emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: emissions of air pollutants, per capita was 0.0265 tonnes per person in 2022. ▼ Falling
emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Marshall Islands, 1960–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
Marshall Islands recorded 0.0265 tonnes per person for emissions of air pollutants, per capita in 2022.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Marshall Islands peaked at 0.0597 tonnes per person in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.0225 tonnes per person, in 2014.
Marshall Islands ranks 149th of 207 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0355 tonnes per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.035 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 1962 | 0.0344 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 1963 | 0.034 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0336 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0332 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0327 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0319 tonnes per person | -2.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0299 tonnes per person | -6.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0281 tonnes per person | -6.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0269 tonnes per person | -4.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0252 tonnes per person | -6.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0251 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0251 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 0.025 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0248 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0245 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0243 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0241 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0241 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.024 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0238 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0234 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0232 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0229 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0237 tonnes per person | +3.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0236 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0235 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0232 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0228 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0575 tonnes per person | +152.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0571 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0583 tonnes per person | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0597 tonnes per person | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0587 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0501 tonnes per person | -14.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0473 tonnes per person | -5.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0437 tonnes per person | -7.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0423 tonnes per person | -3.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0384 tonnes per person | -9.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0325 tonnes per person | -15.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0327 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.031 tonnes per person | -5.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0298 tonnes per person | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0275 tonnes per person | -7.7% |
| 2005 | 0.026 tonnes per person | -5.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0261 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0252 tonnes per person | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0253 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0249 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0254 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0242 tonnes per person | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 0.024 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0236 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0225 tonnes per person | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0247 tonnes per person | +9.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0231 tonnes per person | -6.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0234 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0247 tonnes per person | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0256 tonnes per person | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0258 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0265 tonnes per person | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0265 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
Marshall Islands compared with similar countries
- Marshall Islands's 0.0265 tonnes per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0327 tonnes per person, 81% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Marshall Islands's 0.0265 tonnes per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0278 tonnes per person, 95% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Marshall Islands 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +152.4% | 0.0228 tonnes per person | 0.0575 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0328 tonnes per person | 0.0281 tonnes per person | 0.0355 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0249 tonnes per person | 0.0241 tonnes per person | 0.0269 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0234 tonnes per person | 0.0228 tonnes per person | 0.024 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0513 tonnes per person | 0.0384 tonnes per person | 0.0597 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0281 tonnes per person | 0.0249 tonnes per person | 0.0327 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0241 tonnes per person | 0.0225 tonnes per person | 0.0256 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0263 tonnes per person | 0.0258 tonnes per person | 0.0265 tonnes per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near Marshall Islands
- 146 Gambia 0.0274 tonnes per person compare
- 147 Afghanistan 0.0272 tonnes per person compare
- 148 French Polynesia 0.027 tonnes per person compare
- 150 Belgium 0.0264 tonnes per person compare
- 151 Netherlands 0.0259 tonnes per person compare
- 152 Malawi 0.0257 tonnes per person compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Marshall Islands?
- Emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Marshall Islands was 0.0265 tonnes per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest emissions of air pollutants, per capita recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0597 tonnes per person in 1993.
- What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants, per capita recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0225 tonnes per person in 2014.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for emissions of air pollutants, per capita?
- Marshall Islands ranks 149th out of 207 countries with data for 2022.
- Is emissions of air pollutants, per capita rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Marshall Islands 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.