emissions of air pollutants in Turks and Caicos Islands
Turks and Caicos Islands: emissions of air pollutants was 1,458 tonnes in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
1,458 tonnes
Change on year
up 4.9%
World rank
206th
of 220 countries
All-time high
1,687 tonnes
in 2015
All-time low
13.01 tonnes
in 1966
Years of data
273
1750–2022
emissions of air pollutants in Turks and Caicos 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
Turks and Caicos Islands recorded 1,458 tonnes for emissions of air pollutants in 2022.
That represents a change of up 4.9% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants in Turks and Caicos Islands peaked at 1,687 tonnes in 2015 and was at its lowest, 13.01 tonnes, in 1966.
Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 206th 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 Turks and Caicos Islands, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1750 | 50.31 tonnes | — |
| 1751 | 50.72 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1752 | 51.13 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1753 | 51.55 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1754 | 51.96 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1755 | 52.37 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1756 | 52.78 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1757 | 53.2 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1758 | 53.61 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1759 | 54.02 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1760 | 54.43 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1761 | 54.88 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1762 | 55.32 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1763 | 55.77 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1764 | 56.22 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1765 | 56.66 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1766 | 57.11 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1767 | 57.56 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1768 | 58 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1769 | 58.45 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1770 | 58.89 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1771 | 59.38 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1772 | 59.86 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1773 | 60.34 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1774 | 60.82 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1775 | 61.31 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1776 | 61.79 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1777 | 62.27 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1778 | 62.76 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1779 | 63.24 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1780 | 63.72 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1781 | 64.24 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1782 | 64.77 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1783 | 65.29 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1784 | 65.81 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1785 | 66.33 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1786 | 66.86 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1787 | 67.38 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1788 | 67.9 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1789 | 68.42 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1790 | 68.94 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1791 | 69.51 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1792 | 70.07 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1793 | 70.64 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1794 | 71.2 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1795 | 71.77 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1796 | 72.33 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1797 | 72.9 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1798 | 73.47 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1799 | 74.03 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1800 | 74.6 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1801 | 75.21 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1802 | 75.82 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1803 | 76.43 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1804 | 77.04 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1805 | 77.65 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1806 | 78.26 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1807 | 78.88 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1808 | 79.49 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1809 | 80.1 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1810 | 80.71 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1811 | 80.98 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1812 | 81.25 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1813 | 81.52 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1814 | 81.79 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1815 | 82.05 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1816 | 82.32 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1817 | 82.59 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1818 | 82.86 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1819 | 83.13 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1820 | 83.4 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1821 | 83.68 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1822 | 83.96 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1823 | 84.23 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1824 | 84.51 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1825 | 84.79 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1826 | 85.07 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1827 | 85.35 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1828 | 85.62 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1829 | 85.9 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1830 | 86.18 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1831 | 86.47 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1832 | 86.75 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1833 | 87.04 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1834 | 87.33 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1835 | 87.62 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1836 | 87.9 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1837 | 88.19 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1838 | 88.48 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1839 | 88.77 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1840 | 89.05 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1841 | 89.35 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1842 | 89.65 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1843 | 89.94 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1844 | 90.24 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1845 | 90.54 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1846 | 90.83 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1847 | 91.13 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1848 | 91.43 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1849 | 91.72 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1850 | 92.02 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1851 | 89.63 tonnes | -2.6% |
