What is emissions of air pollutants in Cayman Islands?

Emissions of air pollutants in Cayman Islands was 6,897 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 Cayman Islands?

The highest recorded value was 8,285 tonnes in 2010.

What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants recorded in Cayman Islands?

The lowest recorded value was 0.4884 tonnes in 1750.

How does Cayman Islands rank for emissions of air pollutants?

Cayman Islands ranks 186th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.

Is emissions of air pollutants rising or falling in Cayman Islands?

Over the last ten years it is down 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Cayman Islands 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 Cayman Islands

Name: Emissions of air pollutants in Cayman Islands
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)

Cayman Islands: Emissions of air pollutants was 6,897 tonnes in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)

6,897 tonnes

Change on year

up 0.3%

World rank

186th

of 220 countries

All-time high

8,285 tonnes

in 2010

All-time low

0.4884 tonnes

in 1750

Years of data

273

1750–2022

Emissions of air pollutants in Cayman Islands, 1750–2022

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for emissions of air pollutants in Cayman Islands is 6,897 tonnes, measured in 2022.

That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 9.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants in Cayman Islands peaked at 8,285 tonnes in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.4884 tonnes, in 1750.

Cayman Islands ranks 186th of 220 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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	0.5064 tonnes	0.4884 tonnes	0.5244 tonnes	10
1760s	0.5479 tonnes	0.5284 tonnes	0.5674 tonnes	10
1770s	0.5928 tonnes	0.5718 tonnes	0.6139 tonnes	10
1780s	0.6414 tonnes	0.6186 tonnes	0.6643 tonnes	10
1790s	0.694 tonnes	0.6693 tonnes	0.7187 tonnes	10
1800s	0.7574 tonnes	0.7242 tonnes	0.7908 tonnes	10
1810s	0.8171 tonnes	0.7984 tonnes	0.836 tonnes	10
1820s	0.8599 tonnes	0.8403 tonnes	0.8796 tonnes	10
1830s	0.9046 tonnes	0.8841 tonnes	0.9252 tonnes	10
1840s	0.9513 tonnes	0.9299 tonnes	0.9729 tonnes	10
1850s	0.989 tonnes	0.9662 tonnes	1.04 tonnes	10
1860s	1.11 tonnes	1.05 tonnes	1.15 tonnes	10
1870s	1.19 tonnes	1.15 tonnes	1.22 tonnes	10
1880s	1.27 tonnes	1.23 tonnes	1.31 tonnes	10
1890s	1.39 tonnes	1.33 tonnes	1.46 tonnes	10
1900s	2.81 tonnes	1.45 tonnes	4.18 tonnes	10
1910s	5.67 tonnes	4.49 tonnes	6.71 tonnes	10
1920s	8.04 tonnes	6.92 tonnes	9.25 tonnes	10
1930s	10.71 tonnes	9.55 tonnes	11.9 tonnes	10
1940s	13.15 tonnes	12.19 tonnes	14.32 tonnes	10
1950s	19.43 tonnes	13.92 tonnes	31.86 tonnes	10
1960s	46.83 tonnes	33.89 tonnes	104.2 tonnes	10
1970s	165.24 tonnes	87.84 tonnes	269.91 tonnes	10
1980s	971.41 tonnes	797.07 tonnes	1,100 tonnes	10
1990s	4,102 tonnes	3,145 tonnes	4,643 tonnes	10
2000s	6,626 tonnes	5,799 tonnes	7,784 tonnes	10
2010s	7,582 tonnes	7,290 tonnes	8,285 tonnes	10
2020s	6,808 tonnes	6,650 tonnes	6,897 tonnes	3

Countries ranked near Cayman Islands

183 Antigua and Barbuda 7,620 tonnes compare
184 Palau 7,532 tonnes compare
185 Belize 7,408 tonnes compare
187 Montenegro 6,414 tonnes compare
188 Macao 6,330 tonnes compare
189 Saint Lucia 5,825 tonnes compare

See the full ranking of 220 places →

More environment data for Cayman Islands

Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 0.4059 Mt CO2e (2024)
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 5.45 t CO2e/capita (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.0044 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0001 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.0255 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0002 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0006 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.0201 Mt CO2e (2024)

All data for Cayman Islands →

Frequently asked questions

What is emissions of air pollutants in Cayman Islands?: Emissions of air pollutants in Cayman Islands was 6,897 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 Cayman Islands?: The highest recorded value was 8,285 tonnes in 2010.
What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants recorded in Cayman Islands?: The lowest recorded value was 0.4884 tonnes in 1750.
How does Cayman Islands rank for emissions of air pollutants?: Cayman Islands ranks 186th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
Is emissions of air pollutants rising or falling in Cayman Islands?: Over the last ten years it is down 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Cayman Islands 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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