Emissions of air pollutants in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Emissions of air pollutants was 23,410 tonnes in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
23,410 tonnes
Change on year
up 12.0%
World rank
157th
of 220 countries
All-time high
23,410 tonnes
in 2022
All-time low
19.47 tonnes
in 1900
Years of data
273
1750–2022
Emissions of air pollutants in Equatorial Guinea, 1750–2022
Source: Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Equatorial Guinea recorded 23,410 tonnes for emissions of air pollutants in 2022. That is the highest value across all 273 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.0% on the previous year and up 38.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 23,410 tonnes in 2022 and was at its lowest, 19.47 tonnes, in 1900.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 157th 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.
Emissions of air pollutants in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1750 | 28.81 tonnes | — |
| 1751 | 28.82 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1752 | 28.82 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1753 | 28.82 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1754 | 28.83 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1755 | 28.83 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1756 | 28.83 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1757 | 28.83 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1758 | 28.84 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1759 | 28.84 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1760 | 28.84 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1761 | 28.85 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1762 | 28.85 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1763 | 28.85 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1764 | 28.85 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1765 | 28.85 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1766 | 28.86 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1767 | 28.86 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1768 | 28.86 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1769 | 28.86 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1770 | 28.87 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1771 | 28.87 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1772 | 28.87 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1773 | 28.87 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1774 | 28.87 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1775 | 28.87 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1776 | 28.87 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1777 | 28.88 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1778 | 28.88 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1779 | 28.88 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1780 | 28.88 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1781 | 28.88 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1782 | 28.88 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1783 | 28.88 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1784 | 28.88 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1785 | 28.88 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1786 | 28.88 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1787 | 28.88 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1788 | 28.89 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1789 | 28.89 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1790 | 28.89 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1791 | 28.89 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1792 | 28.89 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1793 | 28.89 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1794 | 28.89 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1795 | 28.89 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1796 | 28.89 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1797 | 28.89 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1798 | 28.89 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1799 | 28.88 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1800 | 28.88 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1801 | 28.89 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1802 | 28.9 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1803 | 28.9 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1804 | 28.91 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1805 | 28.92 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1806 | 28.92 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1807 | 28.93 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1808 | 28.94 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1809 | 28.94 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1810 | 28.95 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1811 | 28.97 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1812 | 28.99 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1813 | 29.01 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1814 | 29.03 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1815 | 29.05 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1816 | 29.07 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1817 | 29.09 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1818 | 29.11 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1819 | 29.13 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1820 | 29.15 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1821 | 29.17 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1822 | 29.19 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1823 | 29.21 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1824 | 29.23 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1825 | 29.25 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1826 | 29.27 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1827 | 29.29 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1828 | 29.31 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1829 | 29.33 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1830 | 29.35 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1831 | 29.36 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1832 | 29.38 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1833 | 29.4 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1834 | 29.42 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1835 | 29.44 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1836 | 29.45 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1837 | 29.47 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1838 | 29.49 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1839 | 29.51 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1840 | 29.53 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1841 | 29.54 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1842 | 29.56 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1843 | 29.58 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1844 | 29.59 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1845 | 29.61 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1846 | 29.63 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1847 | 29.64 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1848 | 29.66 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1849 | 29.68 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1850 | 29.69 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1851 | 29.39 tonnes | -1.0% |
| 1852 | 29.09 tonnes | -1.0% |
| 1853 | 28.8 tonnes | -1.0% |
| 1854 | 28.5 tonnes | -1.0% |
| 1855 | 28.22 tonnes | -1.0% |
| 1856 | 27.93 tonnes | -1.0% |
| 1857 | 27.65 tonnes | -1.0% |
| 1858 | 27.37 tonnes | -1.0% |
| 1859 | 27.09 tonnes | -1.0% |
| 1860 | 26.82 tonnes | -1.0% |
| 1861 | 26.57 tonnes | -0.9% |
| 1862 | 26.31 tonnes | -0.9% |
| 1863 | 26.07 tonnes | -0.9% |
| 1864 | 25.82 tonnes | -0.9% |
| 1865 | 25.58 tonnes | -0.9% |
| 1866 | 25.34 tonnes | -0.9% |
| 1867 | 25.1 tonnes | -0.9% |
| 1868 | 24.87 tonnes | -0.9% |
| 1869 | 24.64 tonnes | -0.9% |
| 1870 | 24.41 tonnes | -0.9% |
| 1871 | 24.82 tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1872 | 24.6 tonnes | -0.9% |
| 1873 | 24.38 tonnes | -0.9% |
| 1874 | 24.17 tonnes | -0.9% |
| 1875 | 23.95 tonnes | -0.9% |
| 1876 | 23.74 tonnes | -0.9% |
| 1877 | 23.53 tonnes | -0.9% |
| 1878 | 23.33 tonnes | -0.9% |
| 1879 | 23.12 tonnes | -0.9% |
| 1880 | 22.92 tonnes | -0.9% |
| 1881 | 22.73 tonnes | -0.9% |
| 1882 | 22.53 tonnes | -0.9% |
| 1883 | 22.34 tonnes | -0.9% |
| 1884 | 22.15 tonnes | -0.9% |
| 1885 | 21.96 tonnes | -0.8% |
| 1886 | 21.77 tonnes | -0.8% |
| 1887 | 21.59 tonnes | -0.8% |
| 1888 | 21.41 tonnes | -0.8% |
| 1889 | 21.24 tonnes | -0.8% |
| 1890 | 21.07 tonnes | -0.8% |
| 1891 | 20.9 tonnes | -0.8% |
| 1892 | 20.73 tonnes | -0.8% |
| 1893 | 20.57 tonnes | -0.8% |
