emissions of air pollutants in French Polynesia
French Polynesia: emissions of air pollutants was 7,575 tonnes in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
7,575 tonnes
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
186th
of 220 countries
All-time high
10,191 tonnes
in 2011
All-time low
267.7 tonnes
in 1750
Years of data
273
1750–2022
emissions of air pollutants in French Polynesia, 1750–2022
Source: Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for emissions of air pollutants in French Polynesia is 7,575 tonnes, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants in French Polynesia peaked at 10,191 tonnes in 2011 and was at its lowest, 267.7 tonnes, in 1750.
That places French Polynesia 186th out of 220 countries with data for 2022, putting it 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 French Polynesia, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1750 | 267.7 tonnes | — |
| 1751 | 269.05 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1752 | 270.4 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1753 | 271.75 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1754 | 273.1 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1755 | 274.44 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1756 | 275.79 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1757 | 277.13 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1758 | 278.48 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1759 | 279.82 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1760 | 281.17 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1761 | 282.58 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1762 | 283.98 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1763 | 285.39 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1764 | 286.79 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1765 | 288.2 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1766 | 289.6 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1767 | 291 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1768 | 292.4 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1769 | 293.8 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1770 | 295.2 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1771 | 296.67 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1772 | 298.13 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1773 | 299.59 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1774 | 301.05 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1775 | 302.51 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1776 | 303.97 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1777 | 305.43 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1778 | 306.89 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1779 | 308.35 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1780 | 309.8 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1781 | 311.32 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1782 | 312.84 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1783 | 314.36 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1784 | 315.88 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1785 | 317.39 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1786 | 318.91 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1787 | 320.42 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1788 | 321.94 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1789 | 323.45 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1790 | 324.96 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1791 | 326.53 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1792 | 328.11 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1793 | 329.68 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1794 | 331.25 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1795 | 332.82 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1796 | 334.39 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1797 | 335.95 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1798 | 337.52 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1799 | 339.08 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1800 | 340.65 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1801 | 342.27 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1802 | 343.9 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1803 | 345.52 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1804 | 347.14 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1805 | 348.76 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1806 | 350.38 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1807 | 352 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1808 | 353.61 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1809 | 355.23 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1810 | 356.84 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1811 | 358.62 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1812 | 360.39 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1813 | 362.17 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1814 | 363.94 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1815 | 365.71 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1816 | 367.48 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1817 | 369.24 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1818 | 371 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1819 | 372.76 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1820 | 374.52 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1821 | 376.35 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1822 | 378.18 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1823 | 380 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1824 | 381.83 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1825 | 383.64 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1826 | 385.46 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1827 | 387.27 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1828 | 389.08 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1829 | 390.89 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1830 | 392.7 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1831 | 394.57 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1832 | 396.44 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1833 | 398.31 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1834 | 400.17 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1835 | 402.03 