emissions of air pollutants in Niue

Niue: emissions of air pollutants was 78.65 tonnes in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
78.65 tonnes
Change on year
down 3.9%
World rank
214th
of 220 countries
All-time high
261.8 tonnes
in 1971
All-time low
24.81 tonnes
in 1750
Years of data
273
1750–2022

emissions of air pollutants in Niue, 1750–2022

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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 Niue is 78.65 tonnes, measured in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.9% on the previous year and down 9.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants in Niue peaked at 261.8 tonnes in 1971 and was at its lowest, 24.81 tonnes, in 1750.

That places Niue 214th 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 Niue, year by year

Annual values for emissions of air pollutants in Niue, 1750 to 2022.
Year tonnes Change
1750 24.81 tonnes
1751 24.93 tonnes +0.5%
1752 25.06 tonnes +0.5%
1753 25.19 tonnes +0.5%
1754 25.31 tonnes +0.5%
1755 25.44 tonnes +0.5%
1756 25.57 tonnes +0.5%
1757 25.69 tonnes +0.5%
1758 25.82 tonnes +0.5%
1759 25.94 tonnes +0.5%
1760 26.07 tonnes +0.5%
1761 26.2 tonnes +0.5%
1762 26.33 tonnes +0.5%
1763 26.47 tonnes +0.5%
1764 26.6 tonnes +0.5%
1765 26.73 tonnes +0.5%
1766 26.86 tonnes +0.5%
1767 26.99 tonnes +0.5%
1768 27.12 tonnes +0.5%
1769 27.26 tonnes +0.5%
1770 27.39 tonnes +0.5%
1771 27.52 tonnes +0.5%
1772 27.66 tonnes +0.5%
1773 27.8 tonnes +0.5%
1774 27.94 tonnes +0.5%
1775 28.07 tonnes +0.5%
1776 28.21 tonnes +0.5%
1777 28.35 tonnes +0.5%
1778 28.49 tonnes +0.5%
1779 28.62 tonnes +0.5%
1780 28.76 tonnes +0.5%
1781 28.9 tonnes +0.5%
1782 29.05 tonnes +0.5%
1783 29.19 tonnes +0.5%
1784 29.33 tonnes +0.5%
1785 29.48 tonnes +0.5%
1786 29.62 tonnes +0.5%
1787 29.76 tonnes +0.5%
1788 29.91 tonnes +0.5%
1789 30.05 tonnes +0.5%
1790 30.19 tonnes +0.5%
1791 30.34 tonnes +0.5%
1792 30.49 tonnes +0.5%
1793 30.64 tonnes +0.5%
1794 30.79 tonnes +0.5%
1795 30.94 tonnes +0.5%
1796 31.09 tonnes +0.5%
1797 31.23 tonnes +0.5%
1798 31.38 tonnes +0.5%
1799 31.53 tonnes +0.5%
1800 31.68 tonnes +0.5%
1801 31.83 tonnes +0.5%
1802 31.99 tonnes +0.5%
1803 32.14 tonnes +0.5%
1804 32.3 tonnes +0.5%
1805 32.45 tonnes +0.5%
1806 32.61 tonnes +0.5%
1807 32.76 tonnes +0.5%
1808 32.91 tonnes +0.5%
1809 33.07 tonnes +0.5%
1810 33.22 tonnes +0.5%
1811 33.39 tonnes +0.5%
1812 33.56 tonnes +0.5%
1813 33.73 tonnes +0.5%
1814 33.9 tonnes +0.5%
1815 34.07 tonnes +0.5%
1816 34.24 tonnes +0.5%
1817 34.41 tonnes +0.5%
