emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate by country
The year-on-year percentage change in emissions of air pollutants. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Countries reporting
219
Highest
8.97 % change on previous year
Israel
Lowest
-100 % change on previous year
Guam
Median
0.3386 % change on previous year
Years covered
272
1751β2022
Data points
59,468
What the numbers show
emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate is currently reported for 219 countries. The highest value is 8.97 % change on previous year in Israel; the lowest is -100 % change on previous year in Guam.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.3386 % change on previous year, and the mean is -0.2451 % change on previous year.
Over the past decade 98 countries rose and 121 fell. The largest increase was in Panama (up 2,337.3%), and the largest decrease in Guam (down 12,978.5%).
emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Israel | 8.97 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 233.3% | volatile |
| 2 | Jordan | 6.53 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 57.3% | volatile |
| 3 | Saudi Arabia | 5.88 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 466.6% | volatile |
| 4 | Lebanon | 5.51 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 132.5% | volatile |
| 5 | Gibraltar | 5.48 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 572.5% | volatile |
| 6 | Mauritius | 5.3 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 510.0% | volatile |
| 7 | Aruba | 4.89 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 65.9% | volatile |
| 8 | Kuwait | 4.89 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 39.8% | volatile |
| 9 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 4.86 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 157.1% | volatile |
| 10 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 4.82 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 201.0% | volatile |
| 11 | United States Virgin Islands | 4.74 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 172.9% | volatile |
| 12 | Bahamas | 4.08 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 35.4% | volatile |
| 13 | Mexico | 3.99 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 168.5% | volatile |
| 14 | American Samoa | 3.86 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 2,236.0% | volatile |
| 15 | Barbados | 3.83 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 131.2% | volatile |
| 16 | Curacao | 3.77 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 141.9% | volatile |
| 17 | Iraq | 3.77 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 41.1% | volatile |
| 18 | Belarus | 3.67 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 14.7% | volatile |
| 19 | Antigua and Barbuda | 3.65 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 189.7% | volatile |
| 20 | Cayman Islands | 3.62 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 125.3% | volatile |
| 21 | United Arab Emirates | 3.58 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 67.4% | volatile |
| 22 | Iran | 3.51 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 10.2% | volatile |
| 23 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 3.42 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 147.4% | volatile |
| 24 | Seychelles | 3.37 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 72.7% | volatile |
| 25 | Ecuador | 3.36 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 582.7% | volatile |
| 26 | Montserrat | 3.28 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 53.4% | volatile |
| 27 | British Virgin Islands | 3.14 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 147.7% | volatile |
| 28 | Martinique | 3.13 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 718.6% | volatile |
| 29 | Reunion | 3.05 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 140.5% | volatile |
| 30 | Dominica | 3.03 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 143.0% | volatile |
| 31 | Guadeloupe | 3.01 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 117.2% | volatile |
| 32 | Bolivia | 2.96 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 53.6% | volatile |
| 33 | Costa Rica | 2.95 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 301.6% | volatile |
| 34 | El Salvador | 2.8 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 200.7% | volatile |
| 35 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2.75 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 76.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2.68 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 177.7% | volatile |
| 37 | Luxembourg | 2.5 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 11.6% | volatile |
| 38 | Syria | 2.46 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 83.7% | volatile |
| 39 | Grenada | 2.45 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 162.3% | volatile |
| 40 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 2.43 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 145.6% | volatile |
| 41 | Puerto Rico | 2.37 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 50.5% | volatile |
| 42 | Falkland Islands | 2.32 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 149.9% | volatile |
| 43 | Uzbekistan | 2.32 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 135.9% | volatile |
| 44 | Venezuela | 2.31 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 85.9% | volatile |
| 45 | Panama | 2.3 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 2,337.3% | volatile |
| 46 | Cape Verde | 2.3 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 142.2% | volatile |
| 47 | Turkmenistan | 2.28 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 56.9% | volatile |
