emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Bolivia
Bolivia: emissions of air pollutants, per capita was 0.0216 tonnes per person in 2022. ▼ Falling
emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Bolivia, 1960–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
Bolivia recorded 0.0216 tonnes per person for emissions of air pollutants, per capita in 2022.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and down 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Bolivia peaked at 0.035 tonnes per person in 1978 and was at its lowest, 0.0177 tonnes per person, in 2006.
That places Bolivia 168th out of 207 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0276 tonnes per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0268 tonnes per person | -3.2% |
| 1962 | 0.0269 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0276 tonnes per person | +2.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0281 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0285 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0294 tonnes per person | +3.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0305 tonnes per person | +3.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0311 tonnes per person | +2.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0305 tonnes per person | -1.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0297 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0299 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0308 tonnes per person | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 0.031 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0311 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0325 tonnes per person | +4.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0336 tonnes per person | +3.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0344 tonnes per person | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 0.035 tonnes per person | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0348 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0336 tonnes per person | -3.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0329 tonnes per person | -2.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0306 tonnes per person | -7.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0316 tonnes per person | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0297 tonnes per person | -6.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0285 tonnes per person | -3.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0277 tonnes per person | -2.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0295 tonnes per person | +6.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0304 tonnes per person | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0319 tonnes per person | +5.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0328 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0328 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0315 tonnes per person | -4.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0324 tonnes per person | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0319 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0318 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0312 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 0.031 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0299 tonnes per person | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0284 tonnes per person | -5.0% |
| 2000 | 0.021 tonnes per person | -26.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0197 tonnes per person | -6.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0186 tonnes per person | -5.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0185 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0196 tonnes per person | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0185 tonnes per person | -5.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0177 tonnes per person | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0188 tonnes per person | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0201 tonnes per person | +6.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0211 tonnes per person | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0221 tonnes per person | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 0.023 tonnes per person | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0241 tonnes per person | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0247 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0252 tonnes per person | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.024 tonnes per person | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0244 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0243 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0241 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0224 tonnes per person | -7.1% |
| 2020 | 0.02 tonnes per person | -10.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0212 tonnes per person | +6.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0216 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 0.0216 tonnes per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0453 tonnes per person, 48% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 0.0216 tonnes per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0396 tonnes per person, 54% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Bolivia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -26.0% | 0.0284 tonnes per person | 0.021 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0287 tonnes per person | 0.0268 tonnes per person | 0.0311 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0323 tonnes per person | 0.0297 tonnes per person | 0.035 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0306 tonnes per person | 0.0277 tonnes per person | 0.0336 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0313 tonnes per person | 0.0284 tonnes per person | 0.0328 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0194 tonnes per person | 0.0177 tonnes per person | 0.0211 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0238 tonnes per person | 0.0221 tonnes per person | 0.0252 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0209 tonnes per person | 0.02 tonnes per person | 0.0216 tonnes per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near Bolivia
More climate change data for Bolivia
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.5735 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies -0.2559 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.4786 °C (2026)
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.2% (2100)
- Population, total, annual growth rate 1.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, annual growth rate 1.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, per capita 0.7156 units per person (2025)
- Precipitation anomalies, annual growth rate 97.47 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Bolivia?
- Emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Bolivia was 0.0216 tonnes per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest emissions of air pollutants, per capita recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.035 tonnes per person in 1978.
- What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants, per capita recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0177 tonnes per person in 2006.
- How does Bolivia rank for emissions of air pollutants, per capita?
- Bolivia ranks 168th out of 207 countries with data for 2022.
- Is emissions of air pollutants, per capita rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bolivia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of emissions of air pollutants, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
emissions of air pollutants divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
emissions of air pollutants ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- emissions of air pollutants Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
emissions of air pollutants divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.