Change air pollutant emissions in Cyprus
Cyprus: Change air pollutant emissions was 10,399 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
10,399
Change on year
down 5.1%
World rank
181st
of 220 countries
All-time high
42,785
in 1990
All-time low
6,752
in 1750
Years of data
273
1750–2022
Change air pollutant emissions in Cyprus, 1750–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for change air pollutant emissions in Cyprus is 10,399, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 5.1% on the previous year and down 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change air pollutant emissions in Cyprus peaked at 42,785 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 6,752, in 1750.
That places Cyprus 181st out of 220 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 273 years of available data.
Change air pollutant emissions in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1750 | 6,752 | — |
| 1751 | 6,787 | +0.5% |
| 1752 | 6,822 | +0.5% |
| 1753 | 6,858 | +0.5% |
| 1754 | 6,893 | +0.5% |
| 1755 | 6,928 | +0.5% |
| 1756 | 6,963 | +0.5% |
| 1757 | 6,998 | +0.5% |
| 1758 | 7,033 | +0.5% |
| 1759 | 7,068 | +0.5% |
| 1760 | 7,103 | +0.5% |
| 1761 | 7,140 | +0.5% |
| 1762 | 7,177 | +0.5% |
| 1763 | 7,213 | +0.5% |
| 1764 | 7,250 | +0.5% |
| 1765 | 7,287 | +0.5% |
| 1766 | 7,323 | +0.5% |
| 1767 | 7,360 | +0.5% |
| 1768 | 7,396 | +0.5% |
| 1769 | 7,433 | +0.5% |
| 1770 | 7,469 | +0.5% |
| 1771 | 7,507 | +0.5% |
| 1772 | 7,546 | +0.5% |
| 1773 | 7,584 | +0.5% |
| 1774 | 7,622 | +0.5% |
| 1775 | 7,660 | +0.5% |
| 1776 | 7,698 | +0.5% |
| 1777 | 7,736 | +0.5% |
| 1778 | 7,774 | +0.5% |
| 1779 | 7,812 | +0.5% |
| 1780 | 7,850 | +0.5% |
| 1781 | 7,890 | +0.5% |
| 1782 | 7,929 | +0.5% |
| 1783 | 7,969 | +0.5% |
| 1784 | 8,008 | +0.5% |
| 1785 | 8,048 | +0.5% |
| 1786 | 8,087 | +0.5% |
| 1787 | 8,127 | +0.5% |
| 1788 | 8,166 | +0.5% |
| 1789 | 8,206 | +0.5% |
| 1790 | 8,245 | +0.5% |
| 1791 | 8,286 | +0.5% |
| 1792 | 8,327 | +0.5% |
| 1793 | 8,368 | +0.5% |
| 1794 | 8,409 | +0.5% |
| 1795 | 8,450 | +0.5% |
| 1796 | 8,491 | +0.5% |
| 1797 | 8,532 | +0.5% |
| 1798 | 8,573 | +0.5% |
| 1799 | 8,613 | +0.5% |
| 1800 | 8,654 | +0.5% |
| 1801 | 8,697 | +0.5% |
| 1802 | 8,739 | +0.5% |
| 1803 | 8,782 | +0.5% |
| 1804 | 8,824 | +0.5% |
| 1805 | 8,866 | +0.5% |
| 1806 | 8,908 | +0.5% |
| 1807 | 8,951 | +0.5% |
| 1808 | 8,993 | +0.5% |
| 1809 | 9,035 | +0.5% |
| 1810 | 9,077 | +0.5% |
| 1811 | 9,173 | +1.1% |
| 1812 | 9,269 | +1.0% |
| 1813 | 9,365 | +1.0% |
| 1814 | 9,461 | +1.0% |
| 1815 | 9,557 | +1.0% |
| 1816 | 9,652 | +1.0% |
| 1817 | 9,748 | +1.0% |
| 1818 | 9,843 | +1.0% |
| 1819 | 9,938 | +1.0% |
| 1820 | 10,032 | +1.0% |
| 1821 | 10,138 | +1.1% |
| 1822 | 10,243 | +1.0% |
| 1823 | 10,348 | +1.0% |
| 1824 | 10,453 | +1.0% |
| 1825 | 10,558 | +1.0% |
| 1826 | 10,663 | +1.0% |
| 1827 | 10,767 | +1.0% |
| 1828 | 10,871 | +1.0% |
| 1829 | 10,975 | +1.0% |
| 1830 | 11,078 | +0.9% |
| 1831 | 11,194 | +1.0% |
| 1832 | 11,309 | +1.0% |
| 1833 | 11,424 | +1.0% |
| 1834 | 11,539 | +1.0% |
