What is the highest emissions of air pollutants recorded in Central African Republic?

The highest recorded value was 13,356 tonnes in 2022.

What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants recorded in Central African Republic?

The lowest recorded value was 61.29 tonnes in 1750.

How does Central African Republic rank for emissions of air pollutants?

Central African Republic ranks 170th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.

Is emissions of air pollutants rising or falling in Central African Republic?

Over the last ten years it is up 27.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Central African Republic 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 Central African Republic

Name: Emissions of air pollutants in Central African Republic
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)

Central African Republic: Emissions of air pollutants was 13,356 tonnes in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)

13,356 tonnes

Change on year

up 5.7%

World rank

170th

of 220 countries

All-time high

13,356 tonnes

in 2022

All-time low

61.29 tonnes

in 1750

Years of data

273

1750–2022

Emissions of air pollutants in Central African Republic, 1750–2022

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

Analysis

Central African Republic recorded 13,356 tonnes for emissions of air pollutants in 2022. That is the highest value across all 273 years on record.

The figure is up 5.7% on the previous year and up 27.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants in Central African Republic peaked at 13,356 tonnes in 2022 and was at its lowest, 61.29 tonnes, in 1750.

Central African Republic ranks 170th 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	61.36 tonnes	61.29 tonnes	61.43 tonnes	10
1760s	61.51 tonnes	61.44 tonnes	61.58 tonnes	10
1770s	61.65 tonnes	61.59 tonnes	61.72 tonnes	10
1780s	61.79 tonnes	61.73 tonnes	61.86 tonnes	10
1790s	61.93 tonnes	61.87 tonnes	61.99 tonnes	10
1800s	62.71 tonnes	62 tonnes	63.42 tonnes	10
1810s	64.44 tonnes	63.58 tonnes	65.31 tonnes	10
1820s	66.37 tonnes	65.5 tonnes	67.24 tonnes	10
1830s	68.31 tonnes	67.43 tonnes	69.19 tonnes	10
1840s	70.27 tonnes	69.38 tonnes	71.15 tonnes	10
1850s	73.61 tonnes	71.35 tonnes	75.91 tonnes	10
1860s	83.18 tonnes	76.44 tonnes	90.11 tonnes	10
1870s	99.67 tonnes	91.7 tonnes	107.84 tonnes	10
1880s	119.15 tonnes	109.72 tonnes	128.89 tonnes	10
1890s	142.54 tonnes	131.16 tonnes	154.21 tonnes	10
1900s	185.86 tonnes	156.9 tonnes	216.47 tonnes	10
1910s	264 tonnes	223.77 tonnes	306.19 tonnes	10
1920s	388.31 tonnes	316.19 tonnes	478.82 tonnes	10
1930s	531.04 tonnes	498.84 tonnes	584.86 tonnes	10
1940s	741.72 tonnes	606.24 tonnes	917.39 tonnes	10
1950s	1,684 tonnes	1,304 tonnes	2,007 tonnes	10
1960s	2,203 tonnes	1,904 tonnes	2,895 tonnes	10
1970s	3,414 tonnes	3,020 tonnes	4,017 tonnes	10
1980s	5,401 tonnes	4,234 tonnes	6,704 tonnes	10
1990s	6,950 tonnes	6,167 tonnes	7,473 tonnes	10
2000s	8,913 tonnes	7,923 tonnes	9,700 tonnes	10
2010s	11,032 tonnes	9,632 tonnes	12,398 tonnes	10
2020s	12,829 tonnes	12,500 tonnes	13,356 tonnes	3

Countries ranked near Central African Republic

167 Barbados 17,001 tonnes compare
168 Djibouti 16,260 tonnes compare
169 Cape Verde 16,204 tonnes compare
171 Burundi 13,274 tonnes compare
172 Maldives 12,723 tonnes compare
173 Lesotho 12,414 tonnes compare

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More environment data for Central African Republic

Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 13.44 Mt CO2e (2024)
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 2.52 t CO2e/capita (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 6.45 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.6842 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.6692 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0006 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 8.25 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0002 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0012 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.4427 Mt CO2e (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is emissions of air pollutants in Central African Republic?: Emissions of air pollutants in Central African Republic was 13,356 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 Central African Republic?: The highest recorded value was 13,356 tonnes in 2022.
What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants recorded in Central African Republic?: The lowest recorded value was 61.29 tonnes in 1750.
How does Central African Republic rank for emissions of air pollutants?: Central African Republic ranks 170th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
Is emissions of air pollutants rising or falling in Central African Republic?: Over the last ten years it is up 27.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Central African Republic 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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