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.

Emissions of air pollutants in Equatorial Guinea

Name: Emissions of air pollutants in Equatorial Guinea
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)

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.

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

Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea

155 Sierra Leone 24,282 tonnes compare
156 Liberia 23,684 tonnes compare
158 New Caledonia 23,358 tonnes compare
159 Iceland 22,292 tonnes compare
160 Fiji 20,982 tonnes compare

See the full ranking of 220 places →

More environment data for Equatorial Guinea

Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 8.14 Mt CO2e (2024)
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 4.3 t CO2e/capita (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.0154 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0335 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 2.55 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0006 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 3.01 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.001 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0031 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.349 Mt CO2e (2024)

All data for Equatorial Guinea →

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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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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