What is emissions of air pollutants in Cyprus?

Emissions of air pollutants in Cyprus was 31,550 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 Cyprus?

The highest recorded value was 50,220 tonnes in 2005.

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

The lowest recorded value was 20.15 tonnes in 1750.

How does Cyprus rank for emissions of air pollutants?

Cyprus ranks 144th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.

Is emissions of air pollutants rising or falling in Cyprus?

Over the last ten years it is down 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Cyprus 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 Cyprus

Name: Emissions of air pollutants in Cyprus
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)

Cyprus: Emissions of air pollutants was 31,550 tonnes in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)

31,550 tonnes

Change on year

up 4.4%

World rank

144th

of 220 countries

All-time high

50,220 tonnes

in 2005

All-time low

20.15 tonnes

in 1750

Years of data

273

1750–2022

Emissions of air pollutants in Cyprus, 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 Cyprus stood at 31,550 tonnes.

That represents a change of up 4.4% on the previous year and down 15.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants in Cyprus peaked at 50,220 tonnes in 2005 and was at its lowest, 20.15 tonnes, in 1750.

Cyprus ranks 144th 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	20.65 tonnes	20.15 tonnes	21.16 tonnes	10
1760s	21.8 tonnes	21.27 tonnes	22.33 tonnes	10
1770s	23.01 tonnes	22.45 tonnes	23.57 tonnes	10
1780s	24.28 tonnes	23.69 tonnes	24.87 tonnes	10
1790s	25.62 tonnes	25 tonnes	26.24 tonnes	10
1800s	27.33 tonnes	26.37 tonnes	28.29 tonnes	10
1810s	30.27 tonnes	28.5 tonnes	32.06 tonnes	10
1820s	34.47 tonnes	32.46 tonnes	36.49 tonnes	10
1830s	39.22 tonnes	36.95 tonnes	41.51 tonnes	10
1840s	44.6 tonnes	42.03 tonnes	47.19 tonnes	10
1850s	50.9 tonnes	47.78 tonnes	54.07 tonnes	10
1860s	56.49 tonnes	54.79 tonnes	58.2 tonnes	10
1870s	60.32 tonnes	58.6 tonnes	62.07 tonnes	10
1880s	64.26 tonnes	62.46 tonnes	66.31 tonnes	10
1890s	69.4 tonnes	66.88 tonnes	71.95 tonnes	10
1900s	167.1 tonnes	72.53 tonnes	268.17 tonnes	10
1910s	410.63 tonnes	292.59 tonnes	535.28 tonnes	10
1920s	699.96 tonnes	564.97 tonnes	835.03 tonnes	10
1930s	985.19 tonnes	863.98 tonnes	1,112 tonnes	10
1940s	1,338 tonnes	1,145 tonnes	1,540 tonnes	10
1950s	5,823 tonnes	4,049 tonnes	7,913 tonnes	10
1960s	8,502 tonnes	7,504 tonnes	10,091 tonnes	10
1970s	12,277 tonnes	9,616 tonnes	14,646 tonnes	10
1980s	19,553 tonnes	14,376 tonnes	27,997 tonnes	10
1990s	32,093 tonnes	26,433 tonnes	41,341 tonnes	10
2000s	42,713 tonnes	31,410 tonnes	50,220 tonnes	10
2010s	35,279 tonnes	33,186 tonnes	38,867 tonnes	10
2020s	30,736 tonnes	30,218 tonnes	31,550 tonnes	3

Countries ranked near Cyprus

141 Somalia 34,661 tonnes compare
142 Moldova 34,168 tonnes compare
143 Malawi 33,528 tonnes compare
145 Slovenia 30,360 tonnes compare
146 Bahamas 28,784 tonnes compare

See the full ranking of 220 places →

More environment data for Cyprus

Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 9.34 Mt CO2e (2024)
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 6.88 t CO2e/capita (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.4597 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0089 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0031 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0035 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 1.28 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0023 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0038 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.7973 Mt CO2e (2024)

All data for Cyprus →

Frequently asked questions

What is emissions of air pollutants in Cyprus?: Emissions of air pollutants in Cyprus was 31,550 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 Cyprus?: The highest recorded value was 50,220 tonnes in 2005.
What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants recorded in Cyprus?: The lowest recorded value was 20.15 tonnes in 1750.
How does Cyprus rank for emissions of air pollutants?: Cyprus ranks 144th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
Is emissions of air pollutants rising or falling in Cyprus?: Over the last ten years it is down 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Cyprus 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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