Environmental Sustainability Impact of Environmental Protection Regulations on the BRICS Countries

Table 3

Generation of pollutants.

years	Sewage production	Harmful gas generation	Waste residue generation
2011	137.5 billion tons	127.3 billion tons	141.7 billion tons
2012	137.9 billion tons	138.7 billion tons	153.7 billion tons
2013	138.1 billion tons	152.6 billion tons	163.1 billion tons
2014	138.7 billion tons	153.8 billion tons	167.1 billion tons
2015	139.3 billion tons	154.6 billion tons	168.3 billion tons
2016	139.7 billion tons	157.5 billion tons	183.7 billion tons
2017	151.1 billion tons	158.9 billion tons	191.7 billion tons
2018	152.9 billion tons	161.7 billion tons	195.3 billion tons
2019	152.7 billion tons	160.7 billion tons	194.1 billion tons
2020	152.5 billion tons	159.3 billion tons	193.5 billion tons