1818 34.58 tonnes +0.5%
1819 34.75 tonnes +0.5%
1820 34.91 tonnes +0.5%
1821 35.09 tonnes +0.5%
1822 35.27 tonnes +0.5%
1823 35.44 tonnes +0.5%
1824 35.62 tonnes +0.5%
1825 35.79 tonnes +0.5%
1826 35.97 tonnes +0.5%
1827 36.14 tonnes +0.5%
1828 36.32 tonnes +0.5%
1829 36.49 tonnes +0.5%
1830 36.67 tonnes +0.5%
1831 36.85 tonnes +0.5%
1832 37.03 tonnes +0.5%
1833 37.21 tonnes +0.5%
1834 37.39 tonnes +0.5%
1835 37.57 tonnes +0.5%
1836 37.75 tonnes +0.5%
1837 37.93 tonnes +0.5%
1838 38.11 tonnes +0.5%
1839 38.29 tonnes +0.5%
1840 38.47 tonnes +0.5%
1841 38.66 tonnes +0.5%
1842 38.84 tonnes +0.5%
1843 39.03 tonnes +0.5%
1844 39.21 tonnes +0.5%
1845 39.4 tonnes +0.5%
1846 39.58 tonnes +0.5%
1847 39.77 tonnes +0.5%
1848 39.95 tonnes +0.5%
1849 40.14 tonnes +0.5%
1850 40.32 tonnes +0.5%
1851 40.51 tonnes +0.5%
1852 40.7 tonnes +0.5%
1853 40.89 tonnes +0.5%
1854 41.08 tonnes +0.5%
1855 41.27 tonnes +0.5%
1856 41.46 tonnes +0.5%
1857 41.64 tonnes +0.5%
1858 41.83 tonnes +0.5%
1859 42.02 tonnes +0.4%
1860 42.21 tonnes +0.4%
1861 42.4 tonnes +0.5%
1862 42.59 tonnes +0.5%
1863 42.78 tonnes +0.5%
1864 42.98 tonnes +0.4%
1865 43.17 tonnes +0.4%
1866 43.36 tonnes +0.4%
1867 43.55 tonnes +0.4%
1868 43.74 tonnes +0.4%
1869 43.93 tonnes +0.4%
1870 44.12 tonnes +0.4%
1871 44.31 tonnes +0.4%
1872 44.5 tonnes +0.4%
1873 44.7 tonnes +0.4%
1874 44.89 tonnes +0.4%
1875 45.08 tonnes +0.4%
1876 45.27 tonnes +0.4%
1877 45.46 tonnes +0.4%
1878 45.65 tonnes +0.4%
1879 45.84 tonnes +0.4%
1880 46.03 tonnes +0.4%
1881 46.13 tonnes +0.2%
1882 46.22 tonnes +0.2%
1883 46.32 tonnes +0.2%
1884 46.41 tonnes +0.2%
1885 46.51 tonnes +0.2%
1886 46.6 tonnes +0.2%
1887 46.7 tonnes +0.2%
1888 46.79 tonnes +0.2%
1889 46.88 tonnes +0.2%
1890 46.97 tonnes +0.2%
1891 47.06 tonnes +0.2%
1892 47.15 tonnes +0.2%
1893 47.23 tonnes +0.2%
1894 47.32 tonnes +0.2%
1895 47.4 tonnes +0.2%
1896 47.48 tonnes +0.2%
1897 47.57 tonnes +0.2%
1898 47.65 tonnes +0.2%
1899 47.73 tonnes +0.2%
1900 47.81 tonnes +0.2%
1901 48.02 tonnes +0.4%
1902 48.23 tonnes +0.4%
1903 48.44 tonnes +0.4%
1904 48.66 tonnes +0.5%
1905 48.88 tonnes +0.5%
1906 49.11 tonnes +0.5%
1907 49.34 tonnes +0.5%
1908 49.58 tonnes +0.5%
1909 49.82 tonnes +0.5%
1910 50.06 tonnes +0.5%
1911 50.26 tonnes +0.4%
1912 50.47 tonnes +0.4%
1913 50.68 tonnes +0.4%
1914 50.9 tonnes +0.4%
1915 51.12 tonnes +0.4%
1916 51.35 tonnes +0.4%
1917 51.58 tonnes +0.5%
1918 51.82 tonnes +0.5%
1919 52.07 tonnes +0.5%
1920 52.32 tonnes +0.5%
1921 54.13 tonnes +3.5%
1922 55.96 tonnes +3.4%
1923 57.79 tonnes +3.3%