| 48 | Suriname | 2.28 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 79.7% | volatile |
| 49 | Bahrain | 2.17 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 25.4% | volatile |
| 50 | Equatorial Guinea | 2.06 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 115.4% | volatile |
| 51 | French Guiana | 2.04 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 110.1% | volatile |
| 52 | Bangladesh | 1.99 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 37.4% | volatile |
| 53 | Belize | 1.96 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 0.8% | volatile |
| 54 | Dominican Republic | 1.94 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 61.5% | volatile |
| 55 | Jamaica | 1.89 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 131.2% | volatile |
| 56 | Kazakhstan | 1.89 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 23.2% | volatile |
| 57 | Saint Lucia | 1.86 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 154.6% | volatile |
| 58 | Peru | 1.82 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 127.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Eritrea | 1.65 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 26.3% | volatile |
| 60 | Qatar | 1.64 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 86.0% | volatile |
| 61 | Angola | 1.58 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 42.6% | volatile |
| 62 | Mauritania | 1.57 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 68.2% | volatile |
| 63 | Malta | 1.56 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 165.5% | volatile |
| 64 | Togo | 1.51 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 15.4% | volatile |
| 65 | Guyana | 1.51 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 24.5% | volatile |
| 66 | Djibouti | 1.48 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 80.7% | volatile |
| 67 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1.43 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 189.4% | volatile |
| 68 | Gambia | 1.4 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 49.1% | volatile |
| 69 | Zambia | 1.4 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 62.2% | volatile |
| 70 | Singapore | 1.39 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 171.9% | volatile |
| 71 | Namibia | 1.38 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 177.6% | volatile |
| 72 | Kenya | 1.34 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 48.1% | volatile |
| 73 | Moldova | 1.3 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 64.9% | volatile |
| 74 | Mozambique | 1.29 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 95.8% | volatile |
| 75 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 1.27 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 91.7% | volatile |
| 76 | Cote d'Ivoire | 1.25 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 68.4% | volatile |
| 77 | Malawi | 1.21 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 58.3% | volatile |
| 78 | Colombia | 1.2 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 146.1% | volatile |
| 79 | Sudan | 1.19 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 40.9% | volatile |
| 80 | Ghana | 1.18 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 70.5% | volatile |
| 81 | Benin | 1.13 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 48.7% | volatile |
| 82 | Somalia | 1.07 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 42.1% | volatile |
| 83 | Congo | 1.03 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 61.4% | volatile |
| 84 | Mali | 1.02 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 63.6% | volatile |
| 85 | Senegal | 1.01 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 44.6% | volatile |
| 86 | Comoros | 0.9609 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 71.2% | volatile |
| 87 | Madagascar | 0.8941 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 52.2% | volatile |
| 88 | Chad | 0.8821 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 75.1% | volatile |
| 89 | Central African Republic | 0.8816 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 61.8% | volatile |
| 90 | Paraguay | 0.878 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 131.0% | volatile |
| 91 | Burkina Faso | 0.8496 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 77.8% | volatile |
| 92 | Sierra Leone | 0.8354 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 74.3% | volatile |
| 93 | Bulgaria | 0.8239 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 110.4% | volatile |
| 94 | Tanzania | 0.8052 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 65.2% | volatile |
| 95 | South Sudan | 0.8035 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 90.1% | volatile |
| 96 | Uruguay | 0.7254 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 66.9% | volatile |
| 97 | Argentina | 0.6974 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 114.5% | volatile |
| 98 | Guinea | 0.6926 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 69.4% | volatile |
| 99 | Lesotho | 0.6569 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 14.1% | volatile |
| 100 | Burundi | 0.6513 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 101.9% | volatile |
| 101 | Liberia | 0.6303 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 88.7% | volatile |
| 102 | Haiti | 0.6038 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 84.3% | volatile |
| 103 | Honduras | 0.5674 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 86.8% | volatile |
| 104 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.5264 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 98.1% | volatile |
| 105 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.5243 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 84.7% | volatile |
