What is emissions of air pollutants in Kyrgyzstan?

Emissions of air pollutants in Kyrgyzstan was 70,959 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 Kyrgyzstan?

The highest recorded value was 137,164 tonnes in 1990.

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

The lowest recorded value was 192.59 tonnes in 1750.

How does Kyrgyzstan rank for emissions of air pollutants?

Kyrgyzstan ranks 110th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.

Is emissions of air pollutants rising or falling in Kyrgyzstan?

Over the last ten years it is down 31.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Kyrgyzstan 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 Kyrgyzstan

Name: Emissions of air pollutants in Kyrgyzstan
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)

Kyrgyzstan: Emissions of air pollutants was 70,959 tonnes in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)

70,959 tonnes

Change on year

up 3.5%

World rank

110th

of 220 countries

All-time high

137,164 tonnes

in 1990

All-time low

192.59 tonnes

in 1750

Years of data

273

1750–2022

Emissions of air pollutants in Kyrgyzstan, 1750–2022

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

Analysis

Kyrgyzstan recorded 70,959 tonnes for emissions of air pollutants in 2022.

That represents a change of up 3.5% on the previous year and down 31.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants in Kyrgyzstan peaked at 137,164 tonnes in 1990 and was at its lowest, 192.59 tonnes, in 1750.

That places Kyrgyzstan 110th out of 220 countries with data for 2022, putting it 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	195.8 tonnes	192.59 tonnes	199 tonnes	10
1760s	203.05 tonnes	199.72 tonnes	206.38 tonnes	10
1770s	210.57 tonnes	207.12 tonnes	214.02 tonnes	10
1780s	218.37 tonnes	214.79 tonnes	221.95 tonnes	10
1790s	226.45 tonnes	222.74 tonnes	230.16 tonnes	10
1800s	238.15 tonnes	230.98 tonnes	245.38 tonnes	10
1810s	257.44 tonnes	247 tonnes	267.99 tonnes	10
1820s	281.68 tonnes	270.37 tonnes	293.1 tonnes	10
1830s	308.12 tonnes	296.17 tonnes	320.29 tonnes	10
1840s	336.32 tonnes	323.08 tonnes	349.7 tonnes	10
1850s	370.51 tonnes	355.56 tonnes	393.59 tonnes	10
1860s	449.77 tonnes	400.79 tonnes	518.88 tonnes	10
1870s	641.46 tonnes	531.59 tonnes	780.36 tonnes	10
1880s	1,004 tonnes	833 tonnes	1,190 tonnes	10
1890s	1,745 tonnes	1,291 tonnes	2,374 tonnes	10
1900s	2,760 tonnes	2,483 tonnes	3,121 tonnes	10
1910s	3,358 tonnes	2,339 tonnes	3,934 tonnes	10
1920s	3,570 tonnes	2,307 tonnes	5,334 tonnes	10
1930s	10,672 tonnes	6,885 tonnes	13,811 tonnes	10
1940s	16,172 tonnes	11,922 tonnes	22,733 tonnes	10
1950s	34,000 tonnes	25,406 tonnes	42,982 tonnes	10
1960s	56,662 tonnes	44,269 tonnes	72,021 tonnes	10
1970s	102,160 tonnes	80,836 tonnes	119,609 tonnes	10
1980s	127,058 tonnes	124,064 tonnes	131,755 tonnes	10
1990s	79,021 tonnes	49,762 tonnes	137,164 tonnes	10
2000s	57,893 tonnes	46,618 tonnes	77,640 tonnes	10
2010s	80,598 tonnes	60,678 tonnes	103,001 tonnes	10
2020s	68,002 tonnes	64,467 tonnes	70,959 tonnes	3

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More environment data for Kyrgyzstan

Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 22.37 Mt CO2e (2024)
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 3.1 t CO2e/capita (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 5.92 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.1262 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.9454 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0005 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 9.85 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0009 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0052 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 2.85 Mt CO2e (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is emissions of air pollutants in Kyrgyzstan?: Emissions of air pollutants in Kyrgyzstan was 70,959 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 Kyrgyzstan?: The highest recorded value was 137,164 tonnes in 1990.
What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants recorded in Kyrgyzstan?: The lowest recorded value was 192.59 tonnes in 1750.
How does Kyrgyzstan rank for emissions of air pollutants?: Kyrgyzstan ranks 110th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
Is emissions of air pollutants rising or falling in Kyrgyzstan?: Over the last ten years it is down 31.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Kyrgyzstan 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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