emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate in Australia
Australia: emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate was -2.79 % change on previous year in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
-2.79 % change on previous year
Change on year
down 38.4%
World rank
188th
of 219 countries
All-time high
99.93 % change on previous year
in 1782
All-time low
-14.96 % change on previous year
in 2009
Years of data
241
1782–2022
emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate in Australia, 1782–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2022, emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate in Australia stood at -2.79 % change on previous year.
The figure is down 38.4% on the previous year and up 52.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate in Australia peaked at 99.93 % change on previous year in 1782 and was at its lowest, -14.96 % change on previous year, in 2009.
That places Australia 188th out of 219 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, annual growth rate in Australia, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1782 | 99.93 % change on previous year | — |
| 1783 | 49.94 % change on previous year | -50.0% |
| 1784 | 33.28 % change on previous year | -33.4% |
| 1785 | 24.95 % change on previous year | -25.0% |
| 1786 | 19.96 % change on previous year | -20.0% |
| 1787 | 16.62 % change on previous year | -16.7% |
| 1788 | 14.24 % change on previous year | -14.3% |
| 1789 | 12.46 % change on previous year | -12.5% |
| 1790 | 11.07 % change on previous year | -11.1% |
| 1791 | 22.98 % change on previous year | +107.6% |
| 1792 | 18.67 % change on previous year | -18.8% |
| 1793 | 15.72 % change on previous year | -15.8% |
| 1794 | 13.57 % change on previous year | -13.7% |
| 1795 | 11.94 % change on previous year | -12.0% |
| 1796 | 10.66 % change on previous year | -10.7% |
| 1797 | 9.62 % change on previous year | -9.7% |
| 1798 | 8.77 % change on previous year | -8.9% |
| 1799 | 8.06 % change on previous year | -8.1% |
| 1800 | 7.45 % change on previous year | -7.5% |
| 1801 | 23.15 % change on previous year | +210.8% |
| 1802 | 18.78 % change on previous year | -18.9% |
| 1803 | 15.79 % change on previous year | -15.9% |
| 1804 | 13.63 % change on previous year | -13.7% |
| 1805 | 11.98 % change on previous year | -12.1% |
| 1806 | 10.69 % change on previous year | -10.8% |
| 1807 | 9.65 % change on previous year | -9.7% |
| 1808 | 8.79 % change on previous year | -8.9% |
| 1809 | 8.07 % change on previous year | -8.2% |
| 1810 | 7.46 % change on previous year | -7.6% |
| 1811 | 24.62 % change on previous year | +230.0% |
| 1812 | 19.73 % change on previous year | -19.8% |
| 1813 | 16.46 % change on previous year | -16.6% |
| 1814 | 14.12 % change on previous year | -14.2% |
| 1815 | 12.36 % change on previous year | -12.5% |
| 1816 | 10.98 % change on previous year | -11.1% |
| 1817 | 9.89 % change on previous year | -10.0% |
| 1818 | 8.99 % change on previous year | -9.1% |
| 1819 | 8.23 % change on previous year | -8.4% |
| 1820 | 7.6 % change on previous year | -7.7% |
| 1821 | 22.95 % change on previous year | +202.0% |
| 1822 | 18.64 % change on previous year | -18.8% |
| 1823 | 15.69 % change on previous year | -15.8% |
| 1824 | 13.54 % change on previous year | -13.7% |
| 1825 | 11.91 % change on previous year | -12.0% |
| 1826 | 10.63 % change on previous year | -10.8% |
| 1827 | 9.59 % change on previous year | -9.7% |
| 1828 | 8.74 % change on previous year | -8.9% |
| 1829 | 8.03 % change on previous year | -8.2% |
| 1830 | 7.42 % change on previous year | -7.6% |
| 1831 | 14.65 % change on previous year | +97.4% |
| 1832 | 12.76 % change on previous year | -12.9% |
| 1833 | 11.29 % change on previous year | -11.5% |
| 1834 | 10.13 % change on previous year | -10.3% |
| 1835 | 9.18 % change on previous year | -9.3% |
| 1836 | 8.4 % change on previous year | -8.6% |
| 1837 | 7.73 % change on previous year | -7.9% |
| 1838 | 7.17 % change on previous year | -7.3% |
| 1839 | 6.68 % change on previous year | -6.8% |
| 1840 | 6.25 % change on previous year | -6.4% |
| 1841 | 18.32 % change on previous year | +193.3% |
| 1842 | 15.46 % change on previous year | -15.7% |
| 1843 | 13.36 % change on previous year | -13.6% |
| 1844 | 11.76 % change on previous year | -12.0% |
| 1845 | 10.5 % change on previous year | -10.7% |
| 1846 | 9.49 % change on previous year | -9.7% |
| 1847 | 8.65 % change on previous year | -8.8% |
| 1848 | 7.94 % change on previous year | -8.2% |
| 1849 | 7.35 % change on previous year | -7.5% |
| 1850 | 5.37 % change on previous year | -26.9% |
| 1851 | 14.51 % change on previous year | +170.4% |
| 1852 | 12.65 % change on previous year | -12.8% |
