emissions of air pollutants in Bermuda
Bermuda: emissions of air pollutants was 19,099 tonnes in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
19,099 tonnes
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
172nd
of 220 countries
All-time high
78,399 tonnes
in 1958
All-time low
269.23 tonnes
in 1750
Years of data
273
1750–2022
emissions of air pollutants in Bermuda, 1750–2022
Source: Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Bermuda recorded 19,099 tonnes for emissions of air pollutants in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants in Bermuda peaked at 78,399 tonnes in 1958 and was at its lowest, 269.23 tonnes, in 1750.
Bermuda ranks 172nd of 220 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
emissions of air pollutants in Bermuda, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1750 | 269.23 tonnes | — |
| 1751 | 272.23 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1752 | 275.22 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1753 | 278.21 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1754 | 281.2 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1755 | 284.19 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1756 | 287.18 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1757 | 290.18 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1758 | 293.17 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1759 | 296.16 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1760 | 299.15 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1761 | 302.47 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1762 | 305.8 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1763 | 309.12 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1764 | 312.44 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1765 | 315.77 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1766 | 319.09 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1767 | 322.42 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1768 | 325.74 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1769 | 329.06 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1770 | 332.39 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1771 | 336.08 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1772 | 339.77 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1773 | 343.47 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1774 | 347.16 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1775 | 350.85 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1776 | 354.55 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1777 | 358.24 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1778 | 361.93 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1779 | 365.63 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1780 | 369.32 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1781 | 373.42 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1782 | 377.53 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1783 | 381.63 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1784 | 385.73 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1785 | 389.84 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1786 | 393.94 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1787 | 398.05 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1788 | 402.15 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1789 | 406.25 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1790 | 410.36 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1791 | 414.92 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1792 | 419.48 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1793 | 424.03 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1794 | 428.59 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1795 | 433.15 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1796 | 437.71 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1797 | 442.27 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1798 | 446.83 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1799 | 451.39 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1800 | 455.95 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1801 | 461.02 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1802 | 466.08 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1803 | 471.15 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1804 | 476.21 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1805 | 481.28 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1806 | 486.35 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1807 | 491.41 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1808 | 496.48 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1809 | 501.55 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1810 | 506.61 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1811 | 512.24 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1812 | 517.87 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1813 | 523.5 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1814 | 529.13 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1815 | 534.76 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1816 | 540.39 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1817 | 546.01 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1818 | 551.64 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1819 | 557.27 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1820 | 562.9 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1821 | 569.16 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1822 | 575.41 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1823 | 581.66 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1824 | 587.92 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1825 | 594.17 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1826 | 600.43 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1827 | 606.68 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1828 | 612.94 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1829 | 619.19 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1830 | 625.45 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1831 | 632.4 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1832 | 639.35 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1833 | 646.29 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1834 | 653.24 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1835 | 660.19 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1836 | 667.14 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1837 | 674.09 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1838 | 681.04 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1839 | 687.99 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1840 | 694.94 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1841 | 702.66 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1842 | 710.38 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1843 | 718.11 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1844 | 725.83 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1845 | 733.55 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1846 | 741.27 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1847 | 748.99 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1848 | 756.71 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1849 | 764.43 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1850 | 772.16 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1851 | 757.94 tonnes | -1.8% |
| 1852 | 748.63 tonnes | -1.2% |
| 1853 | 753.99 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1854 | 759.3 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1855 | 764.57 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1856 | 791.73 tonnes | +3.6% |
| 1857 | 819.77 tonnes | +3.5% |
| 1858 | 848.73 tonnes | +3.5% |
| 1859 | 878.62 tonnes | +3.5% |
| 1860 | 909.48 tonnes | +3.5% |
| 1861 | 932.51 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1862 | 954.7 tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1863 | 977.48 tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1864 | 1,001 tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1865 | 1,010 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1866 | 1,020 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1867 | 1,030 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1868 | 1,040 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1869 | 1,043 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1870 | 1,047 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1871 | 1,062 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1872 | 1,074 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1873 | 1,086 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1874 | 1,099 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1875 | 1,109 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1876 | 1,119 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1877 | 1,130 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1878 | 1,138 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1879 | 1,146 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1880 | 1,154 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1881 | 1,162 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1882 | 1,197 tonnes | +3.0% |
| 1883 | 1,219 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1884 | 1,226 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1885 | 1,228 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1886 | 1,229 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1887 | 1,239 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1888 | 1,245 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1889 | 1,257 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1890 | 1,306 tonnes | +3.9% |
