Emissions of air pollutants in French Guiana
French Guiana: Emissions of air pollutants was 8,094 tonnes in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
8,094 tonnes
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
181st
of 220 countries
All-time high
9,913 tonnes
in 1998
All-time low
0.3857 tonnes
in 1750
Years of data
273
1750–2022
Emissions of air pollutants in French Guiana, 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 French Guiana stood at 8,094 tonnes.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants in French Guiana peaked at 9,913 tonnes in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.3857 tonnes, in 1750.
French Guiana ranks 181st of 220 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Emissions of air pollutants in French Guiana, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1750 | 0.3857 tonnes | — |
| 1751 | 0.3903 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1752 | 0.395 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1753 | 0.3997 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1754 | 0.4043 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1755 | 0.4089 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1756 | 0.4136 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1757 | 0.4182 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1758 | 0.4228 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1759 | 0.4274 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1760 | 0.432 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1761 | 0.4372 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1762 | 0.4424 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1763 | 0.4475 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1764 | 0.4527 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1765 | 0.4579 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1766 | 0.463 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1767 | 0.4681 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1768 | 0.4733 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1769 | 0.4784 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1770 | 0.4835 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1771 | 0.4893 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1772 | 0.495 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1773 | 0.5008 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1774 | 0.5065 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1775 | 0.5122 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1776 | 0.518 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1777 | 0.5237 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1778 | 0.5294 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1779 | 0.535 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1780 | 0.5407 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1781 | 0.5471 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1782 | 0.5535 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1783 | 0.5599 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1784 | 0.5663 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1785 | 0.5726 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1786 | 0.579 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1787 | 0.5853 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1788 | 0.5916 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1789 | 0.5979 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1790 | 0.6042 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1791 | 0.6113 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1792 | 0.6184 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1793 | 0.6254 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1794 | 0.6325 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1795 | 0.6395 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1796 | 0.6465 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1797 | 0.6535 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1798 | 0.6605 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1799 | 0.6674 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1800 | 0.6744 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1801 | 0.6826 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1802 | 0.6908 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1803 | 0.6989 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1804 | 0.7071 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1805 | 0.7152 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1806 | 0.7233 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1807 | 0.7314 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1808 | 0.7395 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1809 | 0.7476 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1810 | 0.7557 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1811 | 0.7648 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1812 | 0.7738 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1813 | 0.7829 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1814 | 0.7919 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1815 | 0.801 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1816 | 0.81 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1817 | 0.8189 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1818 | 0.8279 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1819 | 0.8368 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1820 | 0.8458 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1821 | 0.8558 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1822 | 0.8659 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1823 | 0.8759 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1824 | 0.8859 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1825 | 0.8959 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1826 | 0.9058 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1827 | 0.9157 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1828 | 0.9256 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1829 | 0.9355 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1830 | 0.9453 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1831 | 0.9565 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1832 | 0.9675 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1833 | 0.9786 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1834 | 0.9896 