| 1835 | 11,653 | +1.0% |
| 1836 | 11,767 | +1.0% |
| 1837 | 11,881 | +1.0% |
| 1838 | 11,995 | +1.0% |
| 1839 | 12,108 | +0.9% |
| 1840 | 12,221 | +0.9% |
| 1841 | 12,347 | +1.0% |
| 1842 | 12,473 | +1.0% |
| 1843 | 12,598 | +1.0% |
| 1844 | 12,723 | +1.0% |
| 1845 | 12,848 | +1.0% |
| 1846 | 12,972 | +1.0% |
| 1847 | 13,096 | +1.0% |
| 1848 | 13,220 | +0.9% |
| 1849 | 13,343 | +0.9% |
| 1850 | 13,466 | +0.9% |
| 1851 | 13,652 | +1.4% |
| 1852 | 13,838 | +1.4% |
| 1853 | 14,030 | +1.4% |
| 1854 | 14,222 | +1.4% |
| 1855 | 14,416 | +1.4% |
| 1856 | 14,610 | +1.3% |
| 1857 | 14,810 | +1.4% |
| 1858 | 14,997 | +1.3% |
| 1859 | 15,213 | +1.4% |
| 1860 | 15,416 | +1.3% |
| 1861 | 15,465 | +0.3% |
| 1862 | 15,515 | +0.3% |
| 1863 | 15,569 | +0.4% |
| 1864 | 15,619 | +0.3% |
| 1865 | 15,674 | +0.4% |
| 1866 | 15,729 | +0.4% |
| 1867 | 15,789 | +0.4% |
| 1868 | 15,848 | +0.4% |
| 1869 | 15,895 | +0.3% |
| 1870 | 15,968 | +0.5% |
| 1871 | 16,013 | +0.3% |
| 1872 | 16,062 | +0.3% |
| 1873 | 16,112 | +0.3% |
| 1874 | 16,166 | +0.3% |
| 1875 | 16,220 | +0.3% |
| 1876 | 16,274 | +0.3% |
| 1877 | 16,333 | +0.4% |
| 1878 | 16,392 | +0.4% |
| 1879 | 16,455 | +0.4% |
| 1880 | 16,518 | +0.4% |
| 1881 | 16,562 | +0.3% |
| 1882 | 16,611 | +0.3% |
| 1883 | 16,659 | +0.3% |
| 1884 | 16,712 | +0.3% |
| 1885 | 16,765 | +0.3% |
| 1886 | 16,818 | +0.3% |
| 1887 | 16,876 | +0.3% |
| 1888 | 16,937 | +0.4% |
| 1889 | 16,998 | +0.4% |
| 1890 | 17,059 | +0.4% |
| 1891 | 17,104 | +0.3% |
| 1892 | 17,149 | +0.3% |
| 1893 | 17,197 | +0.3% |
| 1894 | 17,246 | +0.3% |
| 1895 | 17,299 | +0.3% |
| 1896 | 17,352 | +0.3% |
| 1897 | 17,408 | +0.3% |
| 1898 | 17,465 | +0.3% |
| 1899 | 17,526 | +0.3% |
| 1900 | 17,586 | +0.3% |
| 1901 | 17,820 | +1.3% |
| 1902 | 18,054 | +1.3% |
| 1903 | 18,288 | +1.3% |
| 1904 | 18,522 | +1.3% |
| 1905 | 18,759 | +1.3% |
| 1906 | 18,995 | +1.3% |
| 1907 | 19,232 | +1.2% |
| 1908 | 19,469 | +1.2% |
| 1909 | 19,709 | +1.2% |
| 1910 | 19,950 | +1.2% |
| 1911 | 20,178 | +1.1% |
| 1912 | 20,407 | +1.1% |
| 1913 | 20,636 | +1.1% |
| 1914 | 20,875 | +1.2% |
| 1915 | 21,119 | +1.2% |
| 1916 | 21,363 | +1.2% |
| 1917 | 21,607 | +1.1% |
| 1918 | 21,855 | +1.1% |
| 1919 | 22,103 | +1.1% |
| 1920 | 22,352 | +1.1% |
| 1921 | 22,791 | +2.0% |
| 1922 | 22,893 | +0.4% |
| 1923 | 23,250 | +1.6% |
| 1924 | 23,093 | -0.7% |
| 1925 | 22,804 | -1.3% |
| 1926 | 22,999 | +0.9% |
| 1927 | 23,190 | +0.8% |
| 1928 | 23,347 | +0.7% |
| 1929 | 23,465 | +0.5% |
| 1930 | 23,598 | +0.6% |
| 1931 | 23,664 | +0.3% |
| 1932 | 23,672 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 23,671 | -0.0% |
| 1934 | 23,744 | +0.3% |
| 1935 | 23,840 | +0.4% |
| 1936 | 23,883 | +0.2% |
| 1937 | 23,897 | +0.1% |
| 1938 | 23,907 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 23,935 | +0.1% |
| 1940 | 24,059 | +0.5% |
| 1941 | 24,684 | +2.6% |
| 1942 | 24,850 | +0.7% |
| 1943 | 24,859 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 24,888 | +0.1% |
| 1945 | 25,023 | +0.5% |
| 1946 | 25,291 | +1.1% |
| 1947 | 25,530 | +0.9% |
