emissions of air pollutants in Falkland Islands
Falkland Islands: emissions of air pollutants was 445.69 tonnes in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
445.69 tonnes
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
212th
of 220 countries
All-time high
1,001 tonnes
in 1970
All-time low
15.66 tonnes
in 1968
Years of data
273
1750–2022
emissions of air pollutants in Falkland Islands, 1750–2022
Source: Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Falkland Islands recorded 445.69 tonnes for emissions of air pollutants in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and down 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants in Falkland Islands peaked at 1,001 tonnes in 1970 and was at its lowest, 15.66 tonnes, in 1968.
Falkland Islands ranks 212th 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 Falkland Islands, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1750 | 34.31 tonnes | — |
| 1751 | 34.57 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1752 | 34.83 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1753 | 35.09 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1754 | 35.35 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1755 | 35.61 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1756 | 35.86 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1757 | 36.12 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1758 | 36.38 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1759 | 36.63 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1760 | 36.89 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1761 | 37.16 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1762 | 37.44 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1763 | 37.72 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1764 | 38 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1765 | 38.27 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1766 | 38.55 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1767 | 38.83 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1768 | 39.1 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1769 | 39.38 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1770 | 39.65 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1771 | 39.95 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1772 | 40.25 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1773 | 40.55 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1774 | 40.84 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1775 | 41.14 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1776 | 41.44 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1777 | 41.73 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1778 | 42.03 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1779 | 42.32 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1780 | 42.62 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1781 | 42.94 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1782 | 43.26 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1783 | 43.58 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1784 | 43.9 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1785 | 44.22 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1786 | 44.54 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1787 | 44.86 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1788 | 45.17 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1789 | 45.49 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1790 | 45.81 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1791 | 46.15 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1792 | 46.5 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1793 | 46.84 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1794 | 47.18 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1795 | 47.53 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1796 | 47.87 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1797 | 48.21 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1798 | 48.55 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1799 | 48.89 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1800 | 49.23 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1801 | 49.6 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1802 | 49.97 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1803 | 50.34 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1804 | 50.71 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1805 | 51.08 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1806 | 51.45 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1807 | 51.81 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1808 | 52.18 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1809 | 52.55 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1810 | 52.91 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1811 | 53.05 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1812 | 53.19 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1813 | 53.33 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1814 | 53.47 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1815 | 53.61 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1816 | 53.75 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1817 | 53.89 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1818 | 54.03 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1819 | 54.17 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1820 | 54.31 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1821 | 54.45 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1822 | 54.6 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1823 | 54.74 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1824 | 54.88 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1825 | 55.03 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1826 | 55.17 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1827 | 55.31 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1828 | 55.45 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1829 | 55.6 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1830 | 55.74 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1831 | 55.89 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1832 | 56.03 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1833 | 56.18 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1834 | 56.33 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1835 | 56.47 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1836 | 56.62 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1837 | 56.77 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1838 | 56.91 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1839 | 57.06 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1840 | 57.2 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1841 | 57.35 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1842 | 57.51 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1843 | 57.66 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1844 | 57.81 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1845 | 57.96 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1846 | 58.11 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1847 | 58.26 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1848 | 58.41 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1849 | 58.55 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1850 | 58.7 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1851 | 57.14 tonnes | -2.7% |
| 1852 | 55.97 tonnes | -2.0% |
| 1853 | 55.91 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1854 | 55.85 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1855 | 55.79 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1856 | 57.32 tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1857 | 58.89 tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1858 | 60.5 tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1859 | 62.16 tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1860 | 63.86 tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1861 | 64.93 tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1862 | 65.94 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1863 | 66.97 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1864 | 68.02 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1865 | 68.13 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1866 | 68.25 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1867 | 68.37 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1868 | 68.51 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1869 | 68.22 tonnes | -0.4% |
| 1870 | 67.95 tonnes | -0.4% |
| 1871 | 68.36 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1872 | 68.57 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1873 | 68.79 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1874 | 69.03 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1875 | 69.12 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1876 | 69.23 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1877 | 69.34 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1878 | 69.31 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1879 | 69.29 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1880 | 69.28 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1881 | 69.18 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1882 | 70.65 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1883 | 71.37 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1884 | 71.24 tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1885 | 70.76 tonnes | -0.7% |
| 1886 | 70.29 tonnes | -0.7% |
| 1887 | 70.31 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1888 | 70.09 tonnes | -0.3% |
| 1889 | 70.23 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1890 | 72.45 tonnes | +3.2% |
| 1891 | 72.6 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1892 | 73.2 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1893 | 74.03 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1894 | 74.74 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1895 | 75.33 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1896 | 75.91 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1897 | 76.5 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1898 | 77.18 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1899 | 77.97 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1900 | 76.21 tonnes | -2.3% |
| 1901 | 75.81 tonnes | -0.5% |
| 1902 | 75.48 tonnes | -0.4% |
| 1903 | 75.01 tonnes | -0.6% |
| 1904 | 74.66 tonnes | -0.5% |
| 1905 | 74.29 tonnes | -0.5% |
| 1906 | 73.89 tonnes | -0.5% |
| 1907 | 73.48 tonnes | -0.6% |
| 1908 | 73.04 tonnes | -0.6% |
| 1909 | 72.58 tonnes | -0.6% |
| 1910 | 72.1 tonnes | -0.7% |
| 1911 | 71.33 tonnes | -1.1% |
| 1912 | 70.47 tonnes | -1.2% |
| 1913 | 69.67 tonnes | -1.1% |
| 1914 | 68.31 tonnes | -2.0% |
| 1915 | 66.88 tonnes | -2.1% |
| 1916 | 65.54 tonnes | -2.0% |
| 1917 | 64.15 tonnes | -2.1% |
| 1918 | 62.85 tonnes | -2.0% |
| 1919 | 61.5 tonnes | -2.2% |
| 1920 | 60.24 tonnes | -2.1% |
| 1921 | 59.02 tonnes | -2.0% |
| 1922 | 58.74 tonnes | -0.5% |
| 1923 | 57.98 tonnes | -1.3% |
| 1924 | 57.02 tonnes | -1.7% |
| 1925 | 56.12 tonnes | -1.6% |
| 1926 | 55.82 tonnes | -0.5% |
| 1927 | 55.26 tonnes | -1.0% |
| 1928 | 54.91 tonnes | -0.6% |
| 1929 | 54.47 tonnes | -0.8% |
| 1930 | 54.27 tonnes | -0.4% |
| 1931 | 54.27 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1932 | 53.82 tonnes | -0.8% |
| 1933 | 53.29 tonnes | -1.0% |
| 1934 | 52.51 tonnes | -1.5% |
| 1935 | 51.68 tonnes | -1.6% |
| 1936 | 50.93 tonnes | -1.4% |
| 1937 | 50.32 tonnes | -1.2% |
| 1938 | 50.09 tonnes | -0.5% |
| 1939 | 50.11 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 49.82 tonnes | -0.6% |
| 1941 | 49.74 tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1942 | 49.85 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1943 | 48.88 tonnes | -2.0% |
| 1944 | 48.46 tonnes | -0.9% |
| 1945 | 47.93 tonnes | -1.1% |
| 1946 | 48.25 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1947 | 48.42 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1948 | 48.37 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1949 | 48.32 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1950 | 142.79 tonnes | +195.5% |
| 1951 | 169.08 tonnes | +18.4% |
| 1952 | 144.7 tonnes | -14.4% |
| 1953 | 90.26 tonnes | -37.6% |
| 1954 | 181.41 tonnes | +101.0% |
| 1955 | 194.11 tonnes | +7.0% |
| 1956 | 216.85 tonnes | +11.7% |
| 1957 | 232.06 tonnes | +7.0% |
| 1958 | 282.38 tonnes | +21.7% |
| 1959 | 106.36 tonnes | -62.3% |
| 1960 | 177.05 tonnes | +66.5% |
| 1961 | 143.05 tonnes | -19.2% |
| 1962 | 59.83 tonnes | -58.2% |
| 1963 | 57.76 tonnes | -3.5% |
| 1964 | 28.07 tonnes | -51.4% |
| 1965 | 26.66 tonnes | -5.0% |
| 1966 | 25.64 tonnes | -3.8% |
| 1967 | 30.83 tonnes | +20.2% |
| 1968 | 15.66 tonnes | -49.2% |
| 1969 | 16.51 tonnes | +5.4% |
| 1970 | 1,001 tonnes | +5964.9% |
| 1971 | 26.97 tonnes | -97.3% |