| 1852 | 87.86 tonnes | -2.0% |
| 1853 | 87.83 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1854 | 87.79 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1855 | 87.76 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1856 | 90.23 tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1857 | 92.76 tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1858 | 95.37 tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1859 | 98.05 tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1860 | 100.8 tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1861 | 102.57 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1862 | 104.22 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1863 | 105.92 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1864 | 107.67 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1865 | 107.91 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1866 | 108.17 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1867 | 108.45 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1868 | 108.74 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1869 | 108.37 tonnes | -0.3% |
| 1870 | 108.01 tonnes | -0.3% |
| 1871 | 108.74 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1872 | 109.15 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1873 | 109.58 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1874 | 110.03 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1875 | 110.26 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1876 | 110.51 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1877 | 110.77 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1878 | 110.8 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1879 | 110.84 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1880 | 110.9 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1881 | 110.82 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1882 | 113.26 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1883 | 114.5 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1884 | 114.37 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1885 | 113.67 tonnes | -0.6% |
| 1886 | 113 tonnes | -0.6% |
| 1887 | 113.11 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1888 | 112.84 tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1889 | 113.15 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1890 | 116.8 tonnes | +3.2% |
| 1891 | 117.12 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1892 | 118.19 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1893 | 119.6 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1894 | 120.83 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1895 | 121.87 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1896 | 122.91 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1897 | 123.94 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1898 | 125.14 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1899 | 126.51 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1900 | 123.75 tonnes | -2.2% |
| 1901 | 123.02 tonnes | -0.6% |
| 1902 | 122.4 tonnes | -0.5% |
| 1903 | 121.55 tonnes | -0.7% |
| 1904 | 120.89 tonnes | -0.5% |
| 1905 | 120.19 tonnes | -0.6% |
| 1906 | 119.46 tonnes | -0.6% |
| 1907 | 118.69 tonnes | -0.6% |
| 1908 | 117.88 tonnes | -0.7% |
| 1909 | 117.04 tonnes | -0.7% |
| 1910 | 116.16 tonnes | -0.7% |
| 1911 | 117.66 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1912 | 118.92 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1913 | 120.24 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1914 | 120.46 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1915 | 120.46 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1916 | 120.52 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1917 | 120.35 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1918 | 120.25 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1919 | 119.93 tonnes | -0.3% |
| 1920 | 119.68 tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1921 | 119.98 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1922 | 122.12 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1923 | 123.19 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1924 | 123.75 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1925 | 124.35 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1926 | 126.2 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1927 | 127.4 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1928 | 129.03 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1929 | 130.41 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1930 | 132.32 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1931 | 135.35 tonnes | +2.3% |
| 1932 | 137.2 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1933 | 138.78 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1934 | 139.6 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1935 | 140.17 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1936 | 140.86 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1937 | 141.57 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1938 | 143.23 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1939 | 145.56 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1940 | 146.87 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1941 | 148.16 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1942 | 149.97 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1943 | 148.24 tonnes | -1.2% |
| 1944 | 148.11 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1945 | 147.5 tonnes | -0.4% |
| 1946 | 149.53 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1947 | 151.03 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1948 | 151.68 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1949 | 152.26 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1950 | 151.27 tonnes | -0.7% |
| 1951 | 138.87 tonnes | -8.2% |
| 1952 | 126.62 tonnes | -8.8% |
| 1953 | 114.49 tonnes | -9.6% |
| 1954 | 102.54 tonnes | -10.4% |
| 1955 | 90.64 tonnes | -11.6% |
| 1956 | 78.83 tonnes | -13.0% |
| 1957 | 67.4 tonnes | -14.5% |
