,0,1095.9 2018,564.2,369.9,71.2,32.7,15.3,17.2,21,11.7,10.9,5.3,3.2,0.8,0,1123.4 2019,586.6,365.8,68.3,34.5,15.4,16.3,19.9,11.6,10,5.4,2.8,0.8,0,1137.4 2020,526.7,361.8,58.2,35.1,15.5,16.4,17,12.1,8.6,5,2.4,0.8,0,1059.7 2021,537,357.5,52.4,36.3,15.6,19.8,16.9,14.3,8.4,4.8,2,0.8,0,1065.9 2022,556.7,353,55.6,34.6,15.7,14.9,15.9,14.4,8.2,5.1,2.1,0.8,0,1077 2023,602.4,348.3,51.4,31.3,15.8,14.8,15.1,13,8.2,4.7,1.8,0.8,0.1,1107.8 2024,630.1,343.6,48.1,30.3,15.9,15.2,14,13.3,8.3,4.6,1.5,0.9,0.1,1125.9 ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Note: The indicator reports air pollutant emissions from human activities only. It does not include emissions from natural sources such as forest fires and from vegetation. n/a = not applicable. Consult Table 1 (https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/services/environmental-indicators/air-pollutant-emissions.html#Table1) in the Data sources and methods for a complete list of the air pollutant emissions sources included under each category. The numbers have been rounded off and their sum may not correspond to the total.,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada (2026) Air Pollutant Emission Inventory (https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/services/pollutants/air-emissions-inventory-overview.html).,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Available on the Environmental indicators website (www.canada.ca/environmental-indicators).,,,,,,,,,,,,,,