What is emissions of air pollutants in Croatia?

Emissions of air pollutants in Croatia was 47,766 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 Croatia?

The highest recorded value was 117,983 tonnes in 1986.

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

The lowest recorded value was 26.75 tonnes in 1750.

How does Croatia rank for emissions of air pollutants?

Croatia ranks 129th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.

Is emissions of air pollutants rising or falling in Croatia?

Over the last ten years it is down 19.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Croatia 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 Croatia

Name: Emissions of air pollutants in Croatia
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)

Croatia: Emissions of air pollutants was 47,766 tonnes in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)

47,766 tonnes

Change on year

down 2.1%

World rank

129th

of 220 countries

All-time high

117,983 tonnes

in 1986

All-time low

26.75 tonnes

in 1750

Years of data

273

1750–2022

Emissions of air pollutants in Croatia, 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 Croatia stood at 47,766 tonnes.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 19.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants in Croatia peaked at 117,983 tonnes in 1986 and was at its lowest, 26.75 tonnes, in 1750.

That places Croatia 129th out of 220 countries with data for 2022, putting it 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	27.25 tonnes	26.75 tonnes	27.74 tonnes	10
1760s	28.36 tonnes	27.85 tonnes	28.87 tonnes	10
1770s	29.52 tonnes	28.98 tonnes	30.05 tonnes	10
1780s	30.72 tonnes	30.17 tonnes	31.27 tonnes	10
1790s	31.97 tonnes	31.4 tonnes	32.55 tonnes	10
1800s	33.36 tonnes	32.68 tonnes	34.05 tonnes	10
1810s	35.19 tonnes	34.2 tonnes	36.18 tonnes	10
1820s	37.44 tonnes	36.4 tonnes	38.49 tonnes	10
1830s	39.82 tonnes	38.72 tonnes	40.92 tonnes	10
1840s	42.32 tonnes	41.17 tonnes	43.48 tonnes	10
1850s	44.95 tonnes	43.74 tonnes	46.16 tonnes	10
1860s	48.85 tonnes	46.43 tonnes	51.28 tonnes	10
1870s	54.49 tonnes	51.82 tonnes	57.17 tonnes	10
1880s	62.11 tonnes	57.77 tonnes	72.6 tonnes	10
1890s	198.13 tonnes	101.61 tonnes	315.15 tonnes	10
1900s	623.64 tonnes	399.48 tonnes	863.93 tonnes	10
1910s	877.52 tonnes	432.22 tonnes	2,016 tonnes	10
1920s	4,722 tonnes	2,016 tonnes	7,429 tonnes	10
1930s	7,931 tonnes	6,975 tonnes	9,048 tonnes	10
1940s	10,938 tonnes	6,473 tonnes	17,313 tonnes	10
1950s	26,612 tonnes	19,966 tonnes	37,362 tonnes	10
1960s	56,855 tonnes	41,243 tonnes	73,418 tonnes	10
1970s	93,767 tonnes	88,667 tonnes	98,761 tonnes	10
1980s	104,637 tonnes	80,267 tonnes	117,983 tonnes	10
1990s	88,027 tonnes	77,888 tonnes	112,652 tonnes	10
2000s	88,712 tonnes	77,964 tonnes	92,831 tonnes	10
2010s	58,430 tonnes	52,024 tonnes	69,734 tonnes	10
2020s	47,930 tonnes	47,227 tonnes	48,796 tonnes	3

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More environment data for Croatia

Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 26.84 Mt CO2e (2024)
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 6.94 t CO2e/capita (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 1.49 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.3517 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.2757 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0051 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 3.92 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0146 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0105 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 1.76 Mt CO2e (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is emissions of air pollutants in Croatia?: Emissions of air pollutants in Croatia was 47,766 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 Croatia?: The highest recorded value was 117,983 tonnes in 1986.
What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants recorded in Croatia?: The lowest recorded value was 26.75 tonnes in 1750.
How does Croatia rank for emissions of air pollutants?: Croatia ranks 129th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
Is emissions of air pollutants rising or falling in Croatia?: Over the last ten years it is down 19.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Croatia 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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