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1835 | 1 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1836 | 1.01 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1837 | 1.02 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1838 | 1.03 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1839 | 1.04 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1840 | 1.06 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1841 | 1.07 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1842 | 1.08 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1843 | 1.09 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1844 | 1.1 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1845 | 1.12 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1846 | 1.13 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1847 | 1.14 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1848 | 1.15 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1849 | 1.16 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1850 | 1.18 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1851 | 1.2 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1852 | 1.17 tonnes | -1.9% |
| 1853 | 1.17 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1854 | 1.17 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1855 | 1.17 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1856 | 1.17 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1857 | 1.17 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1858 | 1.17 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1859 | 1.24 tonnes | +6.1% |
| 1860 | 1.32 tonnes | +6.1% |
| 1861 | 1.4 tonnes | +6.3% |
| 1862 | 1.49 tonnes | +6.3% |
| 1863 | 1.53 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1864 | 1.56 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1865 | 1.6 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1866 | 1.62 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1867 | 1.64 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1868 | 1.66 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1869 | 1.66 tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1870 | 1.66 tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1871 | 1.64 tonnes | -0.8% |
| 1872 | 1.63 tonnes | -0.8% |
| 1873 | 1.67 tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1874 | 1.72 tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1875 | 1.76 tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1876 | 1.81 tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1877 | 1.82 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1878 | 1.83 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1879 | 1.84 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1880 | 1.85 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1881 | 1.85 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1882 | 1.84 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1883 | 1.84 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1884 | 1.84 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1885 | 1.84 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1886 | 1.89 tonnes | +2.6% |
| 1887 | 1.94 tonnes | +2.6% |
| 1888 | 1.99 tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1889 | 2.04 tonnes | +2.6% |
| 1890 | 2.05 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1891 | 2.07 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1892 | 2.09 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1893 | 2.1 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1894 | 2.12 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1895 | 2.13 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1896 | 2.17 tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1897 | 2.21 tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1898 | 2.25 tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1899 | 2.29 tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1900 | 2.33 tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1901 | 2.02 tonnes | -13.2% |
| 1902 | 2.43 tonnes | +20.4% |
| 1903 | 2.89 tonnes | +18.9% |
| 1904 | 3.4 tonnes | +17.7% |
| 1905 | 3.97 tonnes | +16.7% |
| 1906 | 4.28 tonnes | +7.8% |
| 1907 | 4.58 tonnes | +7.0% |
| 1908 | 4.87 tonnes | +6.3% |
| 1909 | 5.15 tonnes | +5.7% |
| 1910 | 5.42 tonnes | +5.3% |
| 1911 | 5.68 tonnes | +4.9% |
| 1912 | 6.03 tonnes | +6.1% |
| 1913 | 6.38 tonnes | +5.8% |
| 1914 | 6.73 tonnes | +5.5% |
| 1915 | 7.08 tonnes | +5.2% |
| 1916 | 7.45 tonnes | +5.3% |
| 1917 | 7.83 tonnes | +5.1% |
| 1918 | 8.13 tonnes | +3.9% |
| 1919 | 8.55 tonnes | +5.1% |
| 1920 | 8.88 tonnes | +3.9% |
| 1921 | 9.22 tonnes | +3.8% |
| 1922 | 9.56 tonnes | +3.7% |
| 1923 | 10.03 tonnes | +4.9% |
| 1924 | 10.5 tonnes | +4.7% |
| 1925 | 11.02 tonnes | +4.9% |
| 1926 | 11.42 tonnes | +3.7% |
| 1927 | 11.5 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1928 | 11.46 tonnes | -0.3% |
| 1929 | 11.43 tonnes | -0.3% |
| 1930 | 11.36 tonnes | -0.6% |
| 1931 | 11.3 tonnes | -0.6% |
| 1932 | 11.76 tonnes | +4.1% |
| 1933 | 12.25 tonnes | +4.1% |
| 1934 | 12.74 tonnes | +4.1% |
| 1935 | 13.25 tonnes | +4.0% |
| 1936 | 13.81 tonnes | +4.2% |
| 1937 | 14.37 tonnes | +4.1% |
| 1938 | 14.93 tonnes | +3.9% |
| 1939 | 15.5 tonnes | +3.8% |
| 1940 | 16.06 tonnes | +3.6% |
| 1941 | 16.63 tonnes | +3.6% |
| 1942 | 17.19 tonnes | +3.4% |
| 1943 | 17.76 tonnes | +3.3% |
| 1944 | 18.34 tonnes | +3.3% |
| 1945 | 18.91 tonnes | +3.1% |
| 1946 | 19.51 tonnes | +3.2% |
| 1947 | 20.64 tonnes | +5.8% |
| 1948 | 21.8 tonnes | +5.6% |
| 1949 | 23.02 tonnes | +5.6% |
| 1950 | 39.66 tonnes | +72.3% |
| 1951 | 48.86 tonnes | +23.2% |
| 1952 | 49.37 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1953 | 50.53 tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1954 | 58.94 tonnes | +16.6% |
| 1955 | 60.08 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1956 | 61.17 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1957 | 61.61 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1958 | 68.89 tonnes | +11.8% |
| 1959 | 76.67 tonnes | +11.3% |
| 1960 | 78.43 tonnes | +2.3% |
| 1961 | 79.63 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1962 | 82.45 tonnes | +3.5% |
| 1963 | 92.04 tonnes | +11.6% |
| 1964 | 101.63 tonnes | +10.4% |
| 1965 | 117.14 tonnes | +15.3% |
| 1966 | 129.68 tonnes | +10.7% |
| 1967 | 170.6 tonnes | +31.6% |
| 1968 | 193.75 tonnes | +13.6% |
