What is emissions of air pollutants in New Caledonia?

Emissions of air pollutants in New Caledonia was 23,358 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 New Caledonia?

The highest recorded value was 27,748 tonnes in 2018.

What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants recorded in New Caledonia?

The lowest recorded value was 10.99 tonnes in 1750.

How does New Caledonia rank for emissions of air pollutants?

New Caledonia ranks 158th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.

Is emissions of air pollutants rising or falling in New Caledonia?

Over the last ten years it is up 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this New Caledonia 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 New Caledonia

Name: Emissions of air pollutants in New Caledonia
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)

New Caledonia: Emissions of air pollutants was 23,358 tonnes in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)

23,358 tonnes

Change on year

down 0.8%

World rank

158th

of 220 countries

All-time high

27,748 tonnes

in 2018

All-time low

10.99 tonnes

in 1750

Years of data

273

1750–2022

Emissions of air pollutants in New Caledonia, 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 New Caledonia stood at 23,358 tonnes.

That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and up 13.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants in New Caledonia peaked at 27,748 tonnes in 2018 and was at its lowest, 10.99 tonnes, in 1750.

New Caledonia ranks 158th 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	11.25 tonnes	10.99 tonnes	11.51 tonnes	10
1760s	11.84 tonnes	11.57 tonnes	12.11 tonnes	10
1770s	12.46 tonnes	12.17 tonnes	12.75 tonnes	10
1780s	13.11 tonnes	12.81 tonnes	13.42 tonnes	10
1790s	13.8 tonnes	13.48 tonnes	14.12 tonnes	10
1800s	14.74 tonnes	14.19 tonnes	15.3 tonnes	10
1810s	16.04 tonnes	15.43 tonnes	16.66 tonnes	10
1820s	17.46 tonnes	16.8 tonnes	18.12 tonnes	10
1830s	18.98 tonnes	18.27 tonnes	19.7 tonnes	10
1840s	20.62 tonnes	19.86 tonnes	21.39 tonnes	10
1850s	22.58 tonnes	21.56 tonnes	23.63 tonnes	10
1860s	25.19 tonnes	23.88 tonnes	26.53 tonnes	10
1870s	28.29 tonnes	26.84 tonnes	29.77 tonnes	10
1880s	31.75 tonnes	30.12 tonnes	33.61 tonnes	10
1890s	35.42 tonnes	34.07 tonnes	36.82 tonnes	10
1900s	39.8 tonnes	37.15 tonnes	42.65 tonnes	10
1910s	45.55 tonnes	43.31 tonnes	47.79 tonnes	10
1920s	50.75 tonnes	48.29 tonnes	53.4 tonnes	10
1930s	53.36 tonnes	52.85 tonnes	53.7 tonnes	10
1940s	53.48 tonnes	52.88 tonnes	54.96 tonnes	10
1950s	2,439 tonnes	1,211 tonnes	3,832 tonnes	10
1960s	4,448 tonnes	1,799 tonnes	7,175 tonnes	10
1970s	11,855 tonnes	9,055 tonnes	16,288 tonnes	10
1980s	8,722 tonnes	6,036 tonnes	10,689 tonnes	10
1990s	13,943 tonnes	12,129 tonnes	16,577 tonnes	10
2000s	21,418 tonnes	17,386 tonnes	24,964 tonnes	10
2010s	24,430 tonnes	20,599 tonnes	27,748 tonnes	10
2020s	23,640 tonnes	23,358 tonnes	24,003 tonnes	3

Countries ranked near New Caledonia

155 Sierra Leone 24,282 tonnes compare
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More environment data for New Caledonia

Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 5.38 Mt CO2e (2024)
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 18.39 t CO2e/capita (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.1342 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.002 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.002 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0058 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.1974 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0013 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0027 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.0495 Mt CO2e (2024)

All data for New Caledonia →

Frequently asked questions

What is emissions of air pollutants in New Caledonia?: Emissions of air pollutants in New Caledonia was 23,358 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 New Caledonia?: The highest recorded value was 27,748 tonnes in 2018.
What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants recorded in New Caledonia?: The lowest recorded value was 10.99 tonnes in 1750.
How does New Caledonia rank for emissions of air pollutants?: New Caledonia ranks 158th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
Is emissions of air pollutants rising or falling in New Caledonia?: Over the last ten years it is up 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this New Caledonia 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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