emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Estonia
Estonia: emissions of air pollutants, per capita was 0.0784 tonnes per person in 2022. ▼ Falling
emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Estonia, 1960–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
In 2022, emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Estonia stood at 0.0784 tonnes per person. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.2% on the previous year and down 24.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Estonia peaked at 0.178 tonnes per person in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.0784 tonnes per person, in 2022.
That places Estonia 37th out of 207 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Estonia, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.1572 tonnes per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.147 tonnes per person | -6.5% |
| 1962 | 0.1398 tonnes per person | -4.9% |
| 1963 | 0.1361 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 1964 | 0.1316 tonnes per person | -3.3% |
| 1965 | 0.128 tonnes per person | -2.8% |
| 1966 | 0.1285 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 0.1289 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 0.1271 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 1969 | 0.1272 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 0.1312 tonnes per person | +3.2% |
| 1971 | 0.1312 tonnes per person | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.1351 tonnes per person | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 0.1395 tonnes per person | +3.3% |
| 1974 | 0.1448 tonnes per person | +3.8% |
| 1975 | 0.1456 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 0.149 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 0.1487 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.1511 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 0.1517 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 0.1577 tonnes per person | +4.0% |
| 1981 | 0.1521 tonnes per person | -3.6% |
| 1982 | 0.151 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 0.1504 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 0.1489 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 0.1474 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 0.1458 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 0.1512 tonnes per person | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 0.1542 tonnes per person | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 0.1619 tonnes per person | +5.0% |
| 1990 | 0.157 tonnes per person | -3.1% |
| 1991 | 0.1511 tonnes per person | -3.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0943 tonnes per person | -37.5% |
| 1993 | 0.092 tonnes per person | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 0.1148 tonnes per person | +24.8% |
| 1995 | 0.1495 tonnes per person | +30.2% |
| 1996 | 0.1774 tonnes per person | +18.7% |
| 1997 | 0.178 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.1555 tonnes per person | -12.7% |
| 1999 | 0.1418 tonnes per person | -8.8% |
| 2000 | 0.1298 tonnes per person | -8.4% |
| 2001 | 0.1386 tonnes per person | +6.8% |
| 2002 | 0.1275 tonnes per person | -8.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1293 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.1169 tonnes per person | -9.6% |
| 2005 | 0.105 tonnes per person | -10.2% |
| 2006 | 0.098 tonnes per person | -6.7% |
| 2007 | 0.1127 tonnes per person | +15.1% |
| 2008 | 0.1106 tonnes per person | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.1119 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.1107 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0931 tonnes per person | -15.9% |
| 2012 | 0.1041 tonnes per person | +11.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0966 tonnes per person | -7.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0926 tonnes per person | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0889 tonnes per person | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0947 tonnes per person | +6.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0962 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0937 tonnes per person | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0925 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0911 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0827 tonnes per person | -9.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0784 tonnes per person | -5.2% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 0.0784 tonnes per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0387 tonnes per person, 2.0× the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 0.0784 tonnes per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.036 tonnes per person, 2.2× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Estonia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | -37.5% | 0.1511 tonnes per person | 0.0943 tonnes per person |
| 1995 | +30.2% | 0.1148 tonnes per person | 0.1495 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1351 tonnes per person | 0.1271 tonnes per person | 0.1572 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1428 tonnes per person | 0.1312 tonnes per person | 0.1517 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1521 tonnes per person | 0.1458 tonnes per person | 0.1619 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1411 tonnes per person | 0.092 tonnes per person | 0.178 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.118 tonnes per person | 0.098 tonnes per person | 0.1386 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0963 tonnes per person | 0.0889 tonnes per person | 0.1107 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0841 tonnes per person | 0.0784 tonnes per person | 0.0911 tonnes per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
- 34 Guinea-Bissau 0.0798 tonnes per person compare
- 35 Sri Lanka 0.0795 tonnes per person compare
- 36 Cayman Islands 0.0787 tonnes per person compare
- 38 Tajikistan 0.078 tonnes per person compare
- 39 South Sudan 0.078 tonnes per person compare
- 40 Kenya 0.0778 tonnes per person compare
More climate change data for Estonia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 22.20 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 871.8 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 170.85 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 700.96 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.6447 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 25.03 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 178.32 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 175.54 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2.79 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.6624 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Estonia?
- Emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Estonia was 0.0784 tonnes per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest emissions of air pollutants, per capita recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.178 tonnes per person in 1997.
- What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants, per capita recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0784 tonnes per person in 2022.
- How does Estonia rank for emissions of air pollutants, per capita?
- Estonia ranks 37th out of 207 countries with data for 2022.
- Is emissions of air pollutants, per capita rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Estonia 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.