emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in New Caledonia
New Caledonia: 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 New Caledonia, 1961–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in New Caledonia is 2.12 tonnes per square kilometre, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and up 26.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in New Caledonia peaked at 2.17 tonnes per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.2493 tonnes per square kilometre, in 1962.
That places New Caledonia 123rd 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 New Caledonia, year by year
| Year | tonnes per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3118 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.2493 tonnes per square kilometre | -20.1% |
| 1963 | 0.274 tonnes per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 1964 | 0.5428 tonnes per square kilometre | +98.1% |
| 1965 | 0.6738 tonnes per square kilometre | +24.1% |
| 1966 | 0.7518 tonnes per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 1967 | 0.789 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1968 | 0.946 tonnes per square kilometre | +19.9% |
| 1969 | 0.8413 tonnes per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 1970 | 1.27 tonnes per square kilometre | +50.6% |
| 1971 | 1.31 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1972 | 1.06 tonnes per square kilometre | -19.4% |
| 1973 | 1.42 tonnes per square kilometre | +34.7% |
| 1974 | 1.47 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1975 | 1.39 tonnes per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 1976 | 1.33 tonnes per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1977 | 1.23 tonnes per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 1978 | 1 tonnes per square kilometre | -18.7% |
| 1979 | 0.9968 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 1.15 tonnes per square kilometre | +15.2% |
| 1981 | 0.7826 tonnes per square kilometre | -31.9% |
| 1982 | 0.7587 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1983 | 0.6117 tonnes per square kilometre | -19.4% |
| 1984 | 0.7404 tonnes per square kilometre | +21.0% |
| 1985 | 0.7343 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.696 tonnes per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 1987 | 0.736 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1988 | 0.7719 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1989 | 0.846 tonnes per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 1990 | 0.9615 tonnes per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 1991 | 0.9876 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 0.979 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.9353 tonnes per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1994 | 0.8828 tonnes per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 1995 | 0.8372 tonnes per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 1996 | 0.8505 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.7694 tonnes per square kilometre | -9.5% |
| 1998 | 0.8153 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1999 | 0.9092 tonnes per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 2000 | 1.12 tonnes per square kilometre | +23.0% |
| 2001 | 1 tonnes per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 2002 | 1.13 tonnes per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 2003 | 1.24 tonnes per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2004 | 1.18 tonnes per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 1.23 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 1.17 tonnes per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 1.13 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 1.27 tonnes per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 2009 | 1.25 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 1.7 tonnes per square kilometre | +35.8% |
| 2011 | 1.77 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 1.68 tonnes per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 1.66 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 1.94 tonnes per square kilometre | +16.4% |
| 2015 | 1.95 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 1.87 tonnes per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 1.97 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 2.11 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2019 | 2.13 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 2.11 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 2.17 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 2.12 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.3% |
New Caledonia compared with similar countries
- New Caledonia's 2.12 tonnes per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 3.78 tonnes per square kilometre, 56% of the median. (78 countries reporting)
- New Caledonia's 2.12 tonnes per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.29 tonnes per square kilometre, 65% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in New Caledonia 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 | +98.1% | 0.274 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.5428 tonnes per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5978 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2493 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.946 tonnes per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.25 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.9968 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.47 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7826 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.6117 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.15 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8928 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.7694 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.9876 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.17 tonnes per square kilometre | 1 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.27 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.88 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.66 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.13 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.14 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.11 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.17 tonnes per square kilometre | 3 |
Countries ranked near New Caledonia
- 120 Kyrgyzstan 2.15 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 121 Djibouti 2.14 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 122 Equatorial Guinea 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
- 126 Montenegro 2.04 tonnes per square kilometre compare
More climate change data for New Caledonia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1.12 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 354.97 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 94.53 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 260.44 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.3567 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 9.3 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 6.78 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 6.68 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 0.1008 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0252 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in New Caledonia?
- Emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in New Caledonia 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 New Caledonia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.17 tonnes per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre recorded in New Caledonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2493 tonnes per square kilometre in 1962.
- How does New Caledonia rank for emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre?
- New Caledonia ranks 123rd out of 207 countries with data for 2022.
- Is emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre rising or falling in New Caledonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Caledonia 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.