Emissions of air pollutants in Palau
Palau: Emissions of air pollutants was 7,532 tonnes in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
7,532 tonnes
Change on year
up 3.3%
World rank
184th
of 220 countries
All-time high
18,871 tonnes
in 1991
All-time low
0.0908 tonnes
in 1750
Years of data
273
1750–2022
Emissions of air pollutants in Palau, 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 Palau stood at 7,532 tonnes.
The figure is up 3.3% on the previous year and down 23.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants in Palau peaked at 18,871 tonnes in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.0908 tonnes, in 1750.
That places Palau 184th out of 220 countries with data for 2022, putting it 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 Palau, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1750 | 0.0908 tonnes | — |
| 1751 | 0.0912 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1752 | 0.0917 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1753 | 0.0921 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1754 | 0.0926 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1755 | 0.093 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1756 | 0.0935 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1757 | 0.0939 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1758 | 0.0944 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1759 | 0.0948 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1760 | 0.0953 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1761 | 0.0957 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1762 | 0.0962 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1763 | 0.0967 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1764 | 0.0971 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1765 | 0.0976 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1766 | 0.0981 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1767 | 0.0985 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1768 | 0.099 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1769 | 0.0995 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1770 | 0.0999 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1771 | 0.1004 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1772 | 0.1009 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1773 | 0.1014 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1774 | 0.1019 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1775 | 0.1023 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1776 | 0.1028 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1777 | 0.1033 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1778 | 0.1038 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1779 | 0.1043 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1780 | 0.1047 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1781 | 0.1052 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1782 | 0.1057 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1783 | 0.1062 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1784 | 0.1067 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1785 | 0.1072 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1786 | 0.1077 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1787 | 0.1082 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1788 | 0.1087 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1789 | 0.1092 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1790 | 0.1097 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1791 | 0.1102 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1792 | 0.1107 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1793 | 0.1112 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1794 | 0.1117 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1795 | 0.1122 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1796 | 0.1128 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1797 | 0.1133 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1798 | 0.1138 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1799 | 0.1143 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1800 | 0.1148 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1801 | 0.1153 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1802 | 0.1158 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1803 | 0.1164 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1804 | 0.1169 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1805 | 0.1174 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1806 | 0.1179 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1807 | 0.1184 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1808 | 0.119 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1809 | 0.1195 