| 1969 | 196.77 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1970 | 228.26 tonnes | +16.0% |
| 1971 | 242.21 tonnes | +6.1% |
| 1972 | 235.87 tonnes | -2.6% |
| 1973 | 254.53 tonnes | +7.9% |
| 1974 | 220.99 tonnes | -13.2% |
| 1975 | 289.14 tonnes | +30.8% |
| 1976 | 533.79 tonnes | +84.6% |
| 1977 | 614.37 tonnes | +15.1% |
| 1978 | 679.32 tonnes | +10.6% |
| 1979 | 1,019 tonnes | +49.9% |
| 1980 | 788 tonnes | -22.6% |
| 1981 | 801.34 tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 1,467 tonnes | +83.0% |
| 1983 | 1,365 tonnes | -6.9% |
| 1984 | 1,172 tonnes | -14.1% |
| 1985 | 1,232 tonnes | +5.0% |
| 1986 | 1,218 tonnes | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 1,399 tonnes | +14.9% |
| 1988 | 1,637 tonnes | +17.1% |
| 1989 | 2,036 tonnes | +24.4% |
| 1990 | 6,673 tonnes | +227.8% |
| 1991 | 7,119 tonnes | +6.7% |
| 1992 | 7,693 tonnes | +8.1% |
| 1993 | 8,002 tonnes | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 7,964 tonnes | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 9,720 tonnes | +22.0% |
| 1996 | 9,661 tonnes | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 9,130 tonnes | -5.5% |
| 1998 | 9,913 tonnes | +8.6% |
| 1999 | 9,003 tonnes | -9.2% |
| 2000 | 5,439 tonnes | -39.6% |
| 2001 | 6,147 tonnes | +13.0% |
| 2002 | 5,102 tonnes | -17.0% |
| 2003 | 6,859 tonnes | +34.4% |
| 2004 | 6,911 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 6,733 tonnes | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 5,644 tonnes | -16.2% |
| 2007 | 6,077 tonnes | +7.7% |
| 2008 | 6,321 tonnes | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 8,686 tonnes | +37.4% |
| 2010 | 8,787 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 8,476 tonnes | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 7,658 tonnes | -9.7% |
| 2013 | 7,511 tonnes | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 7,289 tonnes | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 7,401 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 7,475 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 7,531 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 7,919 tonnes | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 8,146 tonnes | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 7,737 tonnes | -5.0% |
| 2021 | 8,063 tonnes | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 8,094 tonnes | +0.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Emissions of air pollutants in French Guiana 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +227.8% | 2,036 tonnes | 6,673 tonnes |
| 1976 | +84.6% | 289.14 tonnes | 533.79 tonnes |
| 1982 | +83.0% | 801.34 tonnes | 1,467 tonnes |
| 1950 | +72.3% | 23.02 tonnes | 39.66 tonnes |
| 1979 | +49.9% | 679.32 tonnes | 1,019 tonnes |
| 2000 | -39.6% | 9,003 tonnes | 5,439 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 0.4066 tonnes | 0.3857 tonnes | 0.4274 tonnes | 10 |
| 1760s | 0.4552 tonnes | 0.432 tonnes | 0.4784 tonnes | 10 |
| 1770s | 0.5093 tonnes | 0.4835 tonnes | 0.535 tonnes | 10 |
| 1780s | 0.5694 tonnes | 0.5407 tonnes | 0.5979 tonnes | 10 |
| 1790s | 0.6359 tonnes | 0.6042 tonnes | 0.6674 tonnes | 10 |
| 1800s | 0.7111 tonnes | 0.6744 tonnes | 0.7476 tonnes | 10 |
| 1810s | 0.7964 tonnes | 0.7557 tonnes | 0.8368 tonnes | 10 |
| 1820s | 0.8908 tonnes | 0.8458 tonnes | 0.9355 tonnes | 10 |
| 1830s | 0.995 tonnes | 0.9453 tonnes | 1.04 tonnes | 10 |
| 1840s | 1.11 tonnes | 1.06 tonnes | 1.16 tonnes | 10 |
| 1850s | 1.18 tonnes | 1.17 tonnes | 1.24 tonnes | 10 |
| 1860s | 1.55 tonnes | 1.32 tonnes | 1.66 tonnes | 10 |
| 1870s | 1.74 tonnes | 1.63 tonnes | 1.84 tonnes | 10 |
| 1880s | 1.89 tonnes | 1.84 tonnes | 2.04 tonnes | 10 |
| 1890s | 2.15 tonnes | 2.05 tonnes | 2.29 tonnes | 10 |
| 1900s | 3.59 tonnes | 2.02 tonnes | 5.15 tonnes | 10 |
| 1910s | 6.93 tonnes | 5.42 tonnes | 8.55 tonnes | 10 |
| 1920s | 10.5 tonnes | 8.88 tonnes | 11.5 tonnes | 10 |
| 1930s | 13.13 tonnes | 11.3 tonnes | 15.5 tonnes | 10 |
| 1940s | 18.99 tonnes | 16.06 tonnes | 23.02 tonnes | 10 |
| 1950s | 57.58 tonnes | 39.66 tonnes | 76.67 tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 124.21 tonnes | 78.43 tonnes | 196.77 tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 431.7 tonnes | 220.99 tonnes | 1,019 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,311 tonnes | 788 tonnes | 2,036 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 8,488 tonnes | 6,673 tonnes | 9,913 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,392 tonnes | 5,102 tonnes | 8,686 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,819 tonnes | 7,289 tonnes | 8,787 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,965 tonnes | 7,737 tonnes | 8,094 tonnes | 3 |
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More environment data for French Guiana
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 3.05 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.45 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.218 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.71 °C (2025)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 3.44 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use 935 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 16.64 g/Int$ (2005)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 400 t (2001)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use 823 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is emissions of air pollutants in French Guiana?
- Emissions of air pollutants in French Guiana was 8,094 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 French Guiana?
- The highest recorded value was 9,913 tonnes in 1998.
- What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants recorded in French Guiana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3857 tonnes in 1750.
- How does French Guiana rank for emissions of air pollutants?
- French Guiana ranks 181st out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
- Is emissions of air pollutants rising or falling in French Guiana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this French Guiana 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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Nitrogen oxides (NOₓ) are gases that are mainly formed during the burning of fossil fuels. Exposure to NOₓ gases can have negative impacts on respiratory health. NOₓ gases can also lead to the formation of ozone – another air pollutant.