| 1972 | 24.81 tonnes | -8.0% |
| 1973 | 27.09 tonnes | +9.2% |
| 1974 | 26.16 tonnes | -3.4% |
| 1975 | 25.98 tonnes | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 26.24 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 26.45 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 25.99 tonnes | -1.7% |
| 1979 | 25.85 tonnes | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 27.2 tonnes | +5.2% |
| 1981 | 43.41 tonnes | +59.6% |
| 1982 | 44.88 tonnes | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 45.26 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 47.94 tonnes | +5.9% |
| 1985 | 56.3 tonnes | +17.4% |
| 1986 | 68.59 tonnes | +21.8% |
| 1987 | 79.54 tonnes | +16.0% |
| 1988 | 103.87 tonnes | +30.6% |
| 1989 | 109.39 tonnes | +5.3% |
| 1990 | 192.65 tonnes | +76.1% |
| 1991 | 201.03 tonnes | +4.4% |
| 1992 | 208.17 tonnes | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 234.95 tonnes | +12.9% |
| 1994 | 231.57 tonnes | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 446.32 tonnes | +92.7% |
| 1996 | 279.7 tonnes | -37.3% |
| 1997 | 489.82 tonnes | +75.1% |
| 1998 | 315.42 tonnes | -35.6% |
| 1999 | 326.9 tonnes | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 387.04 tonnes | +18.4% |
| 2001 | 417.46 tonnes | +7.9% |
| 2002 | 389.07 tonnes | -6.8% |
| 2003 | 453.23 tonnes | +16.5% |
| 2004 | 506.77 tonnes | +11.8% |
| 2005 | 506.32 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 486.6 tonnes | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 460.28 tonnes | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 454.23 tonnes | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 512.9 tonnes | +12.9% |
| 2010 | 459.95 tonnes | -10.3% |
| 2011 | 506.98 tonnes | +10.2% |
| 2012 | 483.39 tonnes | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 506.97 tonnes | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 489.17 tonnes | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 493.96 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 488.36 tonnes | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 470.84 tonnes | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 481.07 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 486.14 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 429.23 tonnes | -11.7% |
| 2021 | 435.57 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 445.69 tonnes | +2.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where emissions of air pollutants in Falkland Islands 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | +5964.9% | 16.51 tonnes | 1,001 tonnes |
| 1950 | +195.5% | 48.32 tonnes | 142.79 tonnes |
| 1954 | +101.0% | 90.26 tonnes | 181.41 tonnes |
| 1971 | -97.3% | 1,001 tonnes | 26.97 tonnes |
| 1995 | +92.7% | 231.57 tonnes | 446.32 tonnes |
| 1990 | +76.1% | 109.39 tonnes | 192.65 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 35.48 tonnes | 34.31 tonnes | 36.63 tonnes | 10 |
| 1760s | 38.13 tonnes | 36.89 tonnes | 39.38 tonnes | 10 |
| 1770s | 40.99 tonnes | 39.65 tonnes | 42.32 tonnes | 10 |
| 1780s | 44.06 tonnes | 42.62 tonnes | 45.49 tonnes | 10 |
| 1790s | 47.35 tonnes | 45.81 tonnes | 48.89 tonnes | 10 |
| 1800s | 50.89 tonnes | 49.23 tonnes | 52.55 tonnes | 10 |
| 1810s | 53.54 tonnes | 52.91 tonnes | 54.17 tonnes | 10 |
| 1820s | 54.95 tonnes | 54.31 tonnes | 55.6 tonnes | 10 |
| 1830s | 56.4 tonnes | 55.74 tonnes | 57.06 tonnes | 10 |
| 1840s | 57.88 tonnes | 57.2 tonnes | 58.55 tonnes | 10 |
| 1850s | 57.82 tonnes | 55.79 tonnes | 62.16 tonnes | 10 |
| 1860s | 67.12 tonnes | 63.86 tonnes | 68.51 tonnes | 10 |
| 1870s | 68.9 tonnes | 67.95 tonnes | 69.34 tonnes | 10 |
| 1880s | 70.34 tonnes | 69.18 tonnes | 71.37 tonnes | 10 |
| 1890s | 74.99 tonnes | 72.45 tonnes | 77.97 tonnes | 10 |
| 1900s | 74.45 tonnes | 72.58 tonnes | 76.21 tonnes | 10 |
| 1910s | 67.28 tonnes | 61.5 tonnes | 72.1 tonnes | 10 |
| 1920s | 56.96 tonnes | 54.47 tonnes | 60.24 tonnes | 10 |
| 1930s | 52.13 tonnes | 50.09 tonnes | 54.27 tonnes | 10 |
| 1940s | 48.8 tonnes | 47.93 tonnes | 49.85 tonnes | 10 |
| 1950s | 176 tonnes | 90.26 tonnes | 282.38 tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 58.11 tonnes | 15.66 tonnes | 177.05 tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 123.66 tonnes | 24.81 tonnes | 1,001 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 62.64 tonnes | 27.2 tonnes | 109.39 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 292.65 tonnes | 192.65 tonnes | 489.82 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 457.39 tonnes | 387.04 tonnes | 512.9 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 486.68 tonnes | 459.95 tonnes | 506.98 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 436.83 tonnes | 429.23 tonnes | 445.69 tonnes | 3 |
Countries ranked near Falkland Islands
- 209 Cook Islands 610.84 tonnes compare
- 210 American Samoa 610.7 tonnes compare
- 211 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 505.86 tonnes compare
- 213 Wallis and Futuna 329.13 tonnes compare
- 214 Niue 78.65 tonnes compare
- 215 Faroe Islands 52.92 tonnes compare
More climate change data for Falkland Islands
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.1045 °C (2026)
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Summer temperature anomalies 1.07 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.7062 °C (2026)
- Winter temperature anomalies -0.2225 °C (2025)
- Precipitation anomalies, annual growth rate 14.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Annual precipitation 681.54 millimeters (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.6702 °C (2025)
- Precipitation anomalies 60.29 millimeters (2025)
- Temperature change with respect to a baseline climatology 0.186 (1981)
Frequently asked questions
- What is emissions of air pollutants in Falkland Islands?
- Emissions of air pollutants in Falkland Islands was 445.69 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 Falkland Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 1,001 tonnes in 1970.
- What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants recorded in Falkland Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.66 tonnes in 1968.
- How does Falkland Islands rank for emissions of air pollutants?
- Falkland Islands ranks 212th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
- Is emissions of air pollutants rising or falling in Falkland Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Falkland Islands 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.