What is emissions of air pollutants in Haiti?

Emissions of air pollutants in Haiti was 49,733 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 Haiti?

The highest recorded value was 52,385 tonnes in 2016.

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

The lowest recorded value was 104.87 tonnes in 1750.

How does Haiti rank for emissions of air pollutants?

Haiti ranks 127th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.

Is emissions of air pollutants rising or falling in Haiti?

Over the last ten years it is up 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Haiti 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 Haiti

Name: Emissions of air pollutants in Haiti
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)

Haiti: Emissions of air pollutants was 49,733 tonnes in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)

49,733 tonnes

Change on year

up 0.7%

World rank

127th

of 220 countries

All-time high

52,385 tonnes

in 2016

All-time low

104.87 tonnes

in 1750

Years of data

273

1750–2022

Emissions of air pollutants in Haiti, 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 Haiti is 49,733 tonnes, measured in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 17.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants in Haiti peaked at 52,385 tonnes in 2016 and was at its lowest, 104.87 tonnes, in 1750.

Haiti ranks 127th 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	107.31 tonnes	104.87 tonnes	109.76 tonnes	10
1760s	112.88 tonnes	110.31 tonnes	115.45 tonnes	10
1770s	118.72 tonnes	116.02 tonnes	121.42 tonnes	10
1780s	124.86 tonnes	122.02 tonnes	127.69 tonnes	10
1790s	131.3 tonnes	128.32 tonnes	134.27 tonnes	10
1800s	139.34 tonnes	134.93 tonnes	143.77 tonnes	10
1810s	149.46 tonnes	144.77 tonnes	154.18 tonnes	10
1820s	165.72 tonnes	155.25 tonnes	176.29 tonnes	10
1830s	185.91 tonnes	178.66 tonnes	193.2 tonnes	10
1840s	202.7 tonnes	194.84 tonnes	210.62 tonnes	10
1850s	225.99 tonnes	211.61 tonnes	240.86 tonnes	10
1860s	264.27 tonnes	244.27 tonnes	285.14 tonnes	10
1870s	312.26 tonnes	289.98 tonnes	335.74 tonnes	10
1880s	376.4 tonnes	341.2 tonnes	414.32 tonnes	10
1890s	474.28 tonnes	423.43 tonnes	528.92 tonnes	10
1900s	786.31 tonnes	541.78 tonnes	1,065 tonnes	10
1910s	1,401 tonnes	1,137 tonnes	1,723 tonnes	10
1920s	2,373 tonnes	1,810 tonnes	2,949 tonnes	10
1930s	3,485 tonnes	3,071 tonnes	3,978 tonnes	10
1940s	4,607 tonnes	4,097 tonnes	5,075 tonnes	10
1950s	9,073 tonnes	7,458 tonnes	10,057 tonnes	10
1960s	11,212 tonnes	10,139 tonnes	12,675 tonnes	10
1970s	14,728 tonnes	13,188 tonnes	18,146 tonnes	10
1980s	20,980 tonnes	17,268 tonnes	23,839 tonnes	10
1990s	23,549 tonnes	13,090 tonnes	29,753 tonnes	10
2000s	31,711 tonnes	28,702 tonnes	34,483 tonnes	10
2010s	45,542 tonnes	32,993 tonnes	52,385 tonnes	10
2020s	49,570 tonnes	49,389 tonnes	49,733 tonnes	3

Countries ranked near Haiti

124 Slovakia 52,425 tonnes compare
125 Trinidad and Tobago 51,542 tonnes compare
126 Gabon 51,341 tonnes compare
128 Georgia 47,976 tonnes compare
129 Croatia 47,766 tonnes compare
130 Latvia 46,182 tonnes compare

See the full ranking of 220 places →

More environment data for Haiti

Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 13.78 Mt CO2e (2024)
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.17 t CO2e/capita (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 3.22 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.7589 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 3.68 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0037 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 8.85 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0009 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0062 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 1.17 Mt CO2e (2024)

All data for Haiti →

Frequently asked questions

What is emissions of air pollutants in Haiti?: Emissions of air pollutants in Haiti was 49,733 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 Haiti?: The highest recorded value was 52,385 tonnes in 2016.
What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants recorded in Haiti?: The lowest recorded value was 104.87 tonnes in 1750.
How does Haiti rank for emissions of air pollutants?: Haiti ranks 127th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
Is emissions of air pollutants rising or falling in Haiti?: Over the last ten years it is up 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Haiti 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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