What is emissions of air pollutants in Estonia?

Emissions of air pollutants in Estonia was 42,447 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 Estonia?

The highest recorded value was 88,478 tonnes in 1990.

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

The lowest recorded value was 47.22 tonnes in 1750.

How does Estonia rank for emissions of air pollutants?

Estonia ranks 134th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.

Is emissions of air pollutants rising or falling in Estonia?

Over the last ten years it is down 36.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Estonia 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 Estonia

Name: Emissions of air pollutants in Estonia
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)

Estonia: Emissions of air pollutants was 42,447 tonnes in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)

42,447 tonnes

Change on year

up 1.5%

World rank

134th

of 220 countries

All-time high

88,478 tonnes

in 1990

All-time low

47.22 tonnes

in 1750

Years of data

273

1750–2022

Emissions of air pollutants in Estonia, 1750–2022

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for emissions of air pollutants in Estonia is 42,447 tonnes, measured in 2022.

The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and down 36.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants in Estonia peaked at 88,478 tonnes in 1990 and was at its lowest, 47.22 tonnes, in 1750.

Estonia ranks 134th 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	47.99 tonnes	47.22 tonnes	48.76 tonnes	10
1760s	49.72 tonnes	48.93 tonnes	50.51 tonnes	10
1770s	51.49 tonnes	50.68 tonnes	52.29 tonnes	10
1780s	53.29 tonnes	52.47 tonnes	54.11 tonnes	10
1790s	55.13 tonnes	54.29 tonnes	55.96 tonnes	10
1800s	57.41 tonnes	56.15 tonnes	58.68 tonnes	10
1810s	60.8 tonnes	58.96 tonnes	62.64 tonnes	10
1820s	64.99 tonnes	63.05 tonnes	66.94 tonnes	10
1830s	69.72 tonnes	68.14 tonnes	71.47 tonnes	10
1840s	74.09 tonnes	71.93 tonnes	76.25 tonnes	10
1850s	85.3 tonnes	77.44 tonnes	101.8 tonnes	10
1860s	147.62 tonnes	108.48 tonnes	215.08 tonnes	10
1870s	342.1 tonnes	225.57 tonnes	492.64 tonnes	10
1880s	711.02 tonnes	556.27 tonnes	874.24 tonnes	10
1890s	1,426 tonnes	976.5 tonnes	2,082 tonnes	10
1900s	2,289 tonnes	1,991 tonnes	2,468 tonnes	10
1910s	2,374 tonnes	1,153 tonnes	2,958 tonnes	10
1920s	1,900 tonnes	1,096 tonnes	3,003 tonnes	10
1930s	6,506 tonnes	4,164 tonnes	8,171 tonnes	10
1940s	8,609 tonnes	6,441 tonnes	11,719 tonnes	10
1950s	18,957 tonnes	13,040 tonnes	25,708 tonnes	10
1960s	33,767 tonnes	26,688 tonnes	42,070 tonnes	10
1970s	68,160 tonnes	45,749 tonnes	80,654 tonnes	10
1980s	82,081 tonnes	78,092 tonnes	84,244 tonnes	10
1990s	59,686 tonnes	49,816 tonnes	88,478 tonnes	10
2000s	57,144 tonnes	51,412 tonnes	65,762 tonnes	10
2010s	55,024 tonnes	37,218 tonnes	68,516 tonnes	10
2020s	42,068 tonnes	41,839 tonnes	42,447 tonnes	3

Countries ranked near Estonia

131 Mauritania 45,788 tonnes compare
132 Chad 44,196 tonnes compare
133 Botswana 42,942 tonnes compare
135 Niger 42,446 tonnes compare
136 Togo 40,029 tonnes compare
137 Bosnia and Herzegovina 39,262 tonnes compare

See the full ranking of 220 places →

More environment data for Estonia

Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 14.13 Mt CO2e (2024)
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 10.3 t CO2e/capita (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.8405 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.1338 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0778 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0016 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 1.63 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0311 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0082 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.539 Mt CO2e (2024)

All data for Estonia →

Frequently asked questions

What is emissions of air pollutants in Estonia?: Emissions of air pollutants in Estonia was 42,447 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 Estonia?: The highest recorded value was 88,478 tonnes in 1990.
What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants recorded in Estonia?: The lowest recorded value was 47.22 tonnes in 1750.
How does Estonia rank for emissions of air pollutants?: Estonia ranks 134th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
Is emissions of air pollutants rising or falling in Estonia?: Over the last ten years it is down 36.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Estonia 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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