What is emissions of air pollutants in Azerbaijan?

Emissions of air pollutants in Azerbaijan was 107,837 tonnes in 2022, according to Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest emissions of air pollutants recorded in Azerbaijan?

The highest recorded value was 210,590 tonnes in 1990.

What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants recorded in Azerbaijan?

The lowest recorded value was 193.9 tonnes in 1750.

How does Azerbaijan rank for emissions of air pollutants?

Azerbaijan ranks 92nd out of 220 countries with data for 2022.

Is emissions of air pollutants rising or falling in Azerbaijan?

Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Azerbaijan data come from?

The figures come from Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Emissions of air pollutants. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Emissions of air pollutants in Azerbaijan

Name: Emissions of air pollutants in Azerbaijan
Creator: Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Azerbaijan: Emissions of air pollutants was 107,837 tonnes in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)

107,837 tonnes

Change on year

up 2.0%

World rank

92nd

of 220 countries

All-time high

210,590 tonnes

in 1990

All-time low

193.9 tonnes

in 1750

Years of data

273

1750–2022

Emissions of air pollutants in Azerbaijan, 1750–2022

Source: Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.

Analysis

In 2022, emissions of air pollutants in Azerbaijan stood at 107,837 tonnes.

The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants in Azerbaijan peaked at 210,590 tonnes in 1990 and was at its lowest, 193.9 tonnes, in 1750.

Azerbaijan ranks 92nd of 220 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1750s	197.14 tonnes	193.9 tonnes	200.37 tonnes	10
1760s	204.44 tonnes	201.09 tonnes	207.79 tonnes	10
1770s	212 tonnes	208.53 tonnes	215.47 tonnes	10
1780s	219.8 tonnes	216.24 tonnes	223.36 tonnes	10
1790s	227.82 tonnes	224.15 tonnes	231.5 tonnes	10
1800s	239.26 tonnes	232.32 tonnes	246.25 tonnes	10
1810s	252.35 tonnes	247.83 tonnes	256.9 tonnes	10
1820s	262.51 tonnes	257.92 tonnes	267.13 tonnes	10
1830s	272.83 tonnes	268.17 tonnes	277.51 tonnes	10
1840s	283.28 tonnes	278.56 tonnes	288.03 tonnes	10
1850s	296.13 tonnes	289.11 tonnes	304.33 tonnes	10
1860s	340.35 tonnes	308.04 tonnes	375.79 tonnes	10
1870s	435.88 tonnes	381.21 tonnes	519.62 tonnes	10
1880s	734.3 tonnes	537.23 tonnes	924.01 tonnes	10
1890s	1,374 tonnes	1,019 tonnes	1,773 tonnes	10
1900s	1,885 tonnes	1,612 tonnes	2,130 tonnes	10
1910s	2,025 tonnes	1,571 tonnes	2,402 tonnes	10
1920s	2,208 tonnes	1,671 tonnes	3,014 tonnes	10
1930s	5,586 tonnes	4,407 tonnes	6,606 tonnes	10
1940s	7,030 tonnes	5,473 tonnes	8,858 tonnes	10
1950s	17,642 tonnes	9,859 tonnes	29,894 tonnes	10
1960s	59,635 tonnes	33,720 tonnes	88,899 tonnes	10
1970s	131,990 tonnes	95,251 tonnes	160,305 tonnes	10
1980s	178,015 tonnes	166,939 tonnes	189,144 tonnes	10
1990s	143,624 tonnes	87,992 tonnes	210,590 tonnes	10
2000s	96,237 tonnes	85,549 tonnes	106,841 tonnes	10
2010s	101,460 tonnes	89,819 tonnes	109,799 tonnes	10
2020s	104,381 tonnes	99,596 tonnes	107,837 tonnes	3

Countries ranked near Azerbaijan

89 Austria 118,745 tonnes compare
90 Tunisia 111,409 tonnes compare
91 Denmark 111,133 tonnes compare
93 Paraguay 104,784 tonnes compare
94 Jordan 100,010 tonnes compare
95 Senegal 96,959 tonnes compare

See the full ranking of 220 places →

More environment data for Azerbaijan

Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 58.28 Mt CO2e (2024)
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 5.71 t CO2e/capita (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 7.03 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0301 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 5.12 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0019 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 14.95 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0164 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0428 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 2.71 Mt CO2e (2024)

All data for Azerbaijan →

Frequently asked questions

What is emissions of air pollutants in Azerbaijan?: Emissions of air pollutants in Azerbaijan was 107,837 tonnes in 2022, according to Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest emissions of air pollutants recorded in Azerbaijan?: The highest recorded value was 210,590 tonnes in 1990.
What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants recorded in Azerbaijan?: The lowest recorded value was 193.9 tonnes in 1750.
How does Azerbaijan rank for emissions of air pollutants?: Azerbaijan ranks 92nd out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
Is emissions of air pollutants rising or falling in Azerbaijan?: Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Azerbaijan data come from?: The figures come from Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Emissions of air pollutants. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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: 07 August 2026

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