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1836 | 403.88 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1837 | 405.73 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1838 | 407.58 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1839 | 409.43 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1840 | 411.27 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1841 | 413.17 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1842 | 415.07 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1843 | 416.97 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1844 | 418.86 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1845 | 420.75 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1846 | 422.63 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1847 | 424.51 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1848 | 426.39 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1849 | 428.26 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1850 | 430.12 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1851 | 432.05 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1852 | 433.96 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1853 | 435.87 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1854 | 437.78 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1855 | 439.68 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1856 | 441.57 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1857 | 443.46 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1858 | 445.35 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1859 | 447.23 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1860 | 449.1 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1861 | 450.07 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1862 | 451.04 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1863 | 452.01 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1864 | 452.97 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1865 | 453.93 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1866 | 454.88 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1867 | 455.83 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1868 | 456.77 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1869 | 457.71 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1870 | 458.65 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1871 | 459.54 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1872 | 460.42 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1873 | 461.3 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1874 | 462.17 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1875 | 463.04 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1876 | 463.9 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1877 | 464.76 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1878 | 465.61 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1879 | 466.46 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1880 | 467.3 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1881 | 468.08 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1882 | 468.84 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1883 | 469.6 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1884 | 470.36 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1885 | 471.11 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1886 | 471.85 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1887 | 472.59 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1888 | 473.32 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1889 | 474.05 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1890 | 474.77 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1891 | 475.39 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1892 | 476.01 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1893 | 476.62 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1894 | 477.23 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1895 | 477.83 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1896 | 478.42 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1897 | 479 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1898 | 479.57 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1899 | 480.14 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1900 | 480.71 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1901 | 475.53 tonnes | -1.1% |
| 1902 | 470.39 tonnes | -1.1% |
| 1903 | 465.31 tonnes | -1.1% |
| 1904 | 460.27 tonnes | -1.1% |
| 1905 | 455.28 tonnes | -1.1% |
| 1906 | 450.34 tonnes | -1.1% |
| 1907 | 445.45 tonnes | -1.1% |
| 1908 | 440.61 tonnes | -1.1% |
| 1909 | 435.82 tonnes | -1.1% |
| 1910 | 431.09 tonnes | -1.1% |
| 1911 | 424.16 tonnes | -1.6% |
| 1912 | 417.36 tonnes | -1.6% |
| 1913 | 410.68 tonnes | -1.6% |
| 1914 | 404.12 tonnes | -1.6% |
| 1915 | 397.68 tonnes | -1.6% |
| 1916 | 391.37 tonnes | -1.6% |
| 1917 | 385.17 tonnes | -1.6% |
| 1918 | 379.09 tonnes | -1.6% |
| 1919 | 373.14 tonnes | -1.6% |
| 1920 | 367.3 tonnes | -1.6% |
| 1921 | 397.92 tonnes | +8.3% |
| 1922 | 429.46 tonnes | +7.9% |
| 1923 | 461.89 tonnes | +7.6% |
| 1924 | 495.21 tonnes | +7.2% |
| 1925 | 529.4 tonnes | +6.9% |
| 1926 | 564.46 tonnes | +6.6% |
| 1927 | 600.37 tonnes | +6.4% |
| 1928 | 637.13 tonnes | +6.1% |
| 1929 | 674.72 tonnes | +5.9% |
| 1930 | 713.12 tonnes | +5.7% |
| 1931 | 757.03 tonnes | +6.2% |
| 1932 | 802.01 tonnes | +5.9% |
| 1933 | 848.07 tonnes | +5.7% |
| 1934 | 895.17 tonnes | +5.6% |
| 1935 | 943.3 tonnes | +5.4% |
| 1936 | 992.45 tonnes | +5.2% |
| 1937 | 1,043 tonnes | +5.1% |
| 1938 | 1,094 tonnes | +4.9% |
| 1939 | 1,146 tonnes | +4.8% |
| 1940 | 1,215 tonnes | +6.0% |
| 1941 | 1,302 tonnes | +7.2% |
| 1942 | 1,392 tonnes | +6.9% |
| 1943 | 1,484 tonnes | +6.6% |
| 1944 | 1,578 tonnes | +6.4% |
| 1945 | 1,675 tonnes | +6.1% |
| 1946 | 1,774 tonnes | +5.9% |
| 1947 | 1,875 tonnes | +5.7% |
| 1948 | 1,978 tonnes | +5.5% |
| 1949 | 2,084 tonnes | +5.3% |
| 1950 | 2,191 tonnes | +5.2% |
| 1951 | 2,205 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1952 | 2,210 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1953 | 2,204 tonnes | -0.3% |
| 1954 | 2,188 tonnes | -0.7% |
| 1955 | 2,960 tonnes | +35.3% |
| 1956 | 2,910 tonnes | -1.7% |
| 1957 | 2,982 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1958 | 2,919 tonnes | -2.1% |
| 1959 | 2,484 tonnes | -14.9% |
| 1960 | 2,545 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1961 | 2,814 tonnes | +10.6% |
| 1962 | 2,534 tonnes | -10.0% |