| 1891 | 1,319 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1892 | 1,341 tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1893 | 1,368 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1894 | 1,392 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1895 | 1,414 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1896 | 1,436 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1897 | 1,458 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1898 | 1,483 tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1899 | 1,509 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1900 | 1,486 tonnes | -1.5% |
| 1901 | 1,788 tonnes | +20.3% |
| 1902 | 2,098 tonnes | +17.3% |
| 1903 | 2,410 tonnes | +14.9% |
| 1904 | 2,731 tonnes | +13.4% |
| 1905 | 3,059 tonnes | +12.0% |
| 1906 | 3,392 tonnes | +10.9% |
| 1907 | 3,729 tonnes | +10.0% |
| 1908 | 4,072 tonnes | +9.2% |
| 1909 | 4,420 tonnes | +8.5% |
| 1910 | 4,771 tonnes | +8.0% |
| 1911 | 5,129 tonnes | +7.5% |
| 1912 | 5,485 tonnes | +6.9% |
| 1913 | 5,850 tonnes | +6.7% |
| 1914 | 6,168 tonnes | +5.4% |
| 1915 | 6,476 tonnes | +5.0% |
| 1916 | 6,790 tonnes | +4.8% |
| 1917 | 7,094 tonnes | +4.5% |
| 1918 | 7,404 tonnes | +4.4% |
| 1919 | 7,702 tonnes | +4.0% |
| 1920 | 8,007 tonnes | +4.0% |
| 1921 | 8,319 tonnes | +3.9% |
| 1922 | 8,769 tonnes | +5.4% |
| 1923 | 9,153 tonnes | +4.4% |
| 1924 | 9,507 tonnes | +3.9% |
| 1925 | 9,872 tonnes | +3.8% |
| 1926 | 10,348 tonnes | +4.8% |
| 1927 | 10,783 tonnes | +4.2% |
| 1928 | 11,268 tonnes | +4.5% |
| 1929 | 11,746 tonnes | +4.2% |
| 1930 | 12,289 tonnes | +4.6% |
| 1931 | 12,908 tonnes | +5.0% |
| 1932 | 13,433 tonnes | +4.1% |
| 1933 | 13,949 tonnes | +3.8% |
| 1934 | 14,402 tonnes | +3.2% |
| 1935 | 14,841 tonnes | +3.1% |
| 1936 | 15,308 tonnes | +3.1% |
| 1937 | 15,765 tonnes | +3.0% |
| 1938 | 16,350 tonnes | +3.7% |
| 1939 | 17,039 tonnes | +4.2% |
| 1940 | 17,634 tonnes | +3.5% |
| 1941 | 18,181 tonnes | +3.1% |
| 1942 | 18,819 tonnes | +3.5% |
| 1943 | 19,024 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1944 | 19,452 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1945 | 19,832 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1946 | 20,600 tonnes | +3.9% |
| 1947 | 21,327 tonnes | +3.5% |
| 1948 | 21,963 tonnes | +3.0% |
| 1949 | 22,618 tonnes | +3.0% |
| 1950 | 23,564 tonnes | +4.2% |
| 1951 | 34,962 tonnes | +48.4% |
| 1952 | 46,094 tonnes | +31.8% |
| 1953 | 55,488 tonnes | +20.4% |
| 1954 | 63,718 tonnes | +14.8% |
| 1955 | 70,482 tonnes | +10.6% |
| 1956 | 75,232 tonnes | +6.7% |
| 1957 | 77,778 tonnes | +3.4% |
| 1958 | 78,399 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1959 | 76,799 tonnes | -2.0% |
| 1960 | 73,214 tonnes | -4.7% |
| 1961 | 66,808 tonnes | -8.7% |
| 1962 | 58,979 tonnes | -11.7% |
| 1963 | 51,031 tonnes | -13.5% |
| 1964 | 43,252 tonnes | -15.2% |
| 1965 | 34,899 tonnes | -19.3% |
| 1966 | 25,874 tonnes | -25.9% |
| 1967 | 18,072 tonnes | -30.2% |
| 1968 | 11,680 tonnes | -35.4% |
| 1969 | 14,384 tonnes | +23.1% |
| 1970 | 11,953 tonnes | -16.9% |
| 1971 | 12,821 tonnes | +7.3% |
| 1972 | 11,806 tonnes | -7.9% |
| 1973 | 12,397 tonnes | +5.0% |
| 1974 | 12,171 tonnes | -1.8% |
| 1975 | 12,320 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 12,785 tonnes | +3.8% |
| 1977 | 13,039 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 12,922 tonnes | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 13,550 tonnes | +4.9% |
| 1980 | 13,830 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 13,337 tonnes | -3.6% |
| 1982 | 13,691 tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 13,871 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 15,059 tonnes | +8.6% |
| 1985 | 15,210 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 15,687 tonnes | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 14,964 tonnes | -4.6% |
| 1988 | 16,234 tonnes | +8.5% |
| 1989 | 18,138 tonnes | +11.7% |
| 1990 | 27,834 tonnes | +53.5% |
| 1991 | 27,335 tonnes | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 24,144 tonnes | -11.7% |
| 1993 | 28,764 tonnes | +19.1% |
| 1994 | 29,082 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 29,390 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 29,820 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 31,098 tonnes | +4.3% |
| 1998 | 36,844 tonnes | +18.5% |
| 1999 | 37,735 tonnes | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 28,847 tonnes | -23.6% |
| 2001 | 26,372 tonnes | -8.6% |
| 2002 | 26,096 tonnes | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 26,184 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 29,736 tonnes | +13.6% |
| 2005 | 29,640 tonnes | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 29,501 tonnes | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 30,156 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 27,625 tonnes | -8.4% |
| 2009 | 30,617 tonnes | +10.8% |
| 2010 | 32,527 tonnes | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 18,550 tonnes | -43.0% |
| 2012 | 19,080 tonnes | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 17,910 tonnes | -6.1% |
| 2014 | 22,104 tonnes | +23.4% |
