emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre was 2.12 tonnes per square kilometre in 2022. ▲ Rising
emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Equatorial Guinea, 1961–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2022, emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Equatorial Guinea stood at 2.12 tonnes per square kilometre.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 20.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 3.2 tonnes per square kilometre in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.6517 tonnes per square kilometre, in 1979.
That places Equatorial Guinea 122nd out of 207 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | tonnes per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.6785 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.6675 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1963 | 0.6659 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 0.6542 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1965 | 0.6558 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 0.6581 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 0.6681 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1968 | 0.6938 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1969 | 0.7393 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1970 | 0.7472 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1971 | 0.827 tonnes per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 1972 | 0.8314 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 0.7458 tonnes per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 1974 | 0.719 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1975 | 0.7116 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 0.6871 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1977 | 0.6622 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1978 | 0.6588 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 0.6517 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 0.6604 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 0.709 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1982 | 0.7598 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1983 | 0.8065 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1984 | 0.8752 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 1985 | 0.9151 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1986 | 0.9912 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1987 | 1.05 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1988 | 1.09 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1989 | 1.11 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 1.07 tonnes per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1991 | 1.14 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1992 | 1.13 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 1.04 tonnes per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 1994 | 1.16 tonnes per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 1995 | 1.19 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 1.17 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 1.21 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 1.23 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 1.29 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2000 | 1.37 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2001 | 1.43 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 1.39 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 1.93 tonnes per square kilometre | +38.8% |
| 2004 | 3.2 tonnes per square kilometre | +65.6% |
| 2005 | 2.33 tonnes per square kilometre | -27.1% |
| 2006 | 2.42 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 2.18 tonnes per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 2008 | 2.1 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 2.13 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 2.11 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 2.04 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 1.77 tonnes per square kilometre | -13.4% |
| 2013 | 1.71 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 1.74 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 1.9 tonnes per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 2016 | 1.86 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 1.84 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 1.89 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 1.99 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2020 | 2.04 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 2.08 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 2.12 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.1% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 2.12 tonnes per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.92 tonnes per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 2.12 tonnes per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.61 tonnes per square kilometre, 59% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Equatorial Guinea 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +65.6% | 1.93 tonnes per square kilometre | 3.2 tonnes per square kilometre |
| 2003 | +38.8% | 1.39 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.93 tonnes per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6757 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.6542 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.7393 tonnes per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.7242 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.6517 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.8314 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8975 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.6604 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.11 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.16 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.04 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.29 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.05 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.37 tonnes per square kilometre | 3.2 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.88 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.71 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.11 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.08 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.04 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.12 tonnes per square kilometre | 3 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
- 119 French Polynesia 2.18 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 120 Kyrgyzstan 2.15 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 121 Djibouti 2.14 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 123 New Caledonia 2.12 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 124 Ukraine 2.08 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 125 Spain 2.07 tonnes per square kilometre compare
More climate change data for Equatorial Guinea
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 300,667 kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 25.27 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 10.65 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 14.62 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.0402 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.5221 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.67 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1.67 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0063 kt (2050)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.67 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Equatorial Guinea?
- Emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Equatorial Guinea was 2.12 tonnes per square kilometre in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 3.2 tonnes per square kilometre in 2004.
- What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6517 tonnes per square kilometre in 1979.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 122nd out of 207 countries with data for 2022.
- Is emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
emissions of air pollutants divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
emissions of air pollutants ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- emissions of air pollutants Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.