| 1963 | 2,704 tonnes | +6.7% |
| 1964 | 2,586 tonnes | -4.4% |
| 1965 | 2,730 tonnes | +5.6% |
| 1966 | 3,275 tonnes | +19.9% |
| 1967 | 3,545 tonnes | +8.2% |
| 1968 | 3,760 tonnes | +6.1% |
| 1969 | 3,862 tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1970 | 4,286 tonnes | +11.0% |
| 1971 | 4,884 tonnes | +14.0% |
| 1972 | 4,862 tonnes | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 4,376 tonnes | -10.0% |
| 1974 | 4,460 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 4,485 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 5,156 tonnes | +15.0% |
| 1977 | 5,694 tonnes | +10.4% |
| 1978 | 6,337 tonnes | +11.3% |
| 1979 | 5,880 tonnes | -7.2% |
| 1980 | 5,902 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 6,262 tonnes | +6.1% |
| 1982 | 6,676 tonnes | +6.6% |
| 1983 | 7,617 tonnes | +14.1% |
| 1984 | 9,180 tonnes | +20.5% |
| 1985 | 8,403 tonnes | -8.5% |
| 1986 | 8,565 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 8,675 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 8,117 tonnes | -6.4% |
| 1989 | 8,355 tonnes | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 9,624 tonnes | +15.2% |
| 1991 | 9,269 tonnes | -3.7% |
| 1992 | 9,715 tonnes | +4.8% |
| 1993 | 9,243 tonnes | -4.9% |
| 1994 | 7,122 tonnes | -22.9% |
| 1995 | 7,624 tonnes | +7.0% |
| 1996 | 7,237 tonnes | -5.1% |
| 1997 | 7,029 tonnes | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 7,094 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 6,623 tonnes | -6.6% |
| 2000 | 6,628 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 7,696 tonnes | +16.1% |
| 2002 | 7,684 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 8,271 tonnes | +7.6% |
| 2004 | 7,991 tonnes | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 8,467 tonnes | +6.0% |
| 2006 | 7,779 tonnes | -8.1% |
| 2007 | 7,766 tonnes | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 8,802 tonnes | +13.3% |
| 2009 | 8,888 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 9,138 tonnes | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 10,191 tonnes | +11.5% |
| 2012 | 8,686 tonnes | -14.8% |
| 2013 | 8,269 tonnes | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 7,658 tonnes | -7.4% |
| 2015 | 8,596 tonnes | +12.2% |
| 2016 | 7,909 tonnes | -8.0% |
| 2017 | 7,741 tonnes | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 8,179 tonnes | +5.7% |
| 2019 | 8,090 tonnes | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 7,621 tonnes | -5.8% |
| 2021 | 7,710 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 7,575 tonnes | -1.7% |
French Polynesia compared with similar countries
- French Polynesia's 7,575 tonnes is below the median for high income countries, which is 150,374 tonnes, 5% of the median. (78 countries reporting)
- French Polynesia's 7,575 tonnes is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 179,591 tonnes, 4% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where emissions of air pollutants in French Polynesia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | +35.3% | 2,188 tonnes | 2,960 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 273.77 tonnes | 267.7 tonnes | 279.82 tonnes | 10 |
| 1760s | 287.49 tonnes | 281.17 tonnes | 293.8 tonnes | 10 |
| 1770s | 301.78 tonnes | 295.2 tonnes | 308.35 tonnes | 10 |
| 1780s | 316.63 tonnes | 309.8 tonnes | 323.45 tonnes | 10 |
| 1790s | 332.03 tonnes | 324.96 tonnes | 339.08 tonnes | 10 |
| 1800s | 347.95 tonnes | 340.65 tonnes | 355.23 tonnes | 10 |
| 1810s | 364.81 tonnes | 356.84 tonnes | 372.76 tonnes | 10 |
| 1820s | 382.72 tonnes | 374.52 tonnes | 390.89 tonnes | 10 |
| 1830s | 401.08 tonnes | 392.7 tonnes | 409.43 tonnes | 10 |
| 1840s | 419.79 tonnes | 411.27 tonnes | 428.26 tonnes | 10 |
| 1850s | 438.71 tonnes | 430.12 tonnes | 447.23 tonnes | 10 |
| 1860s | 453.43 tonnes | 449.1 tonnes | 457.71 tonnes | 10 |
| 1870s | 462.58 tonnes | 458.65 tonnes | 466.46 tonnes | 10 |
| 1880s | 470.71 tonnes | 467.3 tonnes | 474.05 tonnes | 10 |
| 1890s | 477.5 tonnes | 474.77 tonnes | 480.14 tonnes | 10 |
| 1900s | 457.97 tonnes | 435.82 tonnes | 480.71 tonnes | 10 |
| 1910s | 401.38 tonnes | 373.14 tonnes | 431.09 tonnes | 10 |
| 1920s | 515.79 tonnes | 367.3 tonnes | 674.72 tonnes | 10 |
| 1930s | 923.33 tonnes | 713.12 tonnes | 1,146 tonnes | 10 |
| 1940s | 1,636 tonnes | 1,215 tonnes | 2,084 tonnes | 10 |
| 1950s | 2,525 tonnes | 2,188 tonnes | 2,982 tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 3,036 tonnes | 2,534 tonnes | 3,862 tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 5,042 tonnes | 4,286 tonnes | 6,337 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 7,775 tonnes | 5,902 tonnes | 9,180 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 8,058 tonnes | 6,623 tonnes | 9,715 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,997 tonnes | 6,628 tonnes | 8,888 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,446 tonnes | 7,658 tonnes | 10,191 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,635 tonnes | 7,575 tonnes | 7,710 tonnes | 3 |
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More climate change data for French Polynesia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 480,465 kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 66.37 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 16.83 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 49.54 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.0635 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1.77 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 2.68 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2.68 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 0.0028 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0101 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is emissions of air pollutants in French Polynesia?
- Emissions of air pollutants in French Polynesia was 7,575 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 French Polynesia?
- The highest recorded value was 10,191 tonnes in 2011.
- What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants recorded in French Polynesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 267.7 tonnes in 1750.
- How does French Polynesia rank for emissions of air pollutants?
- French Polynesia ranks 186th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
- Is emissions of air pollutants rising or falling in French Polynesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this French Polynesia 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.