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1810 | 0.12 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1811 | 0.1206 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1812 | 0.1211 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1813 | 0.1217 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1814 | 0.1223 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1815 | 0.1228 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1816 | 0.1234 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1817 | 0.1239 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1818 | 0.1245 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1819 | 0.1251 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1820 | 0.1256 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1821 | 0.1262 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1822 | 0.1268 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1823 | 0.1273 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1824 | 0.1279 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1825 | 0.1285 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1826 | 0.1291 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1827 | 0.1296 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1828 | 0.1302 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1829 | 0.1308 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1830 | 0.1313 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1831 | 0.1319 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1832 | 0.1325 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1833 | 0.1331 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1834 | 0.1336 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1835 | 0.1342 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1836 | 0.1348 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1837 | 0.1354 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1838 | 0.1359 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1839 | 0.1365 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1840 | 0.1371 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1841 | 0.1376 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1842 | 0.1382 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1843 | 0.1388 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1844 | 0.1394 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1845 | 0.1399 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1846 | 0.1405 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1847 | 0.1411 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1848 | 0.1416 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1849 | 0.1422 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1850 | 0.1427 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1851 | 0.1477 tonnes | +3.5% |
| 1852 | 0.1528 tonnes | +3.4% |
| 1853 | 0.158 tonnes | +3.4% |
| 1854 | 0.1635 tonnes | +3.4% |
| 1855 | 0.1691 tonnes | +3.4% |
| 1856 | 0.1749 tonnes | +3.4% |
| 1857 | 0.181 tonnes | +3.4% |
| 1858 | 0.1872 tonnes | +3.4% |
| 1859 | 0.1936 tonnes | +3.4% |
| 1860 | 0.2003 tonnes | +3.4% |
| 1861 | 0.2055 tonnes | +2.6% |
| 1862 | 0.2109 tonnes | +2.6% |
| 1863 | 0.2164 tonnes | +2.6% |
| 1864 | 0.2221 tonnes | +2.6% |
| 1865 | 0.2279 tonnes | +2.6% |
| 1866 | 0.234 tonnes | +2.6% |
| 1867 | 0.2402 tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1868 | 0.2466 tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1869 | 0.2532 tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1870 | 0.26 tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1871 | 0.2666 tonnes | +2.6% |
| 1872 | 0.2734 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1873 | 0.2804 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1874 | 0.2875 tonnes | +2.6% |
| 1875 | 0.2949 tonnes | +2.6% |
| 1876 | 0.3025 tonnes | +2.6% |
| 1877 | 0.3103 tonnes | +2.6% |
| 1878 | 0.3184 tonnes | +2.6% |
| 1879 | 0.3267 tonnes | +2.6% |
| 1880 | 0.3352 tonnes | +2.6% |
| 1881 | 0.3292 tonnes | -1.8% |
| 1882 | 0.3414 tonnes | +3.7% |
| 1883 | 0.3542 tonnes | +3.7% |
| 1884 | 0.3674 tonnes | +3.7% |
| 1885 | 0.3811 tonnes | +3.7% |
| 1886 | 0.3954 tonnes | +3.7% |
| 1887 | 0.4102 tonnes | +3.8% |
| 1888 | 0.4256 tonnes | +3.8% |
| 1889 | 0.4416 tonnes | +3.8% |
| 1890 | 0.4583 tonnes | +3.8% |
| 1891 | 0.4574 tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1892 | 0.4567 tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1893 | 0.4559 tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1894 | 0.4552 tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1895 | 0.4546 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1896 | 0.4557 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1897 | 0.4569 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1898 | 0.4581 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1899 | 0.4593 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1900 | 0.4606 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1901 | 1.02 tonnes | +121.5% |
