emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Palau
Palau: emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre was 15.98 tonnes per square kilometre in 2022. ▼ Falling
emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Palau, 1991–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per square kilometre.
Analysis
Palau recorded 15.98 tonnes per square kilometre for emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in 2022.
The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 78.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Palau peaked at 74.96 tonnes per square kilometre in 2012 and was at its lowest, 15.7 tonnes per square kilometre, in 2014.
That places Palau 29th out of 207 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Palau, year by year
| Year | tonnes per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 63.07 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1992 | 32.96 tonnes per square kilometre | -47.7% |
| 1993 | 32.24 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 46.08 tonnes per square kilometre | +42.9% |
| 1995 | 38.21 tonnes per square kilometre | -17.1% |
| 1996 | 33.06 tonnes per square kilometre | -13.5% |
| 1997 | 32.91 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 27.66 tonnes per square kilometre | -16.0% |
| 1999 | 27.63 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 25.4 tonnes per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 2001 | 29.87 tonnes per square kilometre | +17.6% |
| 2002 | 18.77 tonnes per square kilometre | -37.2% |
| 2003 | 22.33 tonnes per square kilometre | +19.0% |
| 2004 | 18.67 tonnes per square kilometre | -16.4% |
| 2005 | 20.38 tonnes per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 2006 | 19.78 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 16.42 tonnes per square kilometre | -17.0% |
| 2008 | 20.26 tonnes per square kilometre | +23.4% |
| 2009 | 32.38 tonnes per square kilometre | +59.8% |
| 2010 | 31.36 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 36.98 tonnes per square kilometre | +17.9% |
| 2012 | 74.96 tonnes per square kilometre | +102.7% |
| 2013 | 38.71 tonnes per square kilometre | -48.4% |
| 2014 | 15.7 tonnes per square kilometre | -59.4% |
| 2015 | 18.41 tonnes per square kilometre | +17.2% |
| 2016 | 16.38 tonnes per square kilometre | -11.0% |
| 2017 | 16.05 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 17.27 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2019 | 17.22 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 16.23 tonnes per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2021 | 16.44 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 15.98 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.8% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 15.98 tonnes per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 3.78 tonnes per square kilometre, 4.2× the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Palau's 15.98 tonnes per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.29 tonnes per square kilometre, 4.9× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37.09 tonnes per square kilometre | 27.63 tonnes per square kilometre | 63.07 tonnes per square kilometre | 9 |
| 2000s | 22.43 tonnes per square kilometre | 16.42 tonnes per square kilometre | 32.38 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.3 tonnes per square kilometre | 15.7 tonnes per square kilometre | 74.96 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.22 tonnes per square kilometre | 15.98 tonnes per square kilometre | 16.44 tonnes per square kilometre | 3 |
Countries ranked near Palau
- 26 Uganda 16.84 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 27 Burundi 16.52 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 28 Guatemala 16.29 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 30 India 15.8 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 31 Trinidad and Tobago 15.67 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 32 Antigua and Barbuda 15.33 tonnes per square kilometre compare
More climate change data for Palau
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 35,574 kg (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 0.1855 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 0.1855 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0007 kt (2050)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) 0.1855 kt (2050)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 0.1855 kt (2050)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions 0.0007 kt (2050)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Direct emissions 0.0006 kt (2050)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that) 0.0001 kt (2050)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that leaches) 0.0001 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Palau?
- Emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Palau was 15.98 tonnes per square kilometre in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 74.96 tonnes per square kilometre in 2012.
- What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.7 tonnes per square kilometre in 2014.
- How does Palau rank for emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre?
- Palau ranks 29th out of 207 countries with data for 2022.
- Is emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 78.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Palau 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.