emissions of air pollutants in Western Sahara
Western Sahara: emissions of air pollutants was 2,044 tonnes in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
2,044 tonnes
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
202nd
of 220 countries
All-time high
2,508 tonnes
in 2009
All-time low
30.77 tonnes
in 1750
Years of data
273
1750–2022
emissions of air pollutants in Western Sahara, 1750–2022
Source: Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2022, emissions of air pollutants in Western Sahara stood at 2,044 tonnes.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants in Western Sahara peaked at 2,508 tonnes in 2009 and was at its lowest, 30.77 tonnes, in 1750.
That places Western Sahara 202nd 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 Western Sahara, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1750 | 30.77 tonnes | — |
| 1751 | 30.77 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1752 | 30.78 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1753 | 30.79 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1754 | 30.79 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1755 | 30.8 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1756 | 30.81 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1757 | 30.81 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1758 | 30.82 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1759 | 30.83 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1760 | 30.83 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1761 | 30.84 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1762 | 30.85 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1763 | 30.85 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1764 | 30.86 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1765 | 30.86 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1766 | 30.87 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1767 | 30.87 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1768 | 30.88 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1769 | 30.89 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1770 | 30.89 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1771 | 30.9 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1772 | 30.9 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1773 | 30.91 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1774 | 30.91 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1775 | 30.92 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1776 | 30.92 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1777 | 30.93 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1778 | 30.93 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1779 | 30.94 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1780 | 30.94 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1781 | 30.94 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1782 | 30.95 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1783 | 30.95 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1784 | 30.96 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1785 | 30.96 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1786 | 30.96 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1787 | 30.97 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1788 | 30.97 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1789 | 30.97 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1790 | 30.98 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1791 | 30.98 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1792 | 30.98 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1793 | 30.98 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1794 | 30.98 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1795 | 30.99 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1796 | 30.99 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1797 | 30.99 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1798 | 30.99 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1799 | 30.99 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1800 | 30.99 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1801 | 30.99 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1802 | 30.99 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1803 | 30.99 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1804 | 30.99 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1805 | 30.99 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1806 | 30.99 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1807 | 30.99 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1808 | 30.99 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1809 | 30.99 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1810 | 30.99 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1811 | 31 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1812 | 31.01 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1813 | 31.03 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1814 | 31.04 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1815 | 31.05 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1816 | 31.06 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1817 | 31.08 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1818 | 31.09 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1819 | 31.1 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1820 | 31.11 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1821 | 31.12 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1822 | 31.13 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1823 | 31.14 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1824 | 31.15 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1825 | 31.16 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1826 | 31.17 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1827 | 31.18 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1828 | 31.19 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1829 | 31.2 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1830 | 31.2 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1831 | 31.21 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1832 | 31.21 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1833 | 31.22 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1834 | 31.22 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1835 | 31.23 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1836 | 31.23 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1837 | 31.24 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1838 | 31.24 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1839 | 31.25 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1840 | 31.25 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1841 | 31.25 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1842 | 31.25 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1843 | 31.25 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1844 | 31.25 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1845 | 31.25 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1846 | 31.24 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1847 | 31.24 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1848 | 31.24 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1849 | 31.24 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1850 | 31.24 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1851 | 30.91 tonnes | -1.1% |