1924 59.63 tonnes +3.2%
1925 61.48 tonnes +3.1%
1926 63.34 tonnes +3.0%
1927 65.21 tonnes +3.0%
1928 67.09 tonnes +2.9%
1929 68.98 tonnes +2.8%
1930 70.87 tonnes +2.7%
1931 72.77 tonnes +2.7%
1932 74.67 tonnes +2.6%
1933 76.58 tonnes +2.6%
1934 78.51 tonnes +2.5%
1935 80.44 tonnes +2.5%
1936 82.37 tonnes +2.4%
1937 84.32 tonnes +2.4%
1938 86.28 tonnes +2.3%
1939 88.24 tonnes +2.3%
1940 91.46 tonnes +3.6%
1941 94.67 tonnes +3.5%
1942 97.89 tonnes +3.4%
1943 101.12 tonnes +3.3%
1944 104.35 tonnes +3.2%
1945 107.59 tonnes +3.1%
1946 110.84 tonnes +3.0%
1947 114.09 tonnes +2.9%
1948 117.35 tonnes +2.9%
1949 120.61 tonnes +2.8%
1950 123.88 tonnes +2.7%
1951 127.36 tonnes +2.8%
1952 130.59 tonnes +2.5%
1953 133.68 tonnes +2.4%
1954 136.77 tonnes +2.3%
1955 139.98 tonnes +2.3%
1956 143.41 tonnes +2.4%
1957 147.13 tonnes +2.6%
1958 151.14 tonnes +2.7%
1959 155.44 tonnes +2.8%
1960 160.02 tonnes +2.9%
1961 163.23 tonnes +2.0%
1962 164.96 tonnes +1.1%
1963 166.65 tonnes +1.0%
1964 168.27 tonnes +1.0%
1965 169.75 tonnes +0.9%
1966 171.17 tonnes +0.8%
1967 172.59 tonnes +0.8%
1968 173.68 tonnes +0.6%
1969 172.4 tonnes -0.7%
1970 259.8 tonnes +50.7%
1971 261.8 tonnes +0.8%
1972 249.64 tonnes -4.6%
1973 219.14 tonnes -12.2%
1974 205.51 tonnes -6.2%
1975 199.81 tonnes -2.8%
1976 191.88 tonnes -4.0%
1977 188.84 tonnes -1.6%
1978 196.32 tonnes +4.0%
1979 191.19 tonnes -2.6%
1980 184.19 tonnes -3.7%
1981 175.12 tonnes -4.9%
1982 176.31 tonnes +0.7%
1983 165.84 tonnes -5.9%
1984 174.6 tonnes +5.3%
1985 136.09 tonnes -22.1%
1986 128.8 tonnes -5.4%
1987 127.89 tonnes -0.7%
1988 123.82 tonnes -3.2%
1989 121.29 tonnes -2.0%
1990 161.02 tonnes +32.8%
1991 155.05 tonnes -3.7%
1992 155.24 tonnes +0.1%
1993 150.31 tonnes -3.2%
1994 143.94 tonnes -4.2%
1995 187.43 tonnes +30.2%
1996 176.03 tonnes -6.1%
1997 158.97 tonnes -9.7%
1998 147.54 tonnes -7.2%
1999 133.46 tonnes -9.5%
2000 105.12 tonnes -21.2%
2001 104.99 tonnes -0.1%
2002 126.03 tonnes +20.0%
2003 120.56 tonnes -4.3%
2004 104.49 tonnes -13.3%
2005 100.21 tonnes -4.1%
2006 97.35 tonnes -2.9%
2007 89.42 tonnes -8.1%
2008 91.67 tonnes +2.5%
2009 88.75 tonnes -3.2%
2010 93.02 tonnes +4.8%
2011 87.29 tonnes -6.2%
2012 86.59 tonnes -0.8%
2013 82.9 tonnes -4.3%
2014 76.06 tonnes -8.2%
2015 86.48 tonnes +13.7%
2016 76.83 tonnes -11.2%
2017 76.96 tonnes +0.2%
2018 81 tonnes +5.2%
2019 82.87 tonnes +2.3%
2020 81.51 tonnes -1.6%
2021 81.85 tonnes +0.4%
2022 78.65 tonnes -3.9%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where emissions of air pollutants in Niue 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
