emissions of air pollutants in Georgia
Georgia: emissions of air pollutants was 109,073 tonnes in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
109,073 tonnes
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
141st
of 220 countries
All-time high
364,654 tonnes
in 1940
All-time low
73,612 tonnes
in 1750
Years of data
273
1750–2022
emissions of air pollutants in Georgia, 1750–2022
Source: Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Georgia recorded 109,073 tonnes for emissions of air pollutants in 2022.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants in Georgia peaked at 364,654 tonnes in 1940 and was at its lowest, 73,612 tonnes, in 1750.
Georgia ranks 141st 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.
emissions of air pollutants in Georgia, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1750 | 73,612 tonnes | — |
| 1751 | 73,884 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1752 | 74,157 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1753 | 74,430 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1754 | 74,702 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1755 | 74,975 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1756 | 75,248 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1757 | 75,520 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1758 | 75,793 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1759 | 76,066 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1760 | 76,338 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1761 | 76,621 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1762 | 76,904 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1763 | 77,186 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1764 | 77,469 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1765 | 77,752 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1766 | 78,034 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1767 | 78,317 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1768 | 78,600 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1769 | 78,883 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1770 | 79,165 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1771 | 79,459 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1772 | 79,752 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1773 | 80,045 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1774 | 80,338 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1775 | 80,632 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1776 | 80,925 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1777 | 81,218 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1778 | 81,511 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1779 | 81,804 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1780 | 82,098 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1781 | 82,394 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1782 | 82,691 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1783 | 82,987 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1784 | 83,284 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1785 | 83,580 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1786 | 83,877 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1787 | 84,173 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1788 | 84,469 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1789 | 84,765 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1790 | 85,062 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1791 | 85,353 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1792 | 85,644 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1793 | 85,936 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1794 | 86,227 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1795 | 86,518 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1796 | 86,808 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1797 | 87,099 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1798 | 87,389 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1799 | 87,679 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1800 | 87,969 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1801 | 88,264 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1802 | 88,560 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1803 | 88,855 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1804 | 89,149 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1805 | 89,444 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1806 | 89,738 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1807 | 90,032 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1808 | 90,326 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1809 | 90,619 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1810 | 90,913 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1811 | 90,988 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1812 | 91,064 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1813 | 91,139 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1814 | 91,215 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1815 | 91,290 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1816 | 91,365 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1817 | 91,440 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1818 | 91,515 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1819 | 91,590 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1820 | 91,665 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1821 | 91,731 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1822 | 91,797 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1823 | 91,863 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1824 | 91,929 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1825 | 91,994 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1826 | 92,060 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1827 | 92,126 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1828 | 92,191 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1829 | 92,256 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1830 | 92,322 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1831 | 92,376 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1832 | 92,429 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1833 | 92,482 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1834 | 92,535 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1835 | 92,588 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1836 | 92,641 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1837 | 92,694 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1838 | 92,746 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1839 | 92,799 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1840 | 92,851 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1841 | 92,889 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1842 | 92,926 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1843 | 92,964 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1844 | 93,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1845 | 93,037 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1846 | 93,074 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1847 | 93,110 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1848 | 93,147 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1849 | 93,183 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1850 | 93,223 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1851 | 94,696 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1852 | 96,197 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1853 | 97,721 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1854 | 99,270 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1855 | 100,856 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1856 | 102,441 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1857 | 104,065 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1858 | 105,732 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1859 | 106,922 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1860 | 108,131 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1861 | 109,354 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1862 | 110,580 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1863 | 111,826 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1864 | 113,792 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1865 | 115,788 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1866 | 117,887 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1867 | 119,970 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1868 | 122,141 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1869 | 124,402 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1870 | 126,681 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1871 | 129,036 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1872 | 131,727 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1873 | 134,462 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1874 | 137,303 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1875 | 140,200 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1876 | 143,190 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1877 | 146,189 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1878 | 149,331 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1879 | 152,459 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1880 | 155,704 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1881 | 158,996 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1882 | 162,732 tonnes | +2.3% |
| 1883 | 166,603 tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1884 | 170,556 tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1885 | 174,632 tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1886 | 174,964 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1887 | 175,383 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1888 | 175,748 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1889 | 176,109 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1890 | 176,600 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1891 | 181,920 tonnes | +3.0% |
| 1892 | 187,937 tonnes | +3.3% |
| 1893 | 194,348 tonnes | +3.4% |
| 1894 | 200,644 tonnes | +3.2% |
| 1895 | 207,603 tonnes | +3.5% |
| 1896 | 214,382 tonnes | +3.3% |
| 1897 | 221,693 tonnes | +3.4% |
| 1898 | 224,396 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1899 | 227,155 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1900 | 230,055 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1901 | 232,566 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1902 | 234,707 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1903 | 236,847 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1904 | 239,480 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1905 | 241,264 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1906 | 244,077 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1907 | 246,825 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1908 | 253,326 tonnes | +2.6% |
| 1909 | 260,189 tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1910 | 267,008 tonnes | +2.6% |
| 1911 | 270,969 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1912 | 275,317 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1913 | 279,575 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1914 | 289,763 tonnes | +3.6% |
| 1915 | 300,473 tonnes | +3.7% |
| 1916 | 295,279 tonnes | -1.7% |
| 1917 | 289,544 tonnes | -1.9% |
| 1918 | 282,001 tonnes | -2.6% |
| 1919 | 276,827 tonnes | -1.8% |
| 1920 | 271,633 tonnes | -1.9% |
| 1921 | 266,736 tonnes | -1.8% |
| 1922 | 262,208 tonnes | -1.7% |
| 1923 | 268,752 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1924 | 275,488 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1925 | 274,831 tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1926 | 278,131 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1927 | 283,305 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1928 | 288,177 tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1929 | 293,449 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1930 | 300,600 tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1931 | 306,823 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1932 | 312,264 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1933 | 318,063 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1934 | 324,934 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1935 | 331,430 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1936 | 338,426 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1937 | 344,485 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1938 | 351,064 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1939 | 357,176 tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1940 | 364,654 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1941 | 361,138 tonnes | -1.0% |
| 1942 | 355,450 tonnes | -1.6% |
| 1943 | 354,846 tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1944 | 353,537 tonnes | -0.4% |
| 1945 | 349,357 tonnes | -1.2% |
| 1946 | 348,888 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1947 | 349,732 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1948 | 349,052 tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1949 | 349,756 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1950 | 350,226 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1951 | 342,742 tonnes | -2.1% |
| 1952 | 333,007 tonnes | -2.8% |
| 1953 | 322,747 tonnes | -3.1% |
| 1954 | 313,434 tonnes | -2.9% |
| 1955 | 304,530 tonnes | -2.8% |
| 1956 | 294,078 tonnes | -3.4% |
| 1957 | 282,436 tonnes | -4.0% |
| 1958 | 270,711 tonnes | -4.2% |
| 1959 | 259,424 tonnes | -4.2% |
| 1960 | 247,992 tonnes | -4.4% |
| 1961 | 236,291 tonnes | -4.7% |
| 1962 | 227,916 tonnes | -3.5% |
| 1963 | 223,493 tonnes | -1.9% |
| 1964 | 219,066 tonnes | -2.0% |
| 1965 | 214,610 tonnes | -2.0% |
| 1966 | 222,745 tonnes | +3.8% |
| 1967 | 232,209 tonnes | +4.2% |
| 1968 | 240,053 tonnes | +3.4% |
