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Contents

Key Scottish Environment Statistics

General
Population and households: 1991-2024
Gross Domestic Product ( GDP): 1975-2005
Electricity generation by source: 2000-2004
Motor traffic on all roads: 1993-2005

Public Attitudes
Public concern about environmental issues: 1991 and 2002

Global Atmosphere
Annual mean temperature: 1914-2005
Annual precipitation: 1914-2005
Net greenhouse gas emissions: 1990-2003
Net carbon dioxide emissions by source: 1990-2003
Column ozone measurements: 1981-2005

Air Quality
Particulate (PM ₁₀) concentrations: 1993-2005
Nitrogen dioxide concentrations: 1992-2005
Carbon monoxide concentrations: 1992-2005
Ground level ozone concentrations: 1990-2005
Sulphur dioxide concentrations: 1962-2005
Emissions of sulphur dioxide and nitrogen oxides from large combustion plants: 1996-2005

Water
Public water supplies, yield and demand: 1981/1982 to 2004/2005
Drinking water quality: 1991-2005
River water quality: 1999-2005
Nitrate concentrations in rivers: 1993-2005
Orthophosphate concentrations in rivers: 1993-2005
Effluent compliance with discharge consents: 1996/1997 to 2004

Marine
Nitrogen loadings from land to the marine environment: 1990-2004
Compliance with the EC bathing water directive(76/160/ EEC): 1988-2005
Major commercial fish stocks: 1960s-2004

Radioactivity
Exposure of the population to all sources of radiation: 2003
Activity concentrations in milk: 1966-2005

Waste
Waste sent to landfill: 2000-2004
Local authorities' recycling of household waste: 1999/2000 to 2004/2005
Waste recycling behaviour: 2000-2005

Land
Broad habitat change: 1990-1998
Designated areas: 1991-2006
Land under agri-environmental schemes: 1988-2005
Agricultural Land Use: 1982-2005
Fertiliser application to crops and grass: 1986-2004
Area of Woodland: 1924-2005

Biodiversity
Status of UKBAP species & habitats in Scotland: 2005
Changes in plant diversity: 1990-1998
Status of native wintering waders: 1974-2004
Status of widespread breeding land birds 1994-2005
Catches of Wild Salmon: 1952-2004

Footnotes
General
Public Attitudes
Global Atmosphere
Air Quality
Water
Marine
Radioactivity
Waste
Land
Biodiversity

Throughout this publication, a '-' represents figures that are not available and 'R' indicates that figures have been revised since previous publications.

Edited by John Landrock and Elspeth MacKay.

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