Change air pollutant emissions in Czechia

Czechia: Change air pollutant emissions was 778,281 in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
778,281
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
69th
of 220 countries
All-time high
3.72 million
in 1971
All-time low
532,262
in 1750
Years of data
273
1750–2022

Change air pollutant emissions in Czechia, 1750–2022

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Czechia recorded 778,281 for change air pollutant emissions in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 10.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, change air pollutant emissions in Czechia peaked at 3.72 million in 1971 and was at its lowest, 532,262, in 1750.

Czechia ranks 69th of 220 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Change air pollutant emissions in Czechia, year by year

Annual values for Change air pollutant emissions in Czechia, 1750 to 2022.
Year Value Change
1750 532,262 —
1751 533,618 +0.3%
1752 534,972 +0.3%
1753 536,323 +0.3%
1754 537,672 +0.3%
1755 539,019 +0.3%
1756 540,364 +0.2%
1757 541,706 +0.2%
1758 543,046 +0.2%
1759 544,384 +0.2%
1760 545,719 +0.2%
1761 547,072 +0.2%
1762 548,421 +0.2%
1763 549,769 +0.2%
1764 551,113 +0.2%
1765 552,455 +0.2%
1766 553,795 +0.2%
1767 555,131 +0.2%
1768 556,466 +0.2%
1769 557,797 +0.2%
1770 559,126 +0.2%
1771 560,468 +0.2%
1772 561,808 +0.2%
1773 563,145 +0.2%
1774 564,478 +0.2%
1775 565,809 +0.2%
1776 567,136 +0.2%
1777 568,461 +0.2%
1778 569,783 +0.2%
1779 571,102 +0.2%
1780 572,418 +0.2%
1781 573,743 +0.2%
1782 575,064 +0.2%
1783 576,383 +0.2%
1784 577,698 +0.2%
1785 579,010 +0.2%
1786 580,318 +0.2%
1787 581,623 +0.2%
1788 582,925 +0.2%
1789 584,223 +0.2%
1790 585,518 +0.2%
1791 586,818 +0.2%
1792 588,113 +0.2%
1793 589,405 +0.2%
1794 590,693 +0.2%
1795 591,977 +0.2%
1796 593,257 +0.2%
1797 594,534 +0.2%
1798 595,807 +0.2%
1799 597,076 +0.2%
1800 598,341 +0.2%
1801 599,605 +0.2%
1802 600,864 +0.2%
1803 602,119 +0.2%
1804 603,370 +0.2%
1805 604,617 +0.2%
1806 605,859 +0.2%
1807 607,097 +0.2%
1808 608,331 +0.2%
1809 609,561 +0.2%
1810 610,786 +0.2%
1811 612,003 +0.2%
1812 613,215 +0.2%
1813 614,422 +0.2%
1814 615,624 +0.2%
1815 616,822 +0.2%
1816 618,014 +0.2%
1817 619,202 +0.2%
1818 620,385 +0.2%
1819 621,563 +0.2%
1820 622,737 +0.2%
1821 632,424 +1.6%
1822 642,082 +1.5%
1823 651,712 +1.5%
1824 661,313 +1.5%
1825 670,886 +1.4%
1826 680,429 +1.4%
1827 689,944 +1.4%
1828 699,430 +1.4%
1829 708,887 +1.4%
1830 718,316 +1.3%
1831 727,619 +1.3%
1832 736,892 +1.3%
1833 746,132 +1.3%
1834 755,341 +1.2%
1835 764,519 +1.2%
1836 773,665 +1.2%
1837 782,780 +1.2%
1838 791,863 +1.2%
1839 800,915 +1.1%
1840 809,935 +1.1%
1841 812,493 +0.3%
1842 815,037 +0.3%
1843 817,568 +0.3%
1844 820,086 +0.3%
1845 822,591 +0.3%
1846 825,082 +0.3%
1847 827,561 +0.3%
1848 830,026 +0.3%
1849 832,478 +0.3%
1850 834,916 +0.3%
1851 839,930 +0.6%
1852 844,969 +0.6%
1853 850,035 +0.6%
1854 855,127 +0.6%
1855 860,247 +0.6%
1856 865,394 +0.6%
1857 870,567 +0.6%
1858 875,769 +0.6%
1859 880,998 +0.6%
1860 889,119 +0.9%
1861 901,591 +1.4%
1862 914,129 +1.4%
1863 926,694 +1.4%
1864 939,287 +1.4%
1865 951,908 +1.3%
1866 964,556 +1.3%
1867 977,192 +1.3%
1868 989,896 +1.3%
1869 1.00 million +1.3%
1870 1.02 million +1.3%
1871 1.03 million +1.3%
1872 1.04 million +1.2%
1873 1.05 million +1.1%
1874 1.06 million +1.1%
1875 1.07 million +1.0%
