emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Israel
Israel: emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre was 14.56 tonnes per square kilometre in 2022. ▲ Rising
emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Israel, 1961–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per square kilometre.
Analysis
Israel recorded 14.56 tonnes per square kilometre for emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in 2022.
That represents a change of up 9.0% on the previous year and up 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Israel peaked at 20.25 tonnes per square kilometre in 2015 and was at its lowest, 2.86 tonnes per square kilometre, in 1961.
Israel ranks 34th of 207 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Israel, year by year
| Year | tonnes per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.86 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 3.12 tonnes per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1963 | 3.13 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 3.4 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 1965 | 4.61 tonnes per square kilometre | +35.7% |
| 1966 | 4.65 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 4.49 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1968 | 4.36 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1969 | 4.49 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1970 | 4.9 tonnes per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1971 | 4.85 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1972 | 4.74 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1973 | 5.35 tonnes per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 1974 | 5.28 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 5.3 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 5.46 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1977 | 5.56 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 5.94 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1979 | 6.09 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 5.96 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 6.21 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1982 | 6.68 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1983 | 7.24 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1984 | 7.19 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 7.82 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1986 | 8.57 tonnes per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 1987 | 10.24 tonnes per square kilometre | +19.5% |
| 1988 | 10.67 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1989 | 11.33 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1990 | 11.6 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 10.64 tonnes per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 1992 | 10.58 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 10.07 tonnes per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1994 | 9.97 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 10.86 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 1996 | 11.15 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 11.74 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1998 | 11.18 tonnes per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1999 | 12.03 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2000 | 11.97 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 12.27 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 13.26 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2003 | 12.82 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 11.94 tonnes per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 2005 | 11.1 tonnes per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 2006 | 9.25 tonnes per square kilometre | -16.6% |
| 2007 | 8.65 tonnes per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 2008 | 8.41 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 7.36 tonnes per square kilometre | -12.4% |
| 2010 | 7.73 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 7.81 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 7.28 tonnes per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 2013 | 6.94 tonnes per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 7.27 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 20.25 tonnes per square kilometre | +178.7% |
| 2016 | 20.02 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 19.43 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 18.29 tonnes per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2019 | 16.93 tonnes per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 2020 | 13.19 tonnes per square kilometre | -22.1% |
| 2021 | 13.37 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 14.56 tonnes per square kilometre | +9.0% |
Israel compared with similar countries
- Israel's 14.56 tonnes per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 3.78 tonnes per square kilometre, 3.9× the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Israel's 14.56 tonnes per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.69 tonnes per square kilometre, 8.6× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Israel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +178.7% | 7.27 tonnes per square kilometre | 20.25 tonnes per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.9 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.86 tonnes per square kilometre | 4.65 tonnes per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 5.35 tonnes per square kilometre | 4.74 tonnes per square kilometre | 6.09 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.19 tonnes per square kilometre | 5.96 tonnes per square kilometre | 11.33 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.98 tonnes per square kilometre | 9.97 tonnes per square kilometre | 12.03 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.7 tonnes per square kilometre | 7.36 tonnes per square kilometre | 13.26 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.2 tonnes per square kilometre | 6.94 tonnes per square kilometre | 20.25 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.7 tonnes per square kilometre | 13.19 tonnes per square kilometre | 14.56 tonnes per square kilometre | 3 |
Countries ranked near Israel
- 31 Trinidad and Tobago 15.67 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 32 Antigua and Barbuda 15.33 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 33 Rwanda 15.19 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 35 Malaysia 14.25 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 36 China 13.99 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 37 Netherlands 13.6 tonnes per square kilometre compare
More climate change data for Israel
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 53.90 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,228 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 601.55 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 626.21 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2.27 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 22.36 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 328.24 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 325.58 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2.66 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1.23 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Israel?
- Emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Israel was 14.56 tonnes per square kilometre in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 20.25 tonnes per square kilometre in 2015.
- What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.86 tonnes per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Israel rank for emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre?
- Israel ranks 34th out of 207 countries with data for 2022.
- Is emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Israel 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.