Afghanistan vs Somalia: Change air pollutant emissions

Afghanistan
1.10 million
in 2022
Somalia
1.16 million
in 2022
Afghanistan rank
51st
Somalia rank
50th

Change air pollutant emissions over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Somalia
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How they compare

Somalia currently reports 1.16 million against 1.10 million in Afghanistan, a difference of 55,650.

That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 51st and Somalia ranks 50th of 216 countries.

Across the 28 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 25 and Somalia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Somalia Difference Ahead
1750s 144,678 19,023 125,655 Afghanistan
1760s 150,564 19,065 131,499 Afghanistan
1770s 156,675 19,102 137,573 Afghanistan
1780s 163,018 19,135 143,884 Afghanistan
1790s 169,600 19,162 150,437 Afghanistan
1800s 176,425 19,185 157,241 Afghanistan
1810s 183,502 19,201 164,301 Afghanistan
1820s 190,118 16,997 173,122 Afghanistan
1830s 198,017 14,542 183,476 Afghanistan
1840s 208,606 15,080 193,525 Afghanistan
1850s 222,707 16,638 206,070 Afghanistan
1860s 241,861 20,620 221,241 Afghanistan
1870s 274,645 25,709 248,936 Afghanistan
1880s 297,439 31,045 266,395 Afghanistan
1890s 324,628 37,075 287,552 Afghanistan
1900s 368,536 44,172 324,364 Afghanistan
1910s 402,063 52,735 349,328 Afghanistan
1920s 399,639 68,733 330,906 Afghanistan
1930s 406,748 96,587 310,161 Afghanistan
1940s 393,755 142,428 251,326 Afghanistan
1950s 321,610 190,463 131,147 Afghanistan
1960s 342,058 216,939 125,119 Afghanistan
1970s 502,523 311,094 191,430 Afghanistan
1980s 659,128 477,818 181,310 Afghanistan
1990s 642,408 527,071 115,337 Afghanistan
2000s 380,732 849,418 468,686 Somalia
2010s 987,646 1.11 million 122,778 Somalia
2020s 1.12 million 1.15 million 28,690 Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher change air pollutant emissions, Afghanistan or Somalia?
Somalia, at 1.16 million against 1.10 million in Afghanistan as of 2022.
What is the difference in change air pollutant emissions between Afghanistan and Somalia?
55,650, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Somalia?
273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.
How do Afghanistan and Somalia rank globally for change air pollutant emissions?
Afghanistan ranks 51st and Somalia ranks 50th of 216 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Change air pollutant emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Change air pollutant emissions
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
220 places, 60,060 data points, 1750–2022
Last refreshed