| 1948 | 26,091 | +2.2% |
| 1949 | 26,134 | +0.2% |
| 1950 | 29,858 | +14.2% |
| 1951 | 28,499 | -4.6% |
| 1952 | 27,378 | -3.9% |
| 1953 | 26,725 | -2.4% |
| 1954 | 26,549 | -0.7% |
| 1955 | 25,065 | -5.6% |
| 1956 | 26,899 | +7.3% |
| 1957 | 27,694 | +3.0% |
| 1958 | 25,038 | -9.6% |
| 1959 | 24,470 | -2.3% |
| 1960 | 23,710 | -3.1% |
| 1961 | 21,635 | -8.8% |
| 1962 | 20,759 | -4.1% |
| 1963 | 20,547 | -1.0% |
| 1964 | 19,463 | -5.3% |
| 1965 | 20,236 | +4.0% |
| 1966 | 21,087 | +4.2% |
| 1967 | 21,845 | +3.6% |
| 1968 | 24,841 | +13.7% |
| 1969 | 25,109 | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 25,132 | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 28,909 | +15.0% |
| 1972 | 32,810 | +13.5% |
| 1973 | 36,021 | +9.8% |
| 1974 | 26,271 | -27.1% |
| 1975 | 21,449 | -18.4% |
| 1976 | 22,385 | +4.4% |
| 1977 | 24,328 | +8.7% |
| 1978 | 26,811 | +10.2% |
| 1979 | 27,613 | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 26,975 | -2.3% |
| 1981 | 26,467 | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 27,514 | +4.0% |
| 1983 | 29,173 | +6.0% |
| 1984 | 31,282 | +7.2% |
| 1985 | 32,694 | +4.5% |
| 1986 | 34,234 | +4.7% |
| 1987 | 37,803 | +10.4% |
| 1988 | 39,040 | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 40,834 | +4.6% |
| 1990 | 42,785 | +4.8% |
| 1991 | 41,499 | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 40,297 | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 38,456 | -4.6% |
| 1994 | 39,103 | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 37,494 | -4.1% |
| 1996 | 36,365 | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 34,963 | -3.9% |
| 1998 | 32,996 | -5.6% |
| 1999 | 31,344 | -5.0% |
| 2000 | 28,810 | -8.1% |
| 2001 | 27,945 | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 26,271 | -6.0% |
| 2003 | 25,702 | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 24,380 | -5.1% |
| 2005 | 23,950 | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 22,057 | -7.9% |
| 2007 | 18,717 | -15.1% |
| 2008 | 17,195 | -8.1% |
| 2009 | 15,659 | -8.9% |
| 2010 | 14,842 | -5.2% |
| 2011 | 14,235 | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 13,230 | -7.1% |
| 2013 | 12,365 | -6.5% |
| 2014 | 12,454 | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 11,984 | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 12,529 | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 12,357 | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 11,810 | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 11,726 | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 10,353 | -11.7% |
| 2021 | 10,957 | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 10,399 | -5.1% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 10,399 is below the median for high income countries, which is 150,374, 7% of the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 10,399 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 280,480, 4% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Change air pollutant emissions in Cyprus 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | -27.1% | 36,021 | 26,271 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 6,910 | 6,752 | 7,068 | 10 |