| 1902 | 1.6 tonnes | +57.1% |
| 1903 | 2.2 tonnes | +37.1% |
| 1904 | 2.8 tonnes | +27.6% |
| 1905 | 3.42 tonnes | +22.0% |
| 1906 | 4.05 tonnes | +18.4% |
| 1907 | 4.69 tonnes | +15.8% |
| 1908 | 5.34 tonnes | +13.8% |
| 1909 | 6 tonnes | +12.3% |
| 1910 | 6.67 tonnes | +11.1% |
| 1911 | 7.2 tonnes | +7.9% |
| 1912 | 7.71 tonnes | +7.1% |
| 1913 | 8.21 tonnes | +6.5% |
| 1914 | 8.7 tonnes | +6.0% |
| 1915 | 9.18 tonnes | +5.5% |
| 1916 | 9.65 tonnes | +5.1% |
| 1917 | 10.1 tonnes | +4.7% |
| 1918 | 10.55 tonnes | +4.4% |
| 1919 | 10.99 tonnes | +4.1% |
| 1920 | 11.41 tonnes | +3.9% |
| 1921 | 11.85 tonnes | +3.9% |
| 1922 | 12.14 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1923 | 12.49 tonnes | +2.9% |
| 1924 | 12.84 tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1925 | 13.17 tonnes | +2.6% |
| 1926 | 13.32 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1927 | 13.64 tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1928 | 13.95 tonnes | +2.3% |
| 1929 | 14.07 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1930 | 14.37 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1931 | 14.79 tonnes | +2.9% |
| 1932 | 14.9 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1933 | 15.07 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1934 | 15.23 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1935 | 15.38 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1936 | 15.53 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1937 | 15.67 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1938 | 15.81 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1939 | 15.94 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1940 | 16.07 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1941 | 16.07 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1942 | 16.04 tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1943 | 16.01 tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1944 | 15.97 tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1945 | 15.77 tonnes | -1.3% |
| 1946 | 15.73 tonnes | -0.3% |
| 1947 | 15.06 tonnes | -4.2% |
| 1948 | 14.41 tonnes | -4.3% |
| 1949 | 13.77 tonnes | -4.4% |
| 1950 | 13.3 tonnes | -3.5% |
| 1951 | 13.78 tonnes | +3.7% |
| 1952 | 14.33 tonnes | +4.0% |
| 1953 | 14.95 tonnes | +4.3% |
| 1954 | 15.63 tonnes | +4.5% |
| 1955 | 364.52 tonnes | +2232.8% |
| 1956 | 372.62 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1957 | 502.03 tonnes | +34.7% |
| 1958 | 513.31 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1959 | 524.94 tonnes | +2.3% |
| 1960 | 536.9 tonnes | +2.3% |
| 1961 | 1,869 tonnes | +248.2% |
| 1962 | 1,912 tonnes | +2.3% |
| 1963 | 2,093 tonnes | +9.5% |
| 1964 | 2,283 tonnes | +9.0% |
| 1965 | 2,624 tonnes | +15.0% |
| 1966 | 2,684 tonnes | +2.3% |
| 1967 | 3,048 tonnes | +13.6% |
| 1968 | 3,274 tonnes | +7.4% |
| 1969 | 5,723 tonnes | +74.8% |
| 1970 | 6,018 tonnes | +5.1% |
| 1971 | 8,024 tonnes | +33.3% |
| 1972 | 10,411 tonnes | +29.8% |
| 1973 | 10,462 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 11,731 tonnes | +12.1% |
| 1975 | 12,254 tonnes | +4.5% |
| 1976 | 7,327 tonnes | -40.2% |
| 1977 | 16,467 tonnes | +124.8% |
| 1978 | 7,889 tonnes | -52.1% |
| 1979 | 9,070 tonnes | +15.0% |
| 1980 | 11,159 tonnes | +23.0% |
| 1981 | 11,044 tonnes | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 11,612 tonnes | +5.1% |
| 1983 | 11,696 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 14,494 tonnes | +23.9% |
| 1985 | 12,874 tonnes | -11.2% |
| 1986 | 13,333 tonnes | +3.6% |
| 1987 | 12,964 tonnes | -2.8% |
| 1988 | 14,668 tonnes | +13.1% |
| 1989 | 17,003 tonnes | +15.9% |
| 1990 | 18,444 tonnes | +8.5% |
| 1991 | 18,871 tonnes | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 10,166 tonnes | -46.1% |
| 1993 | 10,362 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 11,161 tonnes | +7.7% |
| 1995 | 10,332 tonnes | -7.4% |
| 1996 | 9,800 tonnes | -5.1% |
| 1997 | 9,404 tonnes | -4.0% |
| 1998 | 9,523 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 9,592 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 9,803 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 14,559 tonnes | +48.5% |
| 2002 | 12,076 tonnes | -17.1% |
| 2003 | 14,028 tonnes | +16.2% |
| 2004 | 12,793 tonnes | -8.8% |
| 2005 | 12,218 tonnes | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 12,045 tonnes | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 10,529 tonnes | -12.6% |
| 2008 | 9,633 tonnes | -8.5% |