| 1852 | 30.95 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1853 | 30.99 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1854 | 31.04 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1855 | 31.09 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1856 | 31.14 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1857 | 31.2 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1858 | 31.26 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1859 | 31.32 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1860 | 31.39 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1861 | 31.49 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1862 | 31.6 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1863 | 31.71 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1864 | 31.82 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1865 | 31.93 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1866 | 32.05 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1867 | 32.17 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1868 | 32.29 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1869 | 32.42 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1870 | 32.55 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1871 | 36.82 tonnes | +13.1% |
| 1872 | 36.79 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1873 | 36.76 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1874 | 36.73 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1875 | 36.71 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1876 | 36.69 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1877 | 36.67 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1878 | 36.65 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1879 | 36.64 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1880 | 36.62 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1881 | 36.6 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1882 | 36.59 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1883 | 36.57 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1884 | 36.56 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1885 | 36.54 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1886 | 36.53 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1887 | 36.53 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1888 | 36.52 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1889 | 36.52 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1890 | 36.51 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1891 | 36.5 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1892 | 36.49 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1893 | 36.47 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1894 | 36.46 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1895 | 36.46 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1896 | 36.45 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1897 | 36.45 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1898 | 36.44 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1899 | 36.44 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1900 | 36.44 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1901 | 36.49 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1902 | 36.54 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1903 | 36.59 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1904 | 36.65 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1905 | 36.71 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1906 | 36.76 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1907 | 36.83 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1908 | 36.89 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1909 | 36.95 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1910 | 37.02 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1911 | 40.68 tonnes | +9.9% |
| 1912 | 44.34 tonnes | +9.0% |
| 1913 | 47.99 tonnes | +8.2% |
| 1914 | 51.65 tonnes | +7.6% |
| 1915 | 55.62 tonnes | +7.7% |
| 1916 | 59.63 tonnes | +7.2% |
| 1917 | 63.68 tonnes | +6.8% |
| 1918 | 67.78 tonnes | +6.4% |
| 1919 | 71.92 tonnes | +6.1% |
| 1920 | 76.11 tonnes | +5.8% |
| 1921 | 88.99 tonnes | +16.9% |
| 1922 | 102.79 tonnes | +15.5% |
| 1923 | 117.5 tonnes | +14.3% |
| 1924 | 133.11 tonnes | +13.3% |
| 1925 | 149.61 tonnes | +12.4% |
| 1926 | 166.98 tonnes | +11.6% |
| 1927 | 185.16 tonnes | +10.9% |
| 1928 | 204.17 tonnes | +10.3% |
| 1929 | 224.02 tonnes | +9.7% |
| 1930 | 244.69 tonnes | +9.2% |
| 1931 | 278.45 tonnes | +13.8% |
| 1932 | 313.8 tonnes | +12.7% |
| 1933 | 350.69 tonnes | +11.8% |
| 1934 | 389.09 tonnes | +10.9% |
| 1935 | 428.96 tonnes | +10.2% |
| 1936 | 470.28 tonnes | +9.6% |
| 1937 | 514.17 tonnes | +9.3% |
| 1938 | 566.42 tonnes | +10.2% |
| 1939 | 615.06 tonnes | +8.6% |
| 1940 | 665.09 tonnes | +8.1% |
| 1941 | 721.81 tonnes | +8.5% |
| 1942 | 779.97 tonnes | +8.1% |
| 1943 | 839.53 tonnes | +7.6% |
| 1944 | 900.43 tonnes | +7.3% |
| 1945 | 962.16 tonnes | +6.9% |
| 1946 | 1,025 tonnes | +6.5% |
| 1947 | 1,090 tonnes | +6.3% |
| 1948 | 1,153 tonnes | +5.9% |
| 1949 | 1,219 tonnes | +5.7% |
| 1950 | 1,286 tonnes | +5.5% |
| 1951 | 1,446 tonnes | +12.5% |
| 1952 | 1,497 tonnes | +3.5% |
| 1953 | 1,499 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1954 | 1,477 tonnes | -1.4% |
| 1955 | 1,453 tonnes | -1.7% |
| 1956 | 1,430 tonnes | -1.5% |
| 1957 | 1,406 tonnes | -1.7% |
| 1958 | 1,370 tonnes | -2.5% |
| 1959 | 1,312 tonnes | -4.3% |
| 1960 | 1,221 tonnes | -7.0% |
| 1961 | 1,069 tonnes | -12.4% |
| 1962 | 876.09 tonnes | -18.1% |
| 1963 | 650.72 tonnes | -25.7% |
| 1964 | 390.75 tonnes | -40.0% |
| 1965 | 106.17 tonnes | -72.8% |
| 1966 | 133.34 tonnes | +25.6% |
| 1967 | 164.57 tonnes | +23.4% |
| 1968 | 187.93 tonnes | +14.2% |
| 1969 | 213.28 tonnes | +13.5% |