| 106 | Cuba | 0.507 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 132.4% | volatile |
| 107 | Eswatini | 0.4907 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 120.5% | volatile |
| 108 | Botswana | 0.3653 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 62.7% | volatile |
| 109 | Uganda | 0.3579 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 81.1% | volatile |
| 110 | Gabon | 0.3386 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 103.6% | volatile |
| 111 | Niger | 0.2574 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 97.6% | volatile |
| 112 | Nigeria | 0.2497 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 94.9% | volatile |
| 113 | Ethiopia | 0.2486 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 91.3% | volatile |
| 114 | Nicaragua | 0.2434 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 93.0% | volatile |
| 115 | India | 0.1796 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 43.6% | volatile |
| 116 | Cameroon | 0.1714 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 93.4% | volatile |
| 117 | Rwanda | 0.1607 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 91.6% | volatile |
| 118 | Chile | 0.1369 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 98.6% | volatile |
| 119 | Tajikistan | 0.1296 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 98.8% | volatile |
| 120 | Zimbabwe | 0.1219 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 95.4% | volatile |
| 121 | Iceland | 0.0825 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 39.0% | volatile |
| 122 | Spain | 0.0396 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 101.2% | volatile |
| 123 | Canada | 0.0226 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 100.6% | volatile |
| 124 | Faroe Islands | 0 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 124 | Greenland | 0 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 124 | Liechtenstein | 0 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 127 | Guatemala | -0.0344 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 103.2% | volatile |
| 128 | Maldives | -0.0599 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 86.7% | volatile |
| 129 | Tunisia | -0.1053 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 94.7% | volatile |
| 130 | Azerbaijan | -0.1207 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 101.6% | volatile |
| 131 | Greece | -0.158 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 104.2% | volatile |
| 132 | Hong Kong | -0.1901 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 94.7% | volatile |
| 133 | Bhutan | -0.226 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 91.1% | volatile |
| 134 | Libya | -0.2458 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 100.7% | volatile |
| 135 | Bermuda | -0.2465 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 108.6% | volatile |
| 136 | Philippines | -0.2573 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 103.2% | volatile |
| 137 | Cambodia | -0.2825 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 193.2% | volatile |
| 138 | Nepal | -0.3259 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 98.0% | volatile |
| 139 | Western Sahara | -0.3287 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 90.3% | volatile |
| 140 | Armenia | -0.3491 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 192.6% | volatile |
| 141 | Turkey | -0.4664 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 36.5% | volatile |
| 142 | Myanmar | -0.4792 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 119.2% | volatile |
| 143 | Czechia | -0.5417 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 62.6% | volatile |
| 144 | Georgia | -0.5716 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 119.9% | volatile |
| 145 | Laos | -0.5947 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 75.0% | volatile |
| 146 | Papua New Guinea | -0.6264 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 122.8% | volatile |
| 147 | Belgium | -0.6926 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 95.1% | volatile |
| 148 | Sri Lanka | -0.7206 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 121.9% | volatile |
| 149 | Kiribati | -0.7371 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 81.7% | volatile |
| 150 | Algeria | -0.7883 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 106.6% | volatile |
| 151 | North Korea | -0.8934 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 82.4% | volatile |
| 152 | Tonga | -0.9051 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 81.6% | volatile |
| 153 | Vietnam | -0.9171 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 0.7% | volatile |
| 154 | Switzerland | -0.9231 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 70.9% | volatile |
| 155 | East Timor | -1.13 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 129.3% | volatile |
| 156 | South Africa | -1.14 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 115.6% | volatile |
| 157 | Oman | -1.16 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 107.6% | volatile |
| 158 | Brazil | -1.21 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 239.2% | volatile |
| 159 | Romania | -1.26 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 132.7% | volatile |
| 160 | Tokelau | -1.31 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 76.5% | volatile |
| 161 | Japan | -1.39 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 54.8% | volatile |
| 162 | Portugal | -1.44 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 110.2% | volatile |
| 163 | Norway | -1.49 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 64.2% | volatile |
| 164 | United Kingdom | -1.56 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 24.0% | volatile |
| 165 | Russia | -1.62 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 117.5% | volatile |