| 1853 | 11.21 % change on previous year | -11.4% |
| 1854 | 10.07 % change on previous year | -10.2% |
| 1855 | 9.13 % change on previous year | -9.3% |
| 1856 | 13.01 % change on previous year | +42.5% |
| 1857 | 11.49 % change on previous year | -11.6% |
| 1858 | 10.29 % change on previous year | -10.4% |
| 1859 | 9.32 % change on previous year | -9.5% |
| 1860 | 7.7 % change on previous year | -17.3% |
| 1861 | 4.25 % change on previous year | -44.9% |
| 1862 | 4.03 % change on previous year | -5.1% |
| 1863 | 4.17 % change on previous year | +3.4% |
| 1864 | 4.13 % change on previous year | -0.8% |
| 1865 | 4.16 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 1866 | 4.5 % change on previous year | +8.1% |
| 1867 | 3.98 % change on previous year | -11.4% |
| 1868 | 3.15 % change on previous year | -21.0% |
| 1869 | 4.37 % change on previous year | +39.0% |
| 1870 | 3.4 % change on previous year | -22.3% |
| 1871 | 5.56 % change on previous year | +63.6% |
| 1872 | 5.29 % change on previous year | -4.8% |
| 1873 | 5.1 % change on previous year | -3.6% |
| 1874 | 4.84 % change on previous year | -5.0% |
| 1875 | 4.56 % change on previous year | -6.0% |
| 1876 | 3.89 % change on previous year | -14.5% |
| 1877 | 3.88 % change on previous year | -0.4% |
| 1878 | 3.63 % change on previous year | -6.5% |
| 1879 | 3.73 % change on previous year | +2.8% |
| 1880 | 3.75 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 1881 | 4.21 % change on previous year | +12.2% |
| 1882 | 4.36 % change on previous year | +3.7% |
| 1883 | 4.4 % change on previous year | +1.0% |
| 1884 | 4.19 % change on previous year | -4.8% |
| 1885 | 3.96 % change on previous year | -5.5% |
| 1886 | 3.43 % change on previous year | -13.5% |
| 1887 | 3.38 % change on previous year | -1.4% |
| 1888 | 3.39 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 1889 | 3.05 % change on previous year | -10.2% |
| 1890 | 2.99 % change on previous year | -2.1% |
| 1891 | -1.5 % change on previous year | -150.2% |
| 1892 | -1.69 % change on previous year | +12.5% |
| 1893 | -1.93 % change on previous year | +14.4% |
| 1894 | -1.79 % change on previous year | -7.2% |
| 1895 | -1.85 % change on previous year | +3.4% |
| 1896 | 3.96 % change on previous year | -313.7% |
| 1897 | 3.97 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 1898 | 3.82 % change on previous year | -3.7% |
| 1899 | 3.99 % change on previous year | +4.4% |
| 1900 | 4.5 % change on previous year | +12.7% |
| 1901 | 1.99 % change on previous year | -55.7% |
| 1902 | 0.7347 % change on previous year | -63.2% |
| 1903 | 1.16 % change on previous year | +58.0% |
| 1904 | 1.22 % change on previous year | +5.1% |
| 1905 | 1.42 % change on previous year | +16.1% |
| 1906 | 0.976 % change on previous year | -31.0% |
| 1907 | 0.1148 % change on previous year | -88.2% |
| 1908 | -0.0108 % change on previous year | -109.4% |
| 1909 | -1.98 % change on previous year | +18143.2% |
| 1910 | 0.334 % change on previous year | -116.9% |
| 1911 | -3.86 % change on previous year | -1256.6% |
| 1912 | -3.95 % change on previous year | +2.2% |
| 1913 | -4.03 % change on previous year | +2.1% |
| 1914 | -4.32 % change on previous year | +7.1% |
| 1915 | -6.99 % change on previous year | +61.8% |
| 1916 | -6.54 % change on previous year | -6.4% |
| 1917 | -4.43 % change on previous year | -32.3% |
| 1918 | -4.07 % change on previous year | -8.1% |
| 1919 | -6.2 % change on previous year | +52.4% |
| 1920 | -2.38 % change on previous year | -61.7% |
| 1921 | -3.55 % change on previous year | +49.2% |
| 1922 | -0.7324 % change on previous year | -79.4% |
| 1923 | -1.08 % change on previous year | +47.8% |
| 1924 | 0.4101 % change on previous year | -137.9% |
| 1925 | -0.3099 % change on previous year | -175.6% |
| 1926 | -1.37 % change on previous year | +343.3% |
| 1927 | 0.0817 % change on previous year | -105.9% |
| 1928 | -3.54 % change on previous year | -4433.3% |
| 1929 | -3.44 % change on previous year | -2.9% |
| 1930 | -2.61 % change on previous year | -24.1% |
| 1931 | -3.87 % change on previous year | +48.3% |
| 1932 | -0.6434 % change on previous year | -83.4% |
| 1933 | -0.4812 % change on previous year | -25.2% |
| 1934 | -0.7331 % change on previous year | +52.4% |
| 1935 | -0.0459 % change on previous year | -93.7% |
| 1936 | 1.82 % change on previous year | -4061.6% |
| 1937 | 1.74 % change on previous year | -4.2% |
| 1938 | 0.4049 % change on previous year | -76.7% |
| 1939 | 2.71 % change on previous year | +570.2% |
| 1940 | -0.8275 % change on previous year | -130.5% |
| 1941 | 3.39 % change on previous year | -509.7% |
| 1942 | 1.53 % change on previous year | -54.8% |
| 1943 | -0.1014 % change on previous year | -106.6% |
