emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
Sint Maarten (Dutch part): emissions of air pollutants, per capita was 0.136 tonnes per person in 2022. ▲ Rising
emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Sint Maarten (Dutch part), 1960–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) recorded 0.136 tonnes per person for emissions of air pollutants, per capita in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and down 29.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Sint Maarten (Dutch part) peaked at 0.2846 tonnes per person in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.0214 tonnes per person, in 1998.
That places Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 12th out of 207 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Sint Maarten (Dutch part), year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0705 tonnes per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0685 tonnes per person | -2.8% |
| 1962 | 0.0693 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0646 tonnes per person | -6.8% |
| 1964 | 0.061 tonnes per person | -5.5% |
| 1965 | 0.054 tonnes per person | -11.6% |
| 1966 | 0.049 tonnes per person | -9.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0567 tonnes per person | +15.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0514 tonnes per person | -9.3% |
| 1969 | 0.067 tonnes per person | +30.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0733 tonnes per person | +9.5% |
| 1971 | 0.1011 tonnes per person | +37.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0903 tonnes per person | -10.6% |
| 1973 | 0.1025 tonnes per person | +13.5% |
| 1974 | 0.095 tonnes per person | -7.3% |
| 1975 | 0.1 tonnes per person | +5.2% |
| 1976 | 0.1942 tonnes per person | +94.2% |
| 1977 | 0.111 tonnes per person | -42.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0984 tonnes per person | -11.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0884 tonnes per person | -10.1% |
| 1980 | 0.1333 tonnes per person | +50.8% |
| 1981 | 0.1509 tonnes per person | +13.2% |
| 1982 | 0.177 tonnes per person | +17.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0971 tonnes per person | -45.1% |
| 1984 | 0.2349 tonnes per person | +142.0% |
| 1985 | 0.2576 tonnes per person | +9.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0969 tonnes per person | -62.4% |
| 1987 | 0.091 tonnes per person | -6.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0833 tonnes per person | -8.4% |
| 1989 | 0.1239 tonnes per person | +48.7% |
| 1990 | 0.2309 tonnes per person | +86.4% |
| 1991 | 0.1923 tonnes per person | -16.7% |
| 1992 | 0.1644 tonnes per person | -14.5% |
| 1993 | 0.2504 tonnes per person | +52.3% |
| 1994 | 0.258 tonnes per person | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 0.2622 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.2513 tonnes per person | -4.2% |
| 1997 | 0.2846 tonnes per person | +13.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0214 tonnes per person | -92.5% |
| 1999 | 0.1092 tonnes per person | +411.1% |
| 2000 | 0.256 tonnes per person | +134.3% |
| 2001 | 0.265 tonnes per person | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 0.2541 tonnes per person | -4.1% |
| 2003 | 0.2462 tonnes per person | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 0.2473 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.2394 tonnes per person | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 0.2495 tonnes per person | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 0.2736 tonnes per person | +9.7% |
| 2008 | 0.2596 tonnes per person | -5.1% |
| 2009 | 0.2802 tonnes per person | +7.9% |
| 2010 | 0.2143 tonnes per person | -23.5% |
| 2011 | 0.2077 tonnes per person | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 0.1935 tonnes per person | -6.8% |
| 2013 | 0.1804 tonnes per person | -6.8% |
| 2014 | 0.1763 tonnes per person | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1753 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.1668 tonnes per person | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 0.1624 tonnes per person | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 0.1595 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.158 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.1303 tonnes per person | -17.6% |
| 2021 | 0.1315 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.136 tonnes per person | +3.4% |
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) compared with similar countries
- Sint Maarten (Dutch part)'s 0.136 tonnes per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0387 tonnes per person, 3.5× the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Sint Maarten (Dutch part)'s 0.136 tonnes per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0396 tonnes per person, 3.4× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +411.1% | 0.0214 tonnes per person | 0.1092 tonnes per person |
| 1984 | +142.0% | 0.0971 tonnes per person | 0.2349 tonnes per person |
| 2000 | +134.3% | 0.1092 tonnes per person | 0.256 tonnes per person |
| 1976 | +94.2% | 0.1 tonnes per person | 0.1942 tonnes per person |
| 1998 | -92.5% | 0.2846 tonnes per person | 0.0214 tonnes per person |
| 1990 | +86.4% | 0.1239 tonnes per person | 0.2309 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0612 tonnes per person | 0.049 tonnes per person | 0.0705 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1054 tonnes per person | 0.0733 tonnes per person | 0.1942 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1446 tonnes per person | 0.0833 tonnes per person | 0.2576 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2025 tonnes per person | 0.0214 tonnes per person | 0.2846 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2571 tonnes per person | 0.2394 tonnes per person | 0.2802 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1794 tonnes per person | 0.158 tonnes per person | 0.2143 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1326 tonnes per person | 0.1303 tonnes per person | 0.136 tonnes per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
- 9 Gabon 0.1887 tonnes per person compare
- 10 Kazakhstan 0.179 tonnes per person compare
- 11 Seychelles 0.1452 tonnes per person compare
- 13 New Caledonia 0.1352 tonnes per person compare
- 14 Malaysia 0.1349 tonnes per person compare
- 15 Libya 0.1241 tonnes per person compare
More climate change data for Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Urban population 43,923 (2025)
- Urban population, per capita 1 units per person (2025)
- Urban population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, total, annual growth rate 1.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population 100.0% (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.3% (2025)
- Urban population, annual growth rate 1.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population growth 1.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- Emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Sint Maarten (Dutch part) was 0.136 tonnes per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest emissions of air pollutants, per capita recorded in Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2846 tonnes per person in 1997.
- What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants, per capita recorded in Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0214 tonnes per person in 1998.
- How does Sint Maarten (Dutch part) rank for emissions of air pollutants, per capita?
- Sint Maarten (Dutch part) ranks 12th out of 207 countries with data for 2022.
- Is emissions of air pollutants, per capita rising or falling in Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 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.