Which has higher emissions of air pollutants, French Guiana or French Polynesia?

French Guiana, at 8,094 tonnes against 7,923 tonnes in French Polynesia as of 2022.

What is the difference in emissions of air pollutants between French Guiana and French Polynesia?

171 tonnes, with French Guiana ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for French Guiana and French Polynesia?

273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.

Where does this data come from?

Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Emissions of air pollutants. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

French Guiana vs French Polynesia: Emissions of air pollutants

French Guiana

8,094 tonnes

in 2022

French Polynesia

7,923 tonnes

in 2022

French Guiana rank

181st

French Polynesia rank

182nd

Emissions of air pollutants over time

French Guiana
French Polynesia

How they compare

French Guiana currently reports 8,094 tonnes against 7,923 tonnes in French Polynesia, a difference of 171 tonnes.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was French Polynesia ahead.

French Guiana ranks 181st and French Polynesia ranks 182nd of 220 countries.

Across the 28 decades both report, French Guiana averaged higher in 1 and French Polynesia in 27.

Head to head by decade

Decade	French Guiana	French Polynesia	Difference	Ahead
1750s	0.4066 tonnes	1.08 tonnes	0.6743 tonnes	French Polynesia
1760s	0.4552 tonnes	1.14 tonnes	0.6817 tonnes	French Polynesia
1770s	0.5093 tonnes	1.2 tonnes	0.6863 tonnes	French Polynesia
1780s	0.5694 tonnes	1.26 tonnes	0.6879 tonnes	French Polynesia
1790s	0.6359 tonnes	1.32 tonnes	0.686 tonnes	French Polynesia
1800s	0.7111 tonnes	1.4 tonnes	0.6937 tonnes	French Polynesia
1810s	0.7964 tonnes	1.51 tonnes	0.7171 tonnes	French Polynesia
1820s	0.8908 tonnes	1.63 tonnes	0.7411 tonnes	French Polynesia
1830s	0.995 tonnes	1.76 tonnes	0.7633 tonnes	French Polynesia
1840s	1.11 tonnes	1.89 tonnes	0.7834 tonnes	French Polynesia
1850s	1.18 tonnes	2.04 tonnes	0.854 tonnes	French Polynesia
1860s	1.55 tonnes	2.2 tonnes	0.6504 tonnes	French Polynesia
1870s	1.74 tonnes	2.38 tonnes	0.6431 tonnes	French Polynesia
1880s	1.89 tonnes	2.58 tonnes	0.6854 tonnes	French Polynesia
1890s	2.15 tonnes	2.8 tonnes	0.652 tonnes	French Polynesia
1900s	3.59 tonnes	7.96 tonnes	4.37 tonnes	French Polynesia
1910s	6.93 tonnes	19.05 tonnes	12.12 tonnes	French Polynesia
1920s	10.5 tonnes	33.79 tonnes	23.29 tonnes	French Polynesia
1930s	13.13 tonnes	58.85 tonnes	45.72 tonnes	French Polynesia
1940s	18.99 tonnes	98.92 tonnes	79.94 tonnes	French Polynesia
1950s	57.58 tonnes	318.64 tonnes	261.06 tonnes	French Polynesia
1960s	124.21 tonnes	873.45 tonnes	749.24 tonnes	French Polynesia
1970s	431.7 tonnes	5,688 tonnes	5,257 tonnes	French Polynesia
1980s	1,311 tonnes	9,294 tonnes	7,982 tonnes	French Polynesia
1990s	8,488 tonnes	10,002 tonnes	1,514 tonnes	French Polynesia
2000s	6,392 tonnes	12,900 tonnes	6,508 tonnes	French Polynesia
2010s	7,819 tonnes	9,525 tonnes	1,706 tonnes	French Polynesia
2020s	7,965 tonnes	7,693 tonnes	271.29 tonnes	French Guiana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher emissions of air pollutants, French Guiana or French Polynesia?: French Guiana, at 8,094 tonnes against 7,923 tonnes in French Polynesia as of 2022.
What is the difference in emissions of air pollutants between French Guiana and French Polynesia?: 171 tonnes, with French Guiana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for French Guiana and French Polynesia?: 273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.
How do French Guiana and French Polynesia rank globally for emissions of air pollutants?: French Guiana ranks 181st and French Polynesia ranks 182nd of 220 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Emissions of air pollutants. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Emissions of air pollutants
Unit: tonnes
Source: Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 220 places, 60,060 data points, 1750–2022
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

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