| 1944 | 0.1938 % change on previous year | -291.0% |
| 1945 | -0.1832 % change on previous year | -194.5% |
| 1946 | 1.52 % change on previous year | -929.1% |
| 1947 | 1.49 % change on previous year | -1.8% |
| 1948 | 0.7918 % change on previous year | -46.9% |
| 1949 | 0.8198 % change on previous year | +3.5% |
| 1950 | 62.78 % change on previous year | +7558.3% |
| 1951 | 8.31 % change on previous year | -86.8% |
| 1952 | 0.1765 % change on previous year | -97.9% |
| 1953 | -7.59 % change on previous year | -4402.2% |
| 1954 | 18.34 % change on previous year | -341.6% |
| 1955 | 7.03 % change on previous year | -61.7% |
| 1956 | 5.36 % change on previous year | -23.9% |
| 1957 | 1.64 % change on previous year | -69.4% |
| 1958 | 3.82 % change on previous year | +133.1% |
| 1959 | 3.96 % change on previous year | +3.6% |
| 1960 | 10.4 % change on previous year | +162.7% |
| 1961 | 1.43 % change on previous year | -86.3% |
| 1962 | 3.1 % change on previous year | +117.1% |
| 1963 | 4.44 % change on previous year | +43.2% |
| 1964 | 4.49 % change on previous year | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 4.46 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 1966 | 2.38 % change on previous year | -46.8% |
| 1967 | 4.54 % change on previous year | +91.3% |
| 1968 | 4.66 % change on previous year | +2.6% |
| 1969 | 5.63 % change on previous year | +20.7% |
| 1970 | 2.09 % change on previous year | -62.9% |
| 1971 | 4.25 % change on previous year | +103.5% |
| 1972 | 5.23 % change on previous year | +23.2% |
| 1973 | 6.14 % change on previous year | +17.4% |
| 1974 | 2.72 % change on previous year | -55.8% |
| 1975 | 3.43 % change on previous year | +26.2% |
| 1976 | 2.42 % change on previous year | -29.3% |
| 1977 | 3.57 % change on previous year | +47.4% |
| 1978 | 2.57 % change on previous year | -28.2% |
| 1979 | 2.83 % change on previous year | +10.3% |
| 1980 | -0.1889 % change on previous year | -106.7% |
| 1981 | 1.18 % change on previous year | -722.7% |
| 1982 | 2.03 % change on previous year | +72.7% |
| 1983 | -1.8 % change on previous year | -188.5% |
| 1984 | 2.79 % change on previous year | -255.4% |
| 1985 | 2.38 % change on previous year | -14.8% |
| 1986 | 2.16 % change on previous year | -9.3% |
| 1987 | 0.3315 % change on previous year | -84.6% |
| 1988 | 3.89 % change on previous year | +1074.8% |
| 1989 | 3.64 % change on previous year | -6.6% |
| 1990 | 3.47 % change on previous year | -4.5% |
| 1991 | -6.93 % change on previous year | -299.4% |
| 1992 | -1.55 % change on previous year | -77.7% |
| 1993 | -0.5049 % change on previous year | -67.4% |
| 1994 | -2.58 % change on previous year | +410.7% |
| 1995 | -1.93 % change on previous year | -25.1% |
| 1996 | -2.65 % change on previous year | +37.1% |
| 1997 | -2.8 % change on previous year | +5.7% |
| 1998 | -2.93 % change on previous year | +4.7% |
| 1999 | -3.2 % change on previous year | +9.2% |
| 2000 | -2.43 % change on previous year | -24.1% |
| 2001 | -9.2 % change on previous year | +279.2% |
| 2002 | 3.92 % change on previous year | -142.6% |
| 2003 | -5.71 % change on previous year | -245.4% |
| 2004 | -3.98 % change on previous year | -30.2% |
| 2005 | -9.19 % change on previous year | +130.7% |
| 2006 | -3.81 % change on previous year | -58.5% |
| 2007 | -4.11 % change on previous year | +7.7% |
| 2008 | -3.79 % change on previous year | -7.8% |
| 2009 | -14.96 % change on previous year | +295.3% |
| 2010 | -8.21 % change on previous year | -45.1% |
| 2011 | -1.7 % change on previous year | -79.3% |
| 2012 | -5.86 % change on previous year | +244.7% |
| 2013 | -1.14 % change on previous year | -80.5% |
| 2014 | -5.06 % change on previous year | +343.3% |
| 2015 | -3.44 % change on previous year | -32.0% |
| 2016 | -1.76 % change on previous year | -48.8% |
| 2017 | -0.4245 % change on previous year | -75.9% |
| 2018 | -4.25 % change on previous year | +900.2% |
| 2019 | -1.27 % change on previous year | -70.0% |
| 2020 | -8.6 % change on previous year | +575.0% |
| 2021 | -2.01 % change on previous year | -76.6% |
| 2022 | -2.79 % change on previous year | +38.4% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's -2.79 % change on previous year is below the median for high income countries, which is -0.2183 % change on previous year, 12.8× the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Australia's -2.79 % change on previous year is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is -1.94 % change on previous year, 1.4× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate in Australia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1909 | -18143.2% | -0.0108 % change on previous year | -1.98 % change on previous year |
