Afghanistan vs Ukraine: Change air pollutant emissions

Afghanistan
1.10 million
in 2022
Ukraine
1.20 million
in 2022
Afghanistan rank
51st
Ukraine rank
49th

Change air pollutant emissions over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Ukraine
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How they compare

Ukraine currently reports 1.20 million against 1.10 million in Afghanistan, a difference of 98,520.

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

Across all 273 years both countries report, Ukraine has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 51st and Ukraine ranks 49th of 220 countries.

Ukraine has averaged higher in every one of the 28 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Ukraine Difference Ahead
1750s 144,678 1.27 million 1.12 million Ukraine
1760s 150,564 1.31 million 1.16 million Ukraine
1770s 156,675 1.36 million 1.20 million Ukraine
1780s 163,018 1.41 million 1.24 million Ukraine
1790s 169,600 1.45 million 1.29 million Ukraine
1800s 176,425 1.50 million 1.33 million Ukraine
1810s 183,502 1.57 million 1.39 million Ukraine
1820s 190,118 1.68 million 1.49 million Ukraine
1830s 198,017 1.80 million 1.60 million Ukraine
1840s 208,606 1.91 million 1.70 million Ukraine
1850s 222,707 2.11 million 1.88 million Ukraine
1860s 241,861 2.42 million 2.18 million Ukraine
1870s 274,645 2.75 million 2.48 million Ukraine
1880s 297,439 3.14 million 2.84 million Ukraine
1890s 324,628 3.52 million 3.20 million Ukraine
1900s 368,536 3.93 million 3.57 million Ukraine
1910s 402,063 3.92 million 3.52 million Ukraine
1920s 399,639 2.82 million 2.42 million Ukraine
1930s 406,748 3.52 million 3.11 million Ukraine
1940s 393,755 3.42 million 3.02 million Ukraine
1950s 321,610 3.44 million 3.12 million Ukraine
1960s 342,058 3.07 million 2.72 million Ukraine
1970s 502,523 3.99 million 3.49 million Ukraine
1980s 659,128 4.66 million 4.00 million Ukraine
1990s 642,408 2.63 million 1.99 million Ukraine
2000s 380,732 2.03 million 1.65 million Ukraine
2010s 987,646 1.66 million 672,723 Ukraine
2020s 1.12 million 1.25 million 130,450 Ukraine

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher change air pollutant emissions, Afghanistan or Ukraine?
Ukraine, at 1.20 million against 1.10 million in Afghanistan as of 2022.
What is the difference in change air pollutant emissions between Afghanistan and Ukraine?
98,520, with Ukraine ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Ukraine?
273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.
How do Afghanistan and Ukraine rank globally for change air pollutant emissions?
Afghanistan ranks 51st and Ukraine ranks 49th of 220 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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About this data

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