French Polynesia vs Palau: Emissions of air pollutants

French Polynesia
7,923 tonnes
in 2022
Palau
7,532 tonnes
in 2022
French Polynesia rank
182nd
Palau rank
184th

Emissions of air pollutants over time

  • French Polynesia
  • Palau
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How they compare

French Polynesia currently reports 7,923 tonnes against 7,532 tonnes in Palau, a difference of 391.14 tonnes.

That makes French Polynesia's figure about 1.1 times Palau's.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was French Polynesia ahead.

French Polynesia ranks 182nd and Palau ranks 184th of 220 countries.

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About this data

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

Nitrogen oxides (NOₓ) are gases that are mainly formed during the burning of fossil fuels. Exposure to NOₓ gases can have negative impacts on respiratory health. NOₓ gases can also lead to the formation of ozone – another air pollutant.