| 1894 | 20.4 tonnes | -0.8% |
| 1895 | 20.24 tonnes | -0.8% |
| 1896 | 20.09 tonnes | -0.8% |
| 1897 | 19.93 tonnes | -0.8% |
| 1898 | 19.78 tonnes | -0.8% |
| 1899 | 19.62 tonnes | -0.8% |
| 1900 | 19.47 tonnes | -0.8% |
| 1901 | 20.35 tonnes | +4.5% |
| 1902 | 21.21 tonnes | +4.2% |
| 1903 | 22.06 tonnes | +4.0% |
| 1904 | 22.88 tonnes | +3.7% |
| 1905 | 23.68 tonnes | +3.5% |
| 1906 | 24.47 tonnes | +3.3% |
| 1907 | 25.25 tonnes | +3.2% |
| 1908 | 26.01 tonnes | +3.0% |
| 1909 | 26.75 tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1910 | 31.19 tonnes | +16.6% |
| 1911 | 30.2 tonnes | -3.2% |
| 1912 | 29.22 tonnes | -3.2% |
| 1913 | 28.27 tonnes | -3.3% |
| 1914 | 28.96 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1915 | 29.65 tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1916 | 30.32 tonnes | +2.3% |
| 1917 | 30.99 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1918 | 31.64 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1919 | 32.28 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1920 | 32.91 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1921 | 33.74 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1922 | 34.59 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1923 | 35.46 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1924 | 36.31 tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1925 | 37.35 tonnes | +2.9% |
| 1926 | 38.33 tonnes | +2.6% |
| 1927 | 39.2 tonnes | +2.3% |
| 1928 | 40.06 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1929 | 40.9 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1930 | 42.61 tonnes | +4.2% |
| 1931 | 44.39 tonnes | +4.2% |
| 1932 | 46.18 tonnes | +4.0% |
| 1933 | 48.03 tonnes | +4.0% |
| 1934 | 49.94 tonnes | +4.0% |
| 1935 | 51.89 tonnes | +3.9% |
| 1936 | 54.03 tonnes | +4.1% |
| 1937 | 56.39 tonnes | +4.4% |
| 1938 | 58.78 tonnes | +4.2% |
| 1939 | 61.38 tonnes | +4.4% |
| 1940 | 64.03 tonnes | +4.3% |
| 1941 | 66.77 tonnes | +4.3% |
| 1942 | 69.54 tonnes | +4.1% |
| 1943 | 72.42 tonnes | +4.1% |
| 1944 | 75.4 tonnes | +4.1% |
| 1945 | 78.44 tonnes | +4.0% |
| 1946 | 81.64 tonnes | +4.1% |
| 1947 | 86.73 tonnes | +6.2% |
| 1948 | 92.06 tonnes | +6.2% |
| 1949 | 95.59 tonnes | +3.8% |
| 1950 | 275.08 tonnes | +187.8% |
| 1951 | 278.22 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1952 | 279.55 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1953 | 280.81 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1954 | 555.63 tonnes | +97.9% |
| 1955 | 661.76 tonnes | +19.1% |
| 1956 | 658.91 tonnes | -0.4% |
| 1957 | 603.55 tonnes | -8.4% |
| 1958 | 810.64 tonnes | +34.3% |
| 1959 | 806.78 tonnes | -0.5% |
| 1960 | 445.88 tonnes | -44.7% |
| 1961 | 447.48 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1962 | 446.82 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 495.59 tonnes | +10.9% |
| 1964 | 494.46 tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 552.5 tonnes | +11.7% |
| 1966 | 514.57 tonnes | -6.9% |
| 1967 | 524.59 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1968 | 579.53 tonnes | +10.5% |
| 1969 | 771.63 tonnes | +33.1% |
| 1970 | 798.26 tonnes | +3.5% |
| 1971 | 925.86 tonnes | +16.0% |
| 1972 | 994.62 tonnes | +7.4% |
| 1973 | 757.62 tonnes | -23.8% |
| 1974 | 822.81 tonnes | +8.6% |
| 1975 | 867.53 tonnes | +5.4% |
| 1976 | 847.2 tonnes | -2.3% |
| 1977 | 833.14 tonnes | -1.7% |
| 1978 | 849.83 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 822.76 tonnes | -3.2% |
| 1980 | 809.01 tonnes | -1.7% |
| 1981 | 885.8 tonnes | +9.5% |
| 1982 | 951.2 tonnes | +7.4% |
| 1983 | 954.47 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 1,087 tonnes | +13.8% |
| 1985 | 1,073 tonnes | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 1,171 tonnes | +9.1% |
| 1987 | 1,244 tonnes | +6.2% |
| 1988 | 1,315 tonnes | +5.7% |
| 1989 | 1,429 tonnes | +8.7% |
| 1990 | 1,481 tonnes | +3.6% |
| 1991 | 1,820 tonnes | +22.9% |
| 1992 | 1,899 tonnes | +4.4% |
| 1993 | 1,804 tonnes | -5.0% |
| 1994 | 1,770 tonnes | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 1,950 tonnes | +10.2% |
| 1996 | 2,020 tonnes | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 2,628 tonnes | +30.1% |
| 1998 | 2,724 tonnes | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 3,586 tonnes | +31.6% |
| 2000 | 4,178 tonnes | +16.5% |
| 2001 | 5,910 tonnes | +41.5% |
| 2002 | 8,122 tonnes | +37.4% |
| 2003 | 13,978 tonnes | +72.1% |
| 2004 | 20,874 tonnes | +49.3% |
| 2005 | 18,309 tonnes | -12.3% |