1876 1.15 million +7.2%
1877 1.16 million +1.0%
1878 1.17 million +1.0%
1879 1.19 million +1.4%
1880 1.20 million +1.1%
1881 1.22 million +1.0%
1882 1.22 million +0.4%
1883 1.24 million +1.2%
1884 1.24 million +0.5%
1885 1.25 million +0.9%
1886 1.27 million +0.9%
1887 1.28 million +0.9%
1888 1.29 million +1.4%
1889 1.31 million +1.1%
1890 1.33 million +1.4%
1891 1.34 million +0.8%
1892 1.34 million +0.2%
1893 1.35 million +0.4%
1894 1.35 million +0.4%
1895 1.36 million +0.8%
1896 1.37 million +0.4%
1897 1.39 million +1.4%
1898 1.39 million +0.3%
1899 1.40 million +0.4%
1900 1.39 million -0.8%
1901 1.40 million +0.7%
1902 1.39 million -0.4%
1903 1.39 million -0.2%
1904 1.38 million -0.6%
1905 1.38 million +0.1%
1906 1.39 million +0.7%
1907 1.40 million +1.0%
1908 1.40 million -0.3%
1909 1.38 million -1.3%
1910 1.36 million -1.5%
1911 1.35 million -0.8%
1912 1.37 million +1.3%
1913 1.37 million +0.7%
1914 1.29 million -5.8%
1915 1.27 million -2.0%
1916 1.28 million +0.9%
1917 1.22 million -4.7%
1918 1.11 million -8.7%
1919 1.07 million -4.4%
1920 1.06 million -0.7%
1921 1.02 million -3.6%
1922 957,808 -6.1%
1923 979,221 +2.2%
1924 1.06 million +8.2%
1925 1.02 million -3.4%
1926 1.01 million -0.9%
1927 1.04 million +2.3%
1928 1.06 million +1.8%
1929 1.10 million +4.4%
1930 1.01 million -8.2%
1931 958,813 -5.3%
1932 868,454 -9.4%
1933 822,268 -5.3%
1934 809,278 -1.6%
1935 809,516 +0.0%
1936 833,188 +2.9%
1937 911,724 +9.4%
1938 972,297 +6.6%
1939 1.00 million +3.2%
1940 1.07 million +6.1%
1941 1.05 million -1.3%
1942 1.09 million +3.3%
1943 1.14 million +5.4%
1944 1.09 million -4.5%
1945 706,256 -35.3%
1946 771,562 +9.2%
1947 820,278 +6.3%
1948 859,189 +4.7%
1949 882,513 +2.7%
1950 895,680 +1.5%
1951 920,596 +2.8%
1952 1.00 million +8.7%
1953 1.07 million +6.8%
1954 1.16 million +8.2%
1955 1.23 million +6.2%
1956 1.34 million +9.2%
1957 1.42 million +6.1%
1958 1.57 million +10.4%
1959 1.62 million +2.9%
1960 1.76 million +9.2%
1961 1.95 million +10.7%
1962 2.13 million +8.9%
1963 2.29 million +7.7%
1964 2.44 million +6.4%
1965 2.45 million +0.3%
1966 2.50 million +2.2%
1967 2.55 million +1.9%
1968 2.71 million +6.4%
1969 2.90 million +7.1%
1970 3.35 million +15.5%
1971 3.72 million +10.9%
1972 3.61 million -3.1%
1973 3.36 million -6.8%
1974 3.00 million -10.8%
1975 3.13 million +4.6%
1976 3.26 million +4.1%
1977 3.48 million +6.6%
1978 3.30 million -5.2%
1979 3.71 million +12.5%
1980 3.06 million -17.6%
1981 3.17 million +3.6%
1982 2.98 million -5.8%
1983 3.11 million +4.3%
1984 3.28 million +5.3%
1985 3.30 million +0.6%
1986 3.37 million +2.1%
1987 3.59 million +6.6%
1988 3.51 million -2.0%
1989 3.14 million -10.7%
1990 2.03 million -35.4%
1991 1.93 million -4.8%
1992 1.89 million -1.9%
1993 1.69 million -10.7%
1994 1.62 million -4.3%
1995 1.54 million -4.8%
1996 1.59 million +3.4%
1997 1.47 million -7.6%
1998 1.26 million -14.1%
1999 1.14 million -10.0%
2000 1.10 million -3.5%
2001 1.06 million -3.4%
2002 1.01 million -4.4%
2003 1.03 million +1.8%
2004 1.02 million -1.5%
2005 935,488 -8.0%
2006 923,731 -1.3%
2007 921,283 -0.3%
2008 865,868 -6.0%
2009 881,772 +1.8%
2010 918,966 +4.2%
2011 883,416 -3.9%
2012 870,619 -1.4%
2013 882,270 +1.3%
2014 850,908 -3.6%
2015 783,521 -7.9%
2016 785,500 +0.3%
2017 782,321 -0.4%
2018 784,815 +0.3%
2019 771,792 -1.7%
2020 781,005 +1.2%
2021 782,520 +0.2%
2022 778,281 -0.5%