| 1760s | 7,268 | 7,103 | 7,433 | 10 |
| 1770s | 7,641 | 7,469 | 7,812 | 10 |
| 1780s | 8,028 | 7,850 | 8,206 | 10 |
| 1790s | 8,429 | 8,245 | 8,613 | 10 |
| 1800s | 8,845 | 8,654 | 9,035 | 10 |
| 1810s | 9,508 | 9,077 | 9,938 | 10 |
| 1820s | 10,505 | 10,032 | 10,975 | 10 |
| 1830s | 11,595 | 11,078 | 12,108 | 10 |
| 1840s | 12,784 | 12,221 | 13,343 | 10 |
| 1850s | 14,325 | 13,466 | 15,213 | 10 |
| 1860s | 15,652 | 15,416 | 15,895 | 10 |
| 1870s | 16,200 | 15,968 | 16,455 | 10 |
| 1880s | 16,746 | 16,518 | 16,998 | 10 |
| 1890s | 17,281 | 17,059 | 17,526 | 10 |
| 1900s | 18,643 | 17,586 | 19,709 | 10 |
| 1910s | 21,009 | 19,950 | 22,103 | 10 |
| 1920s | 23,018 | 22,352 | 23,465 | 10 |
| 1930s | 23,781 | 23,598 | 23,935 | 10 |
| 1940s | 25,141 | 24,059 | 26,134 | 10 |
| 1950s | 26,818 | 24,470 | 29,858 | 10 |
| 1960s | 21,923 | 19,463 | 25,109 | 10 |
| 1970s | 27,173 | 21,449 | 36,021 | 10 |
| 1980s | 32,602 | 26,467 | 40,834 | 10 |
| 1990s | 37,530 | 31,344 | 42,785 | 10 |
| 2000s | 23,068 | 15,659 | 28,810 | 10 |
| 2010s | 12,753 | 11,726 | 14,842 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10,570 | 10,353 | 10,957 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
- 178 Malta 12,178 compare
- 179 Sao Tome and Principe 10,777 compare
- 180 East Timor 10,541 compare
- 182 Belize 9,012 compare
- 183 Aruba 8,653 compare
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More climate change data for Cyprus
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 6.63 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 350.21 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 163.11 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 187.1 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.6155 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 6.68 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 43.28 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 43.12 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 0.1624 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.1627 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change air pollutant emissions in Cyprus?
- Change air pollutant emissions in Cyprus was 10,399 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change air pollutant emissions recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 42,785 in 1990.
- What is the lowest change air pollutant emissions recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,752 in 1750.
- How does Cyprus rank for change air pollutant emissions?
- Cyprus ranks 181st out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
- Is change air pollutant emissions rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cyprus data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Change air pollutant emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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