| 2009 | 9,962 tonnes | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 9,211 tonnes | -7.5% |
| 2011 | 8,775 tonnes | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 9,777 tonnes | +11.4% |
| 2013 | 7,563 tonnes | -22.7% |
| 2014 | 8,238 tonnes | +8.9% |
| 2015 | 8,891 tonnes | +7.9% |
| 2016 | 8,981 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 8,339 tonnes | -7.1% |
| 2018 | 8,933 tonnes | +7.1% |
| 2019 | 8,397 tonnes | -6.0% |
| 2020 | 7,087 tonnes | -15.6% |
| 2021 | 7,289 tonnes | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 7,532 tonnes | +3.3% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 7,532 tonnes is below the median for high income countries, which is 90,409 tonnes, 8% of the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Palau's 7,532 tonnes is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 102,909 tonnes, 7% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Emissions of air pollutants in Palau 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | +2232.8% | 15.63 tonnes | 364.52 tonnes |
| 1961 | +248.2% | 536.9 tonnes | 1,869 tonnes |
| 1977 | +124.8% | 7,327 tonnes | 16,467 tonnes |
| 1901 | +121.5% | 0.4606 tonnes | 1.02 tonnes |
| 1969 | +74.8% | 3,274 tonnes | 5,723 tonnes |
| 1902 | +57.1% | 1.02 tonnes | 1.6 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 0.0928 tonnes | 0.0908 tonnes | 0.0948 tonnes | 10 |
| 1760s | 0.0974 tonnes | 0.0953 tonnes | 0.0995 tonnes | 10 |
| 1770s | 0.1021 tonnes | 0.0999 tonnes | 0.1043 tonnes | 10 |
| 1780s | 0.107 tonnes | 0.1047 tonnes | 0.1092 tonnes | 10 |
| 1790s | 0.112 tonnes | 0.1097 tonnes | 0.1143 tonnes | 10 |
| 1800s | 0.1171 tonnes | 0.1148 tonnes | 0.1195 tonnes | 10 |
| 1810s | 0.1225 tonnes | 0.12 tonnes | 0.1251 tonnes | 10 |
| 1820s | 0.1282 tonnes | 0.1256 tonnes | 0.1308 tonnes | 10 |
| 1830s | 0.1339 tonnes | 0.1313 tonnes | 0.1365 tonnes | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.1396 tonnes | 0.1371 tonnes | 0.1422 tonnes | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.1671 tonnes | 0.1427 tonnes | 0.1936 tonnes | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.2257 tonnes | 0.2003 tonnes | 0.2532 tonnes | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.2921 tonnes | 0.26 tonnes | 0.3267 tonnes | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.3781 tonnes | 0.3292 tonnes | 0.4416 tonnes | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.4568 tonnes | 0.4546 tonnes | 0.4593 tonnes | 10 |
| 1900s | 3.16 tonnes | 0.4606 tonnes | 6 tonnes | 10 |
| 1910s | 8.89 tonnes | 6.67 tonnes | 10.99 tonnes | 10 |
| 1920s | 12.89 tonnes | 11.41 tonnes | 14.07 tonnes | 10 |
| 1930s | 15.27 tonnes | 14.37 tonnes | 15.94 tonnes | 10 |
| 1940s | 15.49 tonnes | 13.77 tonnes | 16.07 tonnes | 10 |
| 1950s | 234.94 tonnes | 13.3 tonnes | 524.94 tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 2,605 tonnes | 536.9 tonnes | 5,723 tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 9,965 tonnes | 6,018 tonnes | 16,467 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 13,085 tonnes | 11,044 tonnes | 17,003 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 11,765 tonnes | 9,404 tonnes | 18,871 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 11,765 tonnes | 9,633 tonnes | 14,559 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,710 tonnes | 7,563 tonnes | 9,777 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,302 tonnes | 7,087 tonnes | 7,532 tonnes | 3 |
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More environment data for Palau
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 14.18 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.167 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.05 °C (2025)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.13 ha/cap (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 5 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 0.3 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 6.98 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 2 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 46.51 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is emissions of air pollutants in Palau?
- Emissions of air pollutants in Palau was 7,532 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 Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 18,871 tonnes in 1991.
- What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0908 tonnes in 1750.
- How does Palau rank for emissions of air pollutants?
- Palau ranks 184th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
- Is emissions of air pollutants rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Palau 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
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.