Table 21.4 - Nitrogen oxide emissions by type of road vehicle in the EU, 1990

Sources: B, DK, F, GR, IRL, L: CORINAIR90 (Samaras, personal communication 1993); D, I, NL, P, E, UK (Samaras and Zierock, 1992)

(see Table 5.9 for country codes)

Vehicle type Vehicle stocks
(thousands)
NOx emissions
(thousand tonnes/year)
Diesel engines: passenger cars and light-duty vehicles 20 496 414
Diesel engines: heavy-duty vehicles and buses >3.5t 3780 1926
Petrol engines: passenger cars and light vehicles 115 241 3228
Petrol engines: heavy-duty vehicles and buses >3.5t 785 77
Other road transport1) 24 529 94
Total 1648315739

Note: For other transport-related activities (railways, inland waterways, marine activities, off-road vehicles, airports, service stations) not currently available from CORINAIR90.

1) Two-wheeled vehicles and liquefied petroleum gas.