| 1958 | 56.54 tonnes | -16.1% |
| 1959 | 46.34 tonnes | -18.0% |
| 1960 | 36.92 tonnes | -20.3% |
| 1961 | 28.34 tonnes | -23.2% |
| 1962 | 22.27 tonnes | -21.4% |
| 1963 | 17.9 tonnes | -19.6% |
| 1964 | 14.91 tonnes | -16.7% |
| 1965 | 13.01 tonnes | -12.8% |
| 1966 | 13.01 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1967 | 13.08 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 13.18 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 13.36 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1970 | 13.3 tonnes | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 14 tonnes | +5.3% |
| 1972 | 13.86 tonnes | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 14.66 tonnes | +5.8% |
| 1974 | 15.01 tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 15.37 tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 16.09 tonnes | +4.7% |
| 1977 | 16.97 tonnes | +5.5% |
| 1978 | 17.59 tonnes | +3.7% |
| 1979 | 18.86 tonnes | +7.2% |
| 1980 | 19.64 tonnes | +4.1% |
| 1981 | 20.62 tonnes | +5.0% |
| 1982 | 22.16 tonnes | +7.4% |
| 1983 | 23.68 tonnes | +6.9% |
| 1984 | 25.18 tonnes | +6.3% |
| 1985 | 26.63 tonnes | +5.8% |
| 1986 | 27.87 tonnes | +4.7% |
| 1987 | 27.69 tonnes | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 28.42 tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 28.72 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 30.15 tonnes | +5.0% |
| 1991 | 31.64 tonnes | +4.9% |
| 1992 | 32.6 tonnes | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 35.52 tonnes | +9.0% |
| 1994 | 38.38 tonnes | +8.1% |
| 1995 | 188.96 tonnes | +392.3% |
| 1996 | 191.32 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 195.84 tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 241.75 tonnes | +23.4% |
| 1999 | 258.28 tonnes | +6.8% |
| 2000 | 797 tonnes | +208.6% |
| 2001 | 810.9 tonnes | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 870.81 tonnes | +7.4% |
| 2003 | 961.65 tonnes | +10.4% |
| 2004 | 1,050 tonnes | +9.2% |
| 2005 | 1,232 tonnes | +17.3% |
| 2006 | 1,136 tonnes | -7.7% |
| 2007 | 1,239 tonnes | +9.0% |
| 2008 | 1,287 tonnes | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 1,492 tonnes | +15.9% |
| 2010 | 1,413 tonnes | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 1,657 tonnes | +17.3% |
| 2012 | 1,516 tonnes | -8.5% |
| 2013 | 1,618 tonnes | +6.8% |
| 2014 | 1,657 tonnes | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 1,687 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 1,631 tonnes | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 1,619 tonnes | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 1,620 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 1,627 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 1,372 tonnes | -15.7% |
| 2021 | 1,390 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 1,458 tonnes | +4.9% |
Turks and Caicos Islands compared with similar countries
- Turks and Caicos Islands's 1,458 tonnes is below the median for high income countries, which is 150,374 tonnes, 1% of the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Turks and Caicos Islands's 1,458 tonnes is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 120,820 tonnes, 1% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where emissions of air pollutants in Turks and Caicos 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +392.3% | 38.38 tonnes | 188.96 tonnes |
| 2000 | +208.6% | 258.28 tonnes | 797 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 52.16 tonnes | 50.31 tonnes | 54.02 tonnes | 10 |
| 1760s | 56.44 tonnes | 54.43 tonnes | 58.45 tonnes | 10 |
| 1770s | 61.07 tonnes | 58.89 tonnes | 63.24 tonnes | 10 |
| 1780s | 66.07 tonnes | 63.72 tonnes | 68.42 tonnes | 10 |
| 1790s | 71.49 tonnes | 68.94 tonnes | 74.03 tonnes | 10 |
| 1800s | 77.35 tonnes | 74.6 tonnes | 80.1 tonnes | 10 |
| 1810s | 81.92 tonnes | 80.71 tonnes | 83.13 tonnes | 10 |
| 1820s | 84.65 tonnes | 83.4 tonnes | 85.9 tonnes | 10 |
| 1830s | 87.47 tonnes | 86.18 tonnes | 88.77 tonnes | 10 |
| 1840s | 90.39 tonnes | 89.05 tonnes | 91.72 tonnes | 10 |
| 1850s | 90.93 tonnes | 87.76 tonnes | 98.05 tonnes | 10 |
| 1860s | 106.28 tonnes | 100.8 tonnes | 108.74 tonnes | 10 |
| 1870s | 109.87 tonnes | 108.01 tonnes | 110.84 tonnes | 10 |
| 1880s | 112.96 tonnes | 110.82 tonnes | 114.5 tonnes | 10 |
| 1890s | 121.29 tonnes | 116.8 tonnes | 126.51 tonnes | 10 |
| 1900s | 120.49 tonnes | 117.04 tonnes | 123.75 tonnes | 10 |
| 1910s | 119.5 tonnes | 116.16 tonnes | 120.52 tonnes | 10 |
| 1920s | 124.61 tonnes | 119.68 tonnes | 130.41 tonnes | 10 |
| 1930s | 139.47 tonnes | 132.32 tonnes | 145.56 tonnes | 10 |
| 1940s | 149.33 tonnes | 146.87 tonnes | 152.26 tonnes | 10 |
| 1950s | 97.35 tonnes | 46.34 tonnes | 151.27 tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 18.6 tonnes | 13.01 tonnes | 36.92 tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 15.57 tonnes | 13.3 tonnes | 18.86 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 25.06 tonnes | 19.64 tonnes | 28.72 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 124.45 tonnes | 30.15 tonnes | 258.28 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,088 tonnes | 797 tonnes | 1,492 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,605 tonnes | 1,413 tonnes | 1,687 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,407 tonnes | 1,372 tonnes | 1,458 tonnes | 3 |
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More climate change data for Turks and Caicos Islands
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Population, total, annual growth rate 0.6877 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Urban population, annual growth rate 0.9311 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Urban population, per capita 0.944 units per person (2025)
- Urban population 94.4% (2025)
- Urban population 44,229 (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.9% (2025)
- Population, total 46,855 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is emissions of air pollutants in Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Emissions of air pollutants in Turks and Caicos Islands was 1,458 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 Turks and Caicos Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 1,687 tonnes in 2015.
- What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants recorded in Turks and Caicos Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.01 tonnes in 1966.
- How does Turks and Caicos Islands rank for emissions of air pollutants?
- Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 206th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
- Is emissions of air pollutants rising or falling in Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Turks and Caicos 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.