emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Georgia
Georgia: emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre was 1.57 tonnes per square kilometre in 2022. ▼ Falling
emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Georgia, 1992–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per square kilometre.
Analysis
Georgia recorded 1.57 tonnes per square kilometre for emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in 2022.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Georgia peaked at 4.03 tonnes per square kilometre in 1993 and was at its lowest, 1.53 tonnes per square kilometre, in 2020.
Georgia ranks 148th of 207 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Georgia, year by year
| Year | tonnes per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 3.12 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1993 | 4.03 tonnes per square kilometre | +29.2% |
| 1994 | 2.02 tonnes per square kilometre | -50.0% |
| 1995 | 2.53 tonnes per square kilometre | +25.1% |
| 1996 | 3.77 tonnes per square kilometre | +49.2% |
| 1997 | 3.18 tonnes per square kilometre | -15.6% |
| 1998 | 2.78 tonnes per square kilometre | -12.7% |
| 1999 | 2.67 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2000 | 2.49 tonnes per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 2001 | 2.52 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 2.51 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 2.5 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 2.43 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 1.69 tonnes per square kilometre | -30.5% |
| 2006 | 1.75 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 1.91 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 2008 | 1.83 tonnes per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 1.93 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 1.75 tonnes per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 2011 | 1.68 tonnes per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 1.73 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 2.31 tonnes per square kilometre | +33.4% |
| 2014 | 2.28 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 2.08 tonnes per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 2016 | 2.13 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 1.99 tonnes per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 2018 | 1.7 tonnes per square kilometre | -14.6% |
| 2019 | 1.61 tonnes per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 1.53 tonnes per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 1.58 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 1.57 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.6% |
Georgia compared with similar countries
- Georgia's 1.57 tonnes per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.92 tonnes per square kilometre, 82% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Georgia's 1.57 tonnes per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.19 tonnes per square kilometre, 72% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Georgia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +49.2% | 2.53 tonnes per square kilometre | 3.77 tonnes per square kilometre |
| 1994 | -50.0% | 4.03 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.02 tonnes per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.01 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.02 tonnes per square kilometre | 4.03 tonnes per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2000s | 2.16 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.69 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.52 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.93 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.61 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.31 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.56 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.53 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.58 tonnes per square kilometre | 3 |
Countries ranked near Georgia
- 145 Kiribati 1.64 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 146 Latvia 1.63 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 147 Cuba 1.63 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 149 Ireland 1.57 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 150 Azerbaijan 1.56 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 151 Uruguay 1.55 tonnes per square kilometre compare
More climate change data for Georgia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 38.83 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 3,144 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,140 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,004 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 4.3 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 71.58 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 274.1 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 258.27 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 15.83 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.9746 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Georgia?
- Emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Georgia was 1.57 tonnes per square kilometre in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre recorded in Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.03 tonnes per square kilometre in 1993.
- What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.53 tonnes per square kilometre in 2020.
- How does Georgia rank for emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre?
- Georgia ranks 148th out of 207 countries with data for 2022.
- Is emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre rising or falling in Georgia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Georgia 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.