emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Micronesia (country)
Micronesia (country): emissions of air pollutants, per capita was 0.0199 tonnes per person in 2022. ▼ Falling
emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Micronesia (country), 1960–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
In 2022, emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Micronesia (country) stood at 0.0199 tonnes per person.
The figure is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Micronesia (country) peaked at 0.0625 tonnes per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0175 tonnes per person, in 1963.
That places Micronesia (country) 174th 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 Micronesia (country), year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0195 tonnes per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0188 tonnes per person | -3.8% |
| 1962 | 0.0181 tonnes per person | -3.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0175 tonnes per person | -3.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0274 tonnes per person | +56.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0287 tonnes per person | +4.9% |
| 1966 | 0.029 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0351 tonnes per person | +20.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0355 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0433 tonnes per person | +21.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0434 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0561 tonnes per person | +29.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0496 tonnes per person | -11.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0447 tonnes per person | -9.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0475 tonnes per person | +6.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0492 tonnes per person | +3.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0479 tonnes per person | -2.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0517 tonnes per person | +7.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0557 tonnes per person | +7.8% |
| 1979 | 0.054 tonnes per person | -3.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0554 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0527 tonnes per person | -5.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0544 tonnes per person | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0514 tonnes per person | -5.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0558 tonnes per person | +8.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0418 tonnes per person | -25.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0466 tonnes per person | +11.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0464 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0454 tonnes per person | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0452 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0625 tonnes per person | +38.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0601 tonnes per person | -3.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0583 tonnes per person | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0558 tonnes per person | -4.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0522 tonnes per person | -6.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0446 tonnes per person | -14.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0418 tonnes per person | -6.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0494 tonnes per person | +18.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0468 tonnes per person | -5.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0466 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0382 tonnes per person | -18.0% |
| 2001 | 0.041 tonnes per person | +7.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0356 tonnes per person | -13.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0339 tonnes per person | -4.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0306 tonnes per person | -9.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0287 tonnes per person | -6.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0263 tonnes per person | -8.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0259 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.025 tonnes per person | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0268 tonnes per person | +7.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0249 tonnes per person | -7.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0239 tonnes per person | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0235 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0229 tonnes per person | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0217 tonnes per person | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 0.023 tonnes per person | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0212 tonnes per person | -7.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0209 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0213 tonnes per person | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0213 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0208 tonnes per person | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0206 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0199 tonnes per person | -3.3% |
Micronesia (country) compared with similar countries
- Micronesia (country)'s 0.0199 tonnes per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0327 tonnes per person, 61% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Micronesia (country)'s 0.0199 tonnes per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0278 tonnes per person, 72% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Micronesia (country) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | +56.1% | 0.0175 tonnes per person | 0.0274 tonnes per person |
| 1990 | +38.3% | 0.0452 tonnes per person | 0.0625 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0273 tonnes per person | 0.0175 tonnes per person | 0.0433 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.05 tonnes per person | 0.0434 tonnes per person | 0.0561 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0495 tonnes per person | 0.0418 tonnes per person | 0.0558 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0518 tonnes per person | 0.0418 tonnes per person | 0.0625 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0312 tonnes per person | 0.025 tonnes per person | 0.041 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0225 tonnes per person | 0.0209 tonnes per person | 0.0249 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0205 tonnes per person | 0.0199 tonnes per person | 0.0208 tonnes per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near Micronesia (country)
More climate change data for Micronesia (country)
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Population, total, annual growth rate 0.4622 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, annual growth rate 0.5706 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, per capita 0.2248 units per person (2025)
- Urban population 22.5% (2025)
- Urban population 25,557 (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.6% (2025)
- Population, total 113,683 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Micronesia (country)?
- Emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Micronesia (country) was 0.0199 tonnes per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest emissions of air pollutants, per capita recorded in Micronesia (country)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0625 tonnes per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants, per capita recorded in Micronesia (country)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0175 tonnes per person in 1963.
- How does Micronesia (country) rank for emissions of air pollutants, per capita?
- Micronesia (country) ranks 174th out of 207 countries with data for 2022.
- Is emissions of air pollutants, per capita rising or falling in Micronesia (country)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Micronesia (country) 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.