| 2006 | 20,379 tonnes | +11.3% |
| 2007 | 14,402 tonnes | -29.3% |
| 2008 | 19,242 tonnes | +33.6% |
| 2009 | 19,573 tonnes | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 19,146 tonnes | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 18,807 tonnes | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 16,858 tonnes | -10.4% |
| 2013 | 15,215 tonnes | -9.8% |
| 2014 | 14,952 tonnes | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 16,423 tonnes | +9.8% |
| 2016 | 15,634 tonnes | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 17,550 tonnes | +12.3% |
| 2018 | 19,000 tonnes | +8.3% |
| 2019 | 20,219 tonnes | +6.4% |
| 2020 | 20,924 tonnes | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 20,899 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 23,410 tonnes | +12.0% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 23,410 tonnes is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 104,784 tonnes, 22% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 23,410 tonnes is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 44,992 tonnes, 52% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Emissions of air pollutants in Equatorial Guinea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | +187.8% | 95.59 tonnes | 275.08 tonnes |
| 1954 | +97.9% | 280.81 tonnes | 555.63 tonnes |
| 2003 | +72.1% | 8,122 tonnes | 13,978 tonnes |
| 2004 | +49.3% | 13,978 tonnes | 20,874 tonnes |
| 1960 | -44.7% | 806.78 tonnes | 445.88 tonnes |
| 2001 | +41.5% | 4,178 tonnes | 5,910 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 28.83 tonnes | 28.81 tonnes | 28.84 tonnes | 10 |
| 1760s | 28.85 tonnes | 28.84 tonnes | 28.86 tonnes | 10 |
| 1770s | 28.87 tonnes | 28.87 tonnes | 28.88 tonnes | 10 |
| 1780s | 28.88 tonnes | 28.88 tonnes | 28.89 tonnes | 10 |
| 1790s | 28.89 tonnes | 28.88 tonnes | 28.89 tonnes | 10 |
| 1800s | 28.91 tonnes | 28.88 tonnes | 28.94 tonnes | 10 |
| 1810s | 29.04 tonnes | 28.95 tonnes | 29.13 tonnes | 10 |
| 1820s | 29.24 tonnes | 29.15 tonnes | 29.33 tonnes | 10 |
| 1830s | 29.43 tonnes | 29.35 tonnes | 29.51 tonnes | 10 |
| 1840s | 29.6 tonnes | 29.53 tonnes | 29.68 tonnes | 10 |
| 1850s | 28.37 tonnes | 27.09 tonnes | 29.69 tonnes | 10 |
| 1860s | 25.71 tonnes | 24.64 tonnes | 26.82 tonnes | 10 |
| 1870s | 24.01 tonnes | 23.12 tonnes | 24.82 tonnes | 10 |
| 1880s | 22.06 tonnes | 21.24 tonnes | 22.92 tonnes | 10 |
| 1890s | 20.33 tonnes | 19.62 tonnes | 21.07 tonnes | 10 |
| 1900s | 23.21 tonnes | 19.47 tonnes | 26.75 tonnes | 10 |
| 1910s | 30.27 tonnes | 28.27 tonnes | 32.28 tonnes | 10 |
| 1920s | 36.89 tonnes | 32.91 tonnes | 40.9 tonnes | 10 |
| 1930s | 51.36 tonnes | 42.61 tonnes | 61.38 tonnes | 10 |
| 1940s | 78.26 tonnes | 64.03 tonnes | 95.59 tonnes | 10 |
| 1950s | 521.09 tonnes | 275.08 tonnes | 810.64 tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 527.3 tonnes | 445.88 tonnes | 771.63 tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 851.96 tonnes | 757.62 tonnes | 994.62 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,092 tonnes | 809.01 tonnes | 1,429 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,168 tonnes | 1,481 tonnes | 3,586 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 14,497 tonnes | 4,178 tonnes | 20,874 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 17,380 tonnes | 14,952 tonnes | 20,219 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 21,744 tonnes | 20,899 tonnes | 23,410 tonnes | 3 |
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More environment data for Equatorial Guinea
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.21 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.27 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.6536 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is emissions of air pollutants in Equatorial Guinea?
- Emissions of air pollutants in Equatorial Guinea was 23,410 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 Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 23,410 tonnes in 2022.
- What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.47 tonnes in 1900.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for emissions of air pollutants?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 157th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
- Is emissions of air pollutants rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea 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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