Emissions of air pollutants in Tunisia
Tunisia: Emissions of air pollutants was 111,409 tonnes in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
111,409 tonnes
Change on year
up 4.3%
World rank
90th
of 220 countries
All-time high
111,409 tonnes
in 2022
All-time low
125.95 tonnes
in 1800
Years of data
273
1750–2022
Emissions of air pollutants in Tunisia, 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 Tunisia is 111,409 tonnes, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 273 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants in Tunisia peaked at 111,409 tonnes in 2022 and was at its lowest, 125.95 tonnes, in 1800.
That places Tunisia 90th 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.
Emissions of air pollutants in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1750 | 126.58 tonnes | — |
| 1751 | 126.57 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1752 | 126.56 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1753 | 126.55 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1754 | 126.54 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1755 | 126.53 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1756 | 126.53 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1757 | 126.52 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1758 | 126.51 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1759 | 126.5 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1760 | 126.5 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1761 | 126.48 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1762 | 126.47 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1763 | 126.47 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1764 | 126.45 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1765 | 126.44 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1766 | 126.44 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1767 | 126.42 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1768 | 126.42 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1769 | 126.41 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1770 | 126.39 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1771 | 126.38 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1772 | 126.37 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1773 | 126.36 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1774 | 126.35 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1775 | 126.33 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1776 | 126.32 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1777 | 126.31 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1778 | 126.3 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1779 | 126.28 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1780 | 126.27 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1781 | 126.26 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1782 | 126.24 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1783 | 126.23 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1784 | 126.21 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1785 | 126.2 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1786 | 126.18 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1787 | 126.17 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1788 | 126.16 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1789 | 126.14 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1790 | 126.13 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1791 | 126.11 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1792 | 126.09 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1793 | 126.07 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1794 | 126.06 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1795 | 126.04 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1796 | 126.02 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1797 | 126 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1798 | 125.99 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1799 | 125.97 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1800 | 125.95 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1801 | 126.24 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1802 | 126.53 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1803 | 126.81 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1804 | 127.1 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1805 | 127.39 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1806 | 127.67 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1807 | 127.95 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1808 | 128.24 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1809 | 128.53 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1810 | 128.82 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1811 | 129.77 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1812 | 130.72 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1813 | 131.68 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1814 | 132.64 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1815 | 133.6 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1816 | 134.56 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1817 | 135.53 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1818 | 136.5 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1819 | 137.47 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1820 | 138.44 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1821 | 139.46 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1822 | 140.47 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1823 | 141.49 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1824 | 142.51 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1825 | 143.53 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1826 | 144.56 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1827 | 145.59 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1828 | 146.62 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1829 | 147.65 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1830 | 148.69 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1831 | 149.77 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1832 | 150.85 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1833 | 151.93 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1834 | 153.02 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1835 | 154.11 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1836 | 155.19 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1837 | 156.29 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1838 | 157.39 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1839 | 158.49 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1840 | 159.59 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1841 | 160.74 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1842 | 161.88 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1843 | 163.03 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1844 | 164.19 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1845 | 165.34 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1846 | 166.5 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1847 | 167.66 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1848 | 168.83 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1849 | 170 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1850 | 171.18 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1851 | 172.78 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1852 | 174.38 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1853 | 175.98 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1854 | 177.58 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1855 | 179.17 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1856 | 180.77 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1857 | 182.37 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1858 | 183.96 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1859 | 185.55 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1860 | 187.14 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1861 | 190.9 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1862 | 194.67 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1863 | 198.47 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1864 | 202.31 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1865 | 206.16 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1866 | 210.04 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1867 | 213.94 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1868 | 220.08 tonnes | +2.9% |
| 1869 | 226.38 tonnes | +2.9% |
| 1870 | 232.84 tonnes | +2.9% |
| 1871 | 239.57 tonnes | +2.9% |
| 1872 | 243.64 tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1873 | 247.74 tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1874 | 251.87 tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1875 | 256.83 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1876 | 261.85 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1877 | 266.9 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1878 | 271.97 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1879 | 277.09 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1880 | 282.25 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1881 | 287.95 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1882 | 293.7 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1883 | 299.49 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1884 | 305.31 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1885 | 311.18 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1886 | 317.1 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1887 | 323.06 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1888 | 329.12 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1889 | 335.25 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1890 | 341.41 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1891 | 348.31 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1892 | 355.28 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1893 | 362.3 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1894 | 369.38 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1895 | 376.52 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1896 | 383.73 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1897 | 390.99 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1898 | 398.32 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1899 | 405.71 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1900 | 411.86 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1901 | 421.35 tonnes | +2.3% |
| 1902 | 430.91 tonnes | +2.3% |
| 1903 | 440.56 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1904 | 450.27 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1905 | 460.07 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1906 | 470.09 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1907 | 479.89 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1908 | 489.81 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1909 | 502.02 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1910 | 513.13 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1911 | 525.79 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1912 | 532.19 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1913 | 538.39 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1914 | 553.02 tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1915 | 567.82 tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1916 | 592.65 tonnes | +4.4% |
| 1917 | 624.25 tonnes | +5.3% |
| 1918 | 649.5 tonnes | +4.0% |
| 1919 | 628.9 tonnes | -3.2% |
| 1920 | 670.98 tonnes | +6.7% |
| 1921 | 686.74 tonnes | +2.3% |
| 1922 | 675.76 tonnes | -1.6% |
| 1923 | 690.64 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1924 | 705.8 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1925 | 739.92 tonnes | +4.8% |
| 1926 | 768.9 tonnes | +3.9% |
| 1927 | 790.66 tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1928 | 809.75 tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1929 | 824.86 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1930 | 837.49 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1931 | 856.21 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1932 | 870.46 tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1933 | 884.77 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1934 | 895.8 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1935 | 906.84 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1936 | 927.75 tonnes | +2.3% |
| 1937 | 946.2 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1938 | 962.63 tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1939 | 979.9 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1940 | 1,011 tonnes | +3.2% |
| 1941 | 1,102 tonnes | +8.9% |
| 1942 | 1,139 tonnes | +3.4% |
| 1943 | 1,065 tonnes | -6.5% |
| 1944 | 1,108 tonnes | +4.1% |
| 1945 | 1,131 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1946 | 1,197 tonnes | +5.8% |
| 1947 | 1,212 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1948 | 1,252 tonnes | +3.3% |
| 1949 | 1,276 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1950 | 8,453 tonnes | +562.2% |
| 1951 | 8,735 tonnes | +3.3% |
| 1952 | 9,534 tonnes | +9.1% |
| 1953 | 10,333 tonnes | +8.4% |
| 1954 | 10,037 tonnes | -2.9% |
| 1955 | 11,138 tonnes | +11.0% |
