emissions of air pollutants, per unit of GDP in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: emissions of air pollutants, per unit of GDP was 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 2022. ◆ Volatile
emissions of air pollutants, per unit of GDP in Equatorial Guinea, 1962–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Equatorial Guinea recorded 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP for emissions of air pollutants, per unit of gdp in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.9% on the previous year and up 96.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants, per unit of gdp in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 0.0005 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP, in 2013.
That places Equatorial Guinea 104th out of 204 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
emissions of air pollutants, per unit of GDP in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | tonnes per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 0.0005 tonnes per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1963 | 0.0004 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -16.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0004 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -16.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0003 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -19.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0003 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -6.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0003 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -3.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0003 tonnes per US$ of GDP | +11.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0003 tonnes per US$ of GDP | +7.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0003 tonnes per US$ of GDP | +2.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0004 tonnes per US$ of GDP | +13.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0004 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0003 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -27.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0002 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -16.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0002 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -10.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0002 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -2.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0002 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -3.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0004 tonnes per US$ of GDP | +104.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0005 tonnes per US$ of GDP | +48.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0005 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -11.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0005 tonnes per US$ of GDP | +5.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0005 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -4.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0004 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -15.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0004 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -11.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0003 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -13.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0003 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -3.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0004 tonnes per US$ of GDP | +16.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0003 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -24.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0003 tonnes per US$ of GDP | +8.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0002 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -18.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0002 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -9.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0003 tonnes per US$ of GDP | +50.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0002 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -27.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -39.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -45.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP | +21.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -37.4% |
| 2000 | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -37.0% |
| 2001 | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -25.3% |
| 2002 | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -21.1% |
| 2003 | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -6.7% |
| 2005 | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -60.9% |
| 2006 | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -15.4% |
| 2007 | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -30.5% |
| 2008 | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -36.4% |
| 2009 | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | +33.5% |
| 2010 | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -9.0% |
| 2011 | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -25.9% |
| 2012 | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -17.4% |
| 2013 | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | +79.9% |
| 2016 | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | +15.2% |
| 2017 | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -9.0% |
| 2018 | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | +21.4% |
| 2020 | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | +18.1% |
| 2021 | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -17.5% |
| 2022 | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -8.9% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP, 99% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP, 12% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where emissions of air pollutants, per unit of GDP 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +104.8% | 0.0002 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0004 tonnes per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0003 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0003 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0005 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 8 |
| 1970s | 0.0003 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0002 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0004 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.0004 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0003 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0005 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0002 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0003 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 3 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
- 101 Montenegro 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
- 102 Tonga 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
- 103 Georgia 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
- 105 El Salvador 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
- 106 Marshall Islands 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
- 107 Brazil 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP 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 unit of gdp in Equatorial Guinea?
- Emissions of air pollutants, per unit of gdp in Equatorial Guinea was 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest emissions of air pollutants, per unit of gdp recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0005 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 1981.
- What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants, per unit of gdp recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 2013.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for emissions of air pollutants, per unit of gdp?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 104th out of 204 countries with data for 2022.
- Is emissions of air pollutants, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 96.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of emissions of air pollutants, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
emissions of air pollutants divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
emissions of air pollutants ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- emissions of air pollutants Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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 GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.