Decrease in production of chemicals hazardous to the environment

RecordSTO-38EPNQXWBA-WYKFN8TWJ9-7ZVTYW

about17 milliontonnes

European Union · 2004–2024

Decrease in production of chemicals hazardous to the environment in the European Union was about 17 million tonnes in 2004–2024 (Eurostat).

Original source
Publisher
Eurostat
Authority tier
T1 Official
Locator
Production of chemicals hazardous to the environment
Retrieved
18 Sep 2026
Status
Verified

What the source says

Overall, the production of chemicals hazardous to the environment declined by approximately 17 million tonnes from 2004 to 2024, with considerable variations among the different hazard classes.

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APA

Statistical Office of the European Union. (2024). Chemicals production and consumption statistics. Retrieved September 18, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php?title=Chemicals_production_and_consumption_statistics. Via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_38EPNQXWBAWYKFN8TWJ97ZVTYW

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MLA
Statistical Office of the European Union. "Chemicals production and consumption statistics." 2024, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php?title=Chemicals_production_and_consumption_statistics. Accessed 18 Sept. 2026 via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_38EPNQXWBAWYKFN8TWJ97ZVTYW.
Chicago
Statistical Office of the European Union. "Chemicals production and consumption statistics." 2024. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php?title=Chemicals_production_and_consumption_statistics. Accessed September 18, 2026. Cited from StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_38EPNQXWBAWYKFN8TWJ97ZVTYW.
BibTeX
@misc{eurostat2024decrease7zvtyw, author = {{Statistical Office of the European Union}}, title = {Chemicals production and consumption statistics}, year = {2024}, howpublished = {StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org}, url = {https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_38EPNQXWBAWYKFN8TWJ97ZVTYW}, note = {Original source: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php?title=Chemicals\_production\_and\_consumption\_statistics. Accessed September 18, 2026.} }

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Record: STO-38EPNQXWBA-WYKFN8TWJ9-7ZVTYW T1 Official

Primary source

Publisher
Statistical Office of the European Union · homepage ↗
Authority tier
Tier 1 · Multilateral Official
Report
Chemicals production and consumption statistics
Type
Press release
Published
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Locator
Production of chemicals hazardous to the environment
Retrieved
18 September 2026
Link status
Reachable (HTTP 200)
Report licence
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Verification

Status
Verified
Review protocol
pipeline:quote-verified-v2
Checked on
27 September 2026
Last revision
27 September 2026
Permanent URL
/stat/stat_38EPNQXWBAWYKFN8TWJ97ZVTYW