| 2015 | 22,246 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 22,850 tonnes | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 22,809 tonnes | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 22,222 tonnes | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 22,390 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 18,769 tonnes | -16.2% |
| 2021 | 19,146 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 19,099 tonnes | -0.2% |
Bermuda compared with similar countries
- Bermuda's 19,099 tonnes is below the median for high income countries, which is 150,374 tonnes, 13% of the median. (78 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where emissions of air pollutants in Bermuda changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +53.5% | 18,138 tonnes | 27,834 tonnes |
| 1951 | +48.4% | 23,564 tonnes | 34,962 tonnes |
| 2011 | -43.0% | 32,527 tonnes | 18,550 tonnes |
| 1968 | -35.4% | 18,072 tonnes | 11,680 tonnes |
| 1967 | -30.2% | 25,874 tonnes | 18,072 tonnes |
| 1952 | +31.8% | 34,962 tonnes | 46,094 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 282.7 tonnes | 269.23 tonnes | 296.16 tonnes | 10 |
| 1760s | 314.11 tonnes | 299.15 tonnes | 329.06 tonnes | 10 |
| 1770s | 349.01 tonnes | 332.39 tonnes | 365.63 tonnes | 10 |
| 1780s | 387.79 tonnes | 369.32 tonnes | 406.25 tonnes | 10 |
| 1790s | 430.87 tonnes | 410.36 tonnes | 451.39 tonnes | 10 |
| 1800s | 478.75 tonnes | 455.95 tonnes | 501.55 tonnes | 10 |
| 1810s | 531.94 tonnes | 506.61 tonnes | 557.27 tonnes | 10 |
| 1820s | 591.05 tonnes | 562.9 tonnes | 619.19 tonnes | 10 |
| 1830s | 656.72 tonnes | 625.45 tonnes | 687.99 tonnes | 10 |
| 1840s | 729.69 tonnes | 694.94 tonnes | 764.43 tonnes | 10 |
| 1850s | 789.54 tonnes | 748.63 tonnes | 878.62 tonnes | 10 |
| 1860s | 991.8 tonnes | 909.48 tonnes | 1,043 tonnes | 10 |
| 1870s | 1,101 tonnes | 1,047 tonnes | 1,146 tonnes | 10 |
| 1880s | 1,216 tonnes | 1,154 tonnes | 1,257 tonnes | 10 |
| 1890s | 1,403 tonnes | 1,306 tonnes | 1,509 tonnes | 10 |
| 1900s | 2,918 tonnes | 1,486 tonnes | 4,420 tonnes | 10 |
| 1910s | 6,287 tonnes | 4,771 tonnes | 7,702 tonnes | 10 |
| 1920s | 9,777 tonnes | 8,007 tonnes | 11,746 tonnes | 10 |
| 1930s | 14,628 tonnes | 12,289 tonnes | 17,039 tonnes | 10 |
| 1940s | 19,945 tonnes | 17,634 tonnes | 22,618 tonnes | 10 |
| 1950s | 60,252 tonnes | 23,564 tonnes | 78,399 tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 39,819 tonnes | 11,680 tonnes | 73,214 tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 12,576 tonnes | 11,806 tonnes | 13,550 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 15,002 tonnes | 13,337 tonnes | 18,138 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 30,205 tonnes | 24,144 tonnes | 37,735 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 28,477 tonnes | 26,096 tonnes | 30,617 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 22,269 tonnes | 17,910 tonnes | 32,527 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 19,005 tonnes | 18,769 tonnes | 19,146 tonnes | 3 |
Countries ranked near Bermuda
- 169 Cape Verde 23,120 tonnes compare
- 170 Guadeloupe 21,722 tonnes compare
- 171 Luxembourg 20,720 tonnes compare
- 173 Fiji 19,050 tonnes compare
- 174 Seychelles 17,405 tonnes compare
- 175 Gibraltar 14,381 tonnes compare
More climate change data for Bermuda
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 13,612 kg (2023)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 0.0795 kt (2023)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 0.0795 kt (2023)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0003 kt (2023)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) 0.0795 kt (2023)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 0.0795 kt (2023)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions 0.0003 kt (2023)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Direct emissions 0.0002 kt (2023)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that) 0 kt (2023)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that leaches) 0 kt (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is emissions of air pollutants in Bermuda?
- Emissions of air pollutants in Bermuda was 19,099 tonnes in 2022, according to Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest emissions of air pollutants recorded in Bermuda?
- The highest recorded value was 78,399 tonnes in 1958.
- What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants recorded in Bermuda?
- The lowest recorded value was 269.23 tonnes in 1750.
- How does Bermuda rank for emissions of air pollutants?
- Bermuda ranks 172nd out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
- Is emissions of air pollutants rising or falling in Bermuda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bermuda data come from?
- The figures come from Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of emissions of air pollutants. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Carbon monoxide (CO) is a pollutant produced from the incomplete combustion of carbon-based fuels such as oil, gas, wood, and coal. CO is a harmful gas that contributes to both outdoor and indoor air pollution.