| 1950 | +7558.3% | 0.8198 % change on previous year | 62.78 % change on previous year |
| 1928 | -4433.3% | 0.0817 % change on previous year | -3.54 % change on previous year |
| 1953 | -4402.2% | 0.1765 % change on previous year | -7.59 % change on previous year |
| 1936 | +4061.6% | -0.0459 % change on previous year | 1.82 % change on previous year |
| 1911 | -1256.6% | 0.334 % change on previous year | -3.86 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 33.92 % change on previous year | 12.46 % change on previous year | 99.93 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1790s | 13.1 % change on previous year | 8.06 % change on previous year | 22.98 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1800s | 12.8 % change on previous year | 7.45 % change on previous year | 23.15 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1810s | 13.28 % change on previous year | 7.46 % change on previous year | 24.62 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1820s | 12.73 % change on previous year | 7.6 % change on previous year | 22.95 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1830s | 9.54 % change on previous year | 6.68 % change on previous year | 14.65 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1840s | 10.91 % change on previous year | 6.25 % change on previous year | 18.32 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1850s | 10.7 % change on previous year | 5.37 % change on previous year | 14.51 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1860s | 4.44 % change on previous year | 3.15 % change on previous year | 7.7 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1870s | 4.39 % change on previous year | 3.4 % change on previous year | 5.56 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1880s | 3.81 % change on previous year | 3.05 % change on previous year | 4.4 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.9971 % change on previous year | -1.93 % change on previous year | 3.99 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1900s | 1.01 % change on previous year | -1.98 % change on previous year | 4.5 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1910s | -4.41 % change on previous year | -6.99 % change on previous year | 0.334 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1920s | -1.59 % change on previous year | -3.55 % change on previous year | 0.4101 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1930s | -0.1706 % change on previous year | -3.87 % change on previous year | 2.71 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.8626 % change on previous year | -0.8275 % change on previous year | 3.39 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1950s | 10.38 % change on previous year | -7.59 % change on previous year | 62.78 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.55 % change on previous year | 1.43 % change on previous year | 10.4 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.52 % change on previous year | 2.09 % change on previous year | 6.14 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.64 % change on previous year | -1.8 % change on previous year | 3.89 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | -2.16 % change on previous year | -6.93 % change on previous year | 3.47 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -5.33 % change on previous year | -14.96 % change on previous year | 3.92 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -3.31 % change on previous year | -8.21 % change on previous year | -0.4245 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -4.47 % change on previous year | -8.6 % change on previous year | -2.01 % change on previous year | 3 |
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- 185 Finland -2.65 % change on previous year compare
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- 187 Morocco -2.7 % change on previous year compare
- 189 Palau -2.79 % change on previous year compare
- 190 Solomon Islands -2.81 % change on previous year compare
- 191 Albania -2.86 % change on previous year compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate in Australia?
- Emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate in Australia was -2.79 % change on previous year in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.93 % change on previous year in 1782.
- What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was -14.96 % change on previous year in 2009.
- How does Australia rank for emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate?
- Australia ranks 188th out of 219 countries with data for 2022.
- Is emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – 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.