Czechia compared with similar countries

  • Czechia's 778,281 is above the median for high income countries, which is 150,374, 5.2× the median. (78 countries reporting)
  • Czechia's 778,281 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 280,480, 2.8× the median. (52 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Change air pollutant emissions in Czechia 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.

YearChange FromTo
1945 -35.3% 1.09 million 706,256
1990 -35.4% 3.14 million 2.03 million

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1750s 538,337 532,262 544,384 10
1760s 551,774 545,719 557,797 10
1770s 565,132 559,126 571,102 10
1780s 578,340 572,418 584,223 10
1790s 591,320 585,518 597,076 10
1800s 603,976 598,341 609,561 10
1810s 616,204 610,786 621,563 10
1820s 665,984 622,737 708,887 10
1830s 759,804 718,316 800,915 10
1840s 821,286 809,935 832,478 10
1850s 857,795 834,916 880,998 10
1860s 945,700 889,119 1.00 million 10
1870s 1.10 million 1.02 million 1.19 million 10
1880s 1.25 million 1.20 million 1.31 million 10
1890s 1.36 million 1.33 million 1.40 million 10
1900s 1.39 million 1.38 million 1.40 million 10
1910s 1.27 million 1.07 million 1.37 million 10
1920s 1.03 million 957,808 1.10 million 10
1930s 900,209 809,278 1.01 million 10
1940s 947,779 706,256 1.14 million 10
1950s 1.22 million 895,680 1.62 million 10
1960s 2.37 million 1.76 million 2.90 million 10
1970s 3.39 million 3.00 million 3.72 million 10
1980s 3.25 million 2.98 million 3.59 million 10
1990s 1.62 million 1.14 million 2.03 million 10
2000s 974,987 865,868 1.10 million 10
2010s 831,413 771,792 918,966 10
2020s 780,602 778,281 782,520 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is change air pollutant emissions in Czechia?
Change air pollutant emissions in Czechia was 778,281 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest change air pollutant emissions recorded in Czechia?
The highest recorded value was 3.72 million in 1971.
What is the lowest change air pollutant emissions recorded in Czechia?
The lowest recorded value was 532,262 in 1750.
How does Czechia rank for change air pollutant emissions?
Czechia ranks 69th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
Is change air pollutant emissions rising or falling in Czechia?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Czechia 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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Change air pollutant emissions
Source
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Coverage
220 places, 60,060 data points, 1750–2022
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