| 1969 | 249,496 tonnes | +3.9% |
| 1970 | 262,449 tonnes | +5.2% |
| 1971 | 277,534 tonnes | +5.7% |
| 1972 | 283,177 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 288,435 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 294,719 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 295,366 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 298,811 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 299,801 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 302,202 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 304,499 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 311,386 tonnes | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 309,257 tonnes | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 307,954 tonnes | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 303,921 tonnes | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 301,281 tonnes | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 297,127 tonnes | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 291,574 tonnes | -1.9% |
| 1987 | 294,723 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 298,214 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 292,105 tonnes | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 291,184 tonnes | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 246,308 tonnes | -15.4% |
| 1992 | 217,022 tonnes | -11.9% |
| 1993 | 280,354 tonnes | +29.2% |
| 1994 | 140,291 tonnes | -50.0% |
| 1995 | 175,518 tonnes | +25.1% |
| 1996 | 261,870 tonnes | +49.2% |
| 1997 | 220,900 tonnes | -15.6% |
| 1998 | 192,922 tonnes | -12.7% |
| 1999 | 185,726 tonnes | -3.7% |
| 2000 | 172,800 tonnes | -7.0% |
| 2001 | 175,361 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 174,691 tonnes | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 173,535 tonnes | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 168,610 tonnes | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 117,242 tonnes | -30.5% |
| 2006 | 121,881 tonnes | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 132,770 tonnes | +8.9% |
| 2008 | 127,208 tonnes | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 134,435 tonnes | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 121,754 tonnes | -9.4% |
| 2011 | 116,939 tonnes | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 120,301 tonnes | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 160,499 tonnes | +33.4% |
| 2014 | 158,432 tonnes | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 144,875 tonnes | -8.6% |
| 2016 | 147,721 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 137,979 tonnes | -6.6% |
| 2018 | 117,873 tonnes | -14.6% |
| 2019 | 111,667 tonnes | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 106,362 tonnes | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 109,700 tonnes | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 109,073 tonnes | -0.6% |
Georgia compared with similar countries
- Georgia's 109,073 tonnes is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 286,757 tonnes, 38% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Georgia's 109,073 tonnes is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 280,480 tonnes, 39% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where emissions of air pollutants in Georgia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | -50.0% | 280,354 tonnes | 140,291 tonnes |
| 1996 | +49.2% | 175,518 tonnes | 261,870 tonnes |
| 2013 | +33.4% | 120,301 tonnes | 160,499 tonnes |
| 2005 | -30.5% | 168,610 tonnes | 117,242 tonnes |
| 1993 | +29.2% | 217,022 tonnes | 280,354 tonnes |
| 1995 | +25.1% | 140,291 tonnes | 175,518 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 74,839 tonnes | 73,612 tonnes | 76,066 tonnes | 10 |
| 1760s | 77,610 tonnes | 76,338 tonnes | 78,883 tonnes | 10 |
| 1770s | 80,485 tonnes | 79,165 tonnes | 81,804 tonnes | 10 |
| 1780s | 83,432 tonnes | 82,098 tonnes | 84,765 tonnes | 10 |
| 1790s | 86,371 tonnes | 85,062 tonnes | 87,679 tonnes | 10 |
| 1800s | 89,296 tonnes | 87,969 tonnes | 90,619 tonnes | 10 |
| 1810s | 91,252 tonnes | 90,913 tonnes | 91,590 tonnes | 10 |
| 1820s | 91,961 tonnes | 91,665 tonnes | 92,256 tonnes | 10 |
| 1830s | 92,561 tonnes | 92,322 tonnes | 92,799 tonnes | 10 |
| 1840s | 93,018 tonnes | 92,851 tonnes | 93,183 tonnes | 10 |
| 1850s | 100,112 tonnes | 93,223 tonnes | 106,922 tonnes | 10 |
| 1860s | 115,387 tonnes | 108,131 tonnes | 124,402 tonnes | 10 |
| 1870s | 139,058 tonnes | 126,681 tonnes | 152,459 tonnes | 10 |
| 1880s | 169,143 tonnes | 155,704 tonnes | 176,109 tonnes | 10 |
| 1890s | 203,668 tonnes | 176,600 tonnes | 227,155 tonnes | 10 |
| 1900s | 241,934 tonnes | 230,055 tonnes | 260,189 tonnes | 10 |
| 1910s | 282,676 tonnes | 267,008 tonnes | 300,473 tonnes | 10 |
| 1920s | 276,271 tonnes | 262,208 tonnes | 293,449 tonnes | 10 |
| 1930s | 328,526 tonnes | 300,600 tonnes | 357,176 tonnes | 10 |
| 1940s | 353,641 tonnes | 348,888 tonnes | 364,654 tonnes | 10 |
| 1950s | 307,334 tonnes | 259,424 tonnes | 350,226 tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 231,387 tonnes | 214,610 tonnes | 249,496 tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 290,699 tonnes | 262,449 tonnes | 304,499 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 300,754 tonnes | 291,574 tonnes | 311,386 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 221,210 tonnes | 140,291 tonnes | 291,184 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 149,853 tonnes | 117,242 tonnes | 175,361 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 133,804 tonnes | 111,667 tonnes | 160,499 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 108,378 tonnes | 106,362 tonnes | 109,700 tonnes | 3 |
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More climate change data for Georgia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 38.83 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 3,144 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,140 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,004 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 4.3 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 71.58 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 274.1 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 258.27 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 15.83 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.9746 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is emissions of air pollutants in Georgia?
- Emissions of air pollutants in Georgia was 109,073 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 Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 364,654 tonnes in 1940.
- What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 73,612 tonnes in 1750.
- How does Georgia rank for emissions of air pollutants?
- Georgia ranks 141st out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
- Is emissions of air pollutants rising or falling in Georgia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Georgia 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.