1970 +50.7% 172.4 tonnes 259.8 tonnes
1990 +32.8% 121.29 tonnes 161.02 tonnes
1995 +30.2% 143.94 tonnes 187.43 tonnes

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1750s 25.38 tonnes 24.81 tonnes 25.94 tonnes 10
1760s 26.66 tonnes 26.07 tonnes 27.26 tonnes 10
1770s 28.01 tonnes 27.39 tonnes 28.62 tonnes 10
1780s 29.41 tonnes 28.76 tonnes 30.05 tonnes 10
1790s 30.86 tonnes 30.19 tonnes 31.53 tonnes 10
1800s 32.38 tonnes 31.68 tonnes 33.07 tonnes 10
1810s 33.99 tonnes 33.22 tonnes 34.75 tonnes 10
1820s 35.7 tonnes 34.91 tonnes 36.49 tonnes 10
1830s 37.48 tonnes 36.67 tonnes 38.29 tonnes 10
1840s 39.3 tonnes 38.47 tonnes 40.14 tonnes 10
1850s 41.17 tonnes 40.32 tonnes 42.02 tonnes 10
1860s 43.07 tonnes 42.21 tonnes 43.93 tonnes 10
1870s 44.98 tonnes 44.12 tonnes 45.84 tonnes 10
1880s 46.46 tonnes 46.03 tonnes 46.88 tonnes 10
1890s 47.36 tonnes 46.97 tonnes 47.73 tonnes 10
1900s 48.79 tonnes 47.81 tonnes 49.82 tonnes 10
1910s 51.03 tonnes 50.06 tonnes 52.07 tonnes 10
1920s 60.59 tonnes 52.32 tonnes 68.98 tonnes 10
1930s 79.5 tonnes 70.87 tonnes 88.24 tonnes 10
1940s 106 tonnes 91.46 tonnes 120.61 tonnes 10
1950s 138.94 tonnes 123.88 tonnes 155.44 tonnes 10
1960s 168.27 tonnes 160.02 tonnes 173.68 tonnes 10
1970s 216.39 tonnes 188.84 tonnes 261.8 tonnes 10
1980s 151.39 tonnes 121.29 tonnes 184.19 tonnes 10
1990s 156.9 tonnes 133.46 tonnes 187.43 tonnes 10
2000s 102.86 tonnes 88.75 tonnes 126.03 tonnes 10
2010s 83 tonnes 76.06 tonnes 93.02 tonnes 10
2020s 80.67 tonnes 78.65 tonnes 81.85 tonnes 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is emissions of air pollutants in Niue?
Emissions of air pollutants in Niue was 78.65 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 Niue?
The highest recorded value was 261.8 tonnes in 1971.
What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants recorded in Niue?
The lowest recorded value was 24.81 tonnes in 1750.
How does Niue rank for emissions of air pollutants?
Niue ranks 214th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
Is emissions of air pollutants rising or falling in Niue?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Niue 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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emissions of air pollutants
Unit
tonnes
Source
Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
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Coverage
220 places, 60,060 data points, 1750–2022
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