| 1956 | 10,729 tonnes | -3.7% |
| 1957 | 9,819 tonnes | -8.5% |
| 1958 | 9,874 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1959 | 10,496 tonnes | +6.3% |
| 1960 | 11,133 tonnes | +6.1% |
| 1961 | 11,395 tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1962 | 11,644 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1963 | 12,545 tonnes | +7.7% |
| 1964 | 17,283 tonnes | +37.8% |
| 1965 | 15,232 tonnes | -11.9% |
| 1966 | 17,390 tonnes | +14.2% |
| 1967 | 17,860 tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1968 | 21,091 tonnes | +18.1% |
| 1969 | 22,401 tonnes | +6.2% |
| 1970 | 21,945 tonnes | -2.0% |
| 1971 | 27,260 tonnes | +24.2% |
| 1972 | 28,938 tonnes | +6.2% |
| 1973 | 30,482 tonnes | +5.3% |
| 1974 | 32,611 tonnes | +7.0% |
| 1975 | 32,944 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 36,367 tonnes | +10.4% |
| 1977 | 42,238 tonnes | +16.1% |
| 1978 | 42,090 tonnes | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 44,996 tonnes | +6.9% |
| 1980 | 48,121 tonnes | +6.9% |
| 1981 | 51,145 tonnes | +6.3% |
| 1982 | 49,298 tonnes | -3.6% |
| 1983 | 54,127 tonnes | +9.8% |
| 1984 | 55,373 tonnes | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 56,691 tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 57,613 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 57,384 tonnes | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 62,151 tonnes | +8.3% |
| 1989 | 65,972 tonnes | +6.1% |
| 1990 | 66,548 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 68,956 tonnes | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 71,879 tonnes | +4.2% |
| 1993 | 74,227 tonnes | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 73,182 tonnes | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 72,891 tonnes | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 75,748 tonnes | +3.9% |
| 1997 | 78,159 tonnes | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 81,371 tonnes | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 84,483 tonnes | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 88,200 tonnes | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 91,245 tonnes | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 89,424 tonnes | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 87,596 tonnes | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 89,350 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 89,194 tonnes | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 94,426 tonnes | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 99,595 tonnes | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 97,010 tonnes | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 99,282 tonnes | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 104,369 tonnes | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 97,553 tonnes | -6.5% |
| 2012 | 100,362 tonnes | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 99,229 tonnes | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 106,783 tonnes | +7.6% |
| 2015 | 107,938 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 104,701 tonnes | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 109,328 tonnes | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 109,645 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 108,939 tonnes | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 100,583 tonnes | -7.7% |
| 2021 | 106,860 tonnes | +6.2% |
| 2022 | 111,409 tonnes | +4.3% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 111,409 tonnes is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 74,017 tonnes, 1.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 111,409 tonnes is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 251,040 tonnes, 44% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Emissions of air pollutants in Tunisia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | +562.2% | 1,276 tonnes | 8,453 tonnes |
| 1964 | +37.8% | 12,545 tonnes | 17,283 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 126.54 tonnes | 126.5 tonnes | 126.58 tonnes | 10 |
| 1760s | 126.45 tonnes | 126.41 tonnes | 126.5 tonnes | 10 |
| 1770s | 126.34 tonnes | 126.28 tonnes | 126.39 tonnes | 10 |
| 1780s | 126.21 tonnes | 126.14 tonnes | 126.27 tonnes | 10 |
| 1790s | 126.05 tonnes | 125.97 tonnes | 126.13 tonnes | 10 |
| 1800s | 127.24 tonnes | 125.95 tonnes | 128.53 tonnes | 10 |
| 1810s | 133.13 tonnes | 128.82 tonnes | 137.47 tonnes | 10 |
| 1820s | 143.03 tonnes | 138.44 tonnes | 147.65 tonnes | 10 |
| 1830s | 153.57 tonnes | 148.69 tonnes | 158.49 tonnes | 10 |
| 1840s | 164.78 tonnes | 159.59 tonnes | 170 tonnes | 10 |
| 1850s | 178.37 tonnes | 171.18 tonnes | 185.55 tonnes | 10 |
| 1860s | 205.01 tonnes | 187.14 tonnes | 226.38 tonnes | 10 |
| 1870s | 255.03 tonnes | 232.84 tonnes | 277.09 tonnes | 10 |
| 1880s | 308.44 tonnes | 282.25 tonnes | 335.25 tonnes | 10 |
| 1890s | 373.2 tonnes | 341.41 tonnes | 405.71 tonnes | 10 |
| 1900s | 455.68 tonnes | 411.86 tonnes | 502.02 tonnes | 10 |
| 1910s | 572.56 tonnes | 513.13 tonnes | 649.5 tonnes | 10 |
| 1920s | 736.4 tonnes | 670.98 tonnes | 824.86 tonnes | 10 |
| 1930s | 906.81 tonnes | 837.49 tonnes | 979.9 tonnes | 10 |
| 1940s | 1,149 tonnes | 1,011 tonnes | 1,276 tonnes | 10 |
| 1950s | 9,915 tonnes | 8,453 tonnes | 11,138 tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 15,797 tonnes | 11,133 tonnes | 22,401 tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 33,987 tonnes | 21,945 tonnes | 44,996 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 55,787 tonnes | 48,121 tonnes | 65,972 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 74,744 tonnes | 66,548 tonnes | 84,483 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 92,532 tonnes | 87,596 tonnes | 99,595 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 104,885 tonnes | 97,553 tonnes | 109,645 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 106,284 tonnes | 100,583 tonnes | 111,409 tonnes | 3 |
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.421 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.02 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.2204 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is emissions of air pollutants in Tunisia?
- Emissions of air pollutants in Tunisia was 111,409 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 Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 111,409 tonnes in 2022.
- What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 125.95 tonnes in 1800.
- How does Tunisia rank for emissions of air pollutants?
- Tunisia ranks 90th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
- Is emissions of air pollutants rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tunisia 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.