| 1970 | 238.79 tonnes | +12.0% |
| 1971 | 249.66 tonnes | +4.6% |
| 1972 | 261.73 tonnes | +4.8% |
| 1973 | 270.66 tonnes | +3.4% |
| 1974 | 287.59 tonnes | +6.3% |
| 1975 | 329.72 tonnes | +14.6% |
| 1976 | 398.25 tonnes | +20.8% |
| 1977 | 492.87 tonnes | +23.8% |
| 1978 | 606.68 tonnes | +23.1% |
| 1979 | 711.78 tonnes | +17.3% |
| 1980 | 796.91 tonnes | +12.0% |
| 1981 | 860.43 tonnes | +8.0% |
| 1982 | 906.74 tonnes | +5.4% |
| 1983 | 930.49 tonnes | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 947.88 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 969.66 tonnes | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 1,007 tonnes | +3.8% |
| 1987 | 1,041 tonnes | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 1,086 tonnes | +4.3% |
| 1989 | 1,128 tonnes | +3.9% |
| 1990 | 1,228 tonnes | +8.8% |
| 1991 | 1,290 tonnes | +5.0% |
| 1992 | 1,438 tonnes | +11.5% |
| 1993 | 1,459 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 1,480 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 1,531 tonnes | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 1,547 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 1,534 tonnes | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 1,554 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 1,574 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 1,692 tonnes | +7.5% |
| 2001 | 1,792 tonnes | +5.9% |
| 2002 | 1,925 tonnes | +7.5% |
| 2003 | 2,073 tonnes | +7.7% |
| 2004 | 2,081 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 2,248 tonnes | +8.1% |
| 2006 | 2,379 tonnes | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 2,448 tonnes | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 2,503 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 2,508 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 2,470 tonnes | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 2,459 tonnes | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 2,376 tonnes | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 2,293 tonnes | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 2,207 tonnes | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 2,185 tonnes | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 2,169 tonnes | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 2,154 tonnes | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 2,138 tonnes | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 2,133 tonnes | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 2,128 tonnes | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 2,050 tonnes | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 2,044 tonnes | -0.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where emissions of air pollutants in Western Sahara 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | -72.8% | 390.75 tonnes | 106.17 tonnes |
| 1964 | -40.0% | 650.72 tonnes | 390.75 tonnes |
| 1963 | -25.7% | 876.09 tonnes | 650.72 tonnes |
| 1966 | +25.6% | 106.17 tonnes | 133.34 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 30.8 tonnes | 30.77 tonnes | 30.83 tonnes | 10 |
| 1760s | 30.86 tonnes | 30.83 tonnes | 30.89 tonnes | 10 |
| 1770s | 30.91 tonnes | 30.89 tonnes | 30.94 tonnes | 10 |
| 1780s | 30.96 tonnes | 30.94 tonnes | 30.97 tonnes | 10 |
| 1790s | 30.98 tonnes | 30.98 tonnes | 30.99 tonnes | 10 |
| 1800s | 30.99 tonnes | 30.99 tonnes | 30.99 tonnes | 10 |
| 1810s | 31.05 tonnes | 30.99 tonnes | 31.1 tonnes | 10 |
| 1820s | 31.15 tonnes | 31.11 tonnes | 31.2 tonnes | 10 |
| 1830s | 31.23 tonnes | 31.2 tonnes | 31.25 tonnes | 10 |
| 1840s | 31.25 tonnes | 31.24 tonnes | 31.25 tonnes | 10 |
| 1850s | 31.11 tonnes | 30.91 tonnes | 31.32 tonnes | 10 |
| 1860s | 31.89 tonnes | 31.39 tonnes | 32.42 tonnes | 10 |
| 1870s | 36.3 tonnes | 32.55 tonnes | 36.82 tonnes | 10 |
| 1880s | 36.56 tonnes | 36.52 tonnes | 36.62 tonnes | 10 |
| 1890s | 36.47 tonnes | 36.44 tonnes | 36.51 tonnes | 10 |
| 1900s | 36.69 tonnes | 36.44 tonnes | 36.95 tonnes | 10 |
| 1910s | 54.03 tonnes | 37.02 tonnes | 71.92 tonnes | 10 |
| 1920s | 144.84 tonnes | 76.11 tonnes | 224.02 tonnes | 10 |
| 1930s | 417.16 tonnes | 244.69 tonnes | 615.06 tonnes | 10 |
| 1940s | 935.6 tonnes | 665.09 tonnes | 1,219 tonnes | 10 |
| 1950s | 1,417 tonnes | 1,286 tonnes | 1,499 tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 501.31 tonnes | 106.17 tonnes | 1,221 tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 384.77 tonnes | 238.79 tonnes | 711.78 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 967.42 tonnes | 796.91 tonnes | 1,128 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,464 tonnes | 1,228 tonnes | 1,574 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,165 tonnes | 1,692 tonnes | 2,508 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,258 tonnes | 2,133 tonnes | 2,470 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,074 tonnes | 2,044 tonnes | 2,128 tonnes | 3 |
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More climate change data for Western Sahara
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Annual Net Emissions/Removals (Greenhouse gas, Total, Metric ton of) 2.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Temperature change with respect to a baseline climatology 2.23 (2024)
- Annual Net Emissions/Removals 0.7354 (2024)
- Emissions-weighted carbon price from carbon taxes 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents (2025)
- Emissions-weighted carbon price in emissions trading systems 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents (2025)
- IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 0 kt (2023)
- IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 0 kt (2023)
- Carbon price vs. share of global CO₂ emissions covered 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents (2025)
- IPCC Agriculture — Emissions 0 kt (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is emissions of air pollutants in Western Sahara?
- Emissions of air pollutants in Western Sahara was 2,044 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 Western Sahara?
- The highest recorded value was 2,508 tonnes in 2009.
- What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants recorded in Western Sahara?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.77 tonnes in 1750.
- How does Western Sahara rank for emissions of air pollutants?
- Western Sahara ranks 202nd out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
- Is emissions of air pollutants rising or falling in Western Sahara?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Western Sahara 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.