| 166 | Fiji | -1.64 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 95.4% | volatile |
| 167 | Malaysia | -1.64 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 145.7% | volatile |
| 168 | Sweden | -1.67 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 75.7% | volatile |
| 169 | French Polynesia | -1.75 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 88.2% | volatile |
| 170 | United States | -1.76 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 82.4% | volatile |
| 171 | Egypt | -1.83 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 142.8% | volatile |
| 172 | Denmark | -2.02 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 69.1% | volatile |
| 173 | Vanuatu | -2.12 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 64.6% | volatile |
| 174 | Thailand | -2.13 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 216.1% | volatile |
| 175 | Samoa | -2.19 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 54.9% | volatile |
| 176 | New Caledonia | -2.25 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 57.7% | volatile |
| 177 | China | -2.29 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 127.8% | volatile |
| 178 | Austria | -2.36 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 672.4% | volatile |
| 179 | Yemen | -2.45 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 126.1% | volatile |
| 180 | Lithuania | -2.48 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 19.8% | volatile |
| 181 | Cook Islands | -2.5 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 75.9% | volatile |
| 182 | Afghanistan | -2.52 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 4,227.4% | volatile |
| 183 | Italy | -2.55 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 119.8% | volatile |
| 184 | Latvia | -2.57 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 606.4% | volatile |
| 185 | Finland | -2.65 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 47.4% | volatile |
| 186 | Wallis and Futuna | -2.7 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 34.7% | volatile |
| 187 | Morocco | -2.7 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 8.9% | volatile |
| 188 | Australia | -2.79 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 52.5% | volatile |
| 189 | Palau | -2.79 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 102.7% | volatile |
| 190 | Solomon Islands | -2.81 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 19.0% | volatile |
| 191 | Albania | -2.86 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 63.6% | volatile |
| 192 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -2.86 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 64.5% | volatile |
| 193 | Micronesia (country) | -2.91 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 107.3% | volatile |
| 194 | South Korea | -2.93 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 207.1% | volatile |
| 195 | Netherlands | -3.01 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 35.6% | volatile |
| 196 | Indonesia | -3.16 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 174.8% | volatile |
| 197 | Slovenia | -3.2 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 25.1% | volatile |
| 198 | Pakistan | -3.26 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 531.0% | volatile |
| 199 | North Macedonia | -3.27 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 168.9% | volatile |
| 200 | Serbia | -3.32 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 68.0% | volatile |
| 201 | Marshall Islands | -3.34 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 106.4% | volatile |
| 202 | Croatia | -3.39 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 34.9% | volatile |
| 203 | Montenegro | -3.43 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 52.7% | volatile |
| 204 | Brunei | -3.51 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 130.5% | volatile |
| 205 | Taiwan | -3.74 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 77.7% | volatile |
| 206 | Niue | -3.91 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 386.3% | volatile |
| 207 | Estonia | -3.94 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 134.4% | volatile |
| 208 | New Zealand | -4.37 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 86.9% | volatile |
| 209 | Slovakia | -4.53 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 242.6% | volatile |
| 210 | Germany | -4.61 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 36.4% | volatile |
| 211 | France | -4.64 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 33.1% | volatile |
| 212 | Hungary | -4.83 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 263.9% | volatile |
| 213 | Macao | -5.06 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 71.1% | volatile |
| 214 | Cyprus | -5.09 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 27.8% | volatile |
| 215 | Mongolia | -5.26 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 167.2% | volatile |
| 216 | Poland | -5.56 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 917.1% | volatile |
| 217 | Ukraine | -5.7 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 159.4% | volatile |
| 218 | Ireland | -12.34 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 305.8% | volatile |
| 219 | Guam | -100 % change on previous year | 1960 | down 12,978.5% | volatile |
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in emissions of air pollutants. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- emissions of air pollutants Hoesly et al. (2024) β Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) β with major processing by Our World in Data
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in emissions of air pollutants. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.