Afghanistan vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Change air pollutant emissions

Afghanistan
1.10 million
in 2022
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1.21 million
in 2022
Afghanistan rank
51st
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
48th

Change air pollutant emissions over time

  • Afghanistan
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
05.0M10.0M15.0M175018862022

How they compare

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland currently reports 1.21 million against 1.10 million in Afghanistan, a difference of 108,750.

That makes United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.

Across all 273 years both countries report, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 51st and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 48th of 216 countries.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 28 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1750s 144,678 1.30 million 1.15 million United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1760s 150,564 1.38 million 1.22 million United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1770s 156,675 1.48 million 1.32 million United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1780s 163,018 1.61 million 1.45 million United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1790s 169,600 1.77 million 1.60 million United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1800s 176,425 2.02 million 1.85 million United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1810s 183,502 2.36 million 2.18 million United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1820s 190,118 2.84 million 2.65 million United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1830s 198,017 3.69 million 3.49 million United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1840s 208,606 4.61 million 4.40 million United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1850s 222,707 5.50 million 5.27 million United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1860s 241,861 6.09 million 5.85 million United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1870s 274,645 6.10 million 5.83 million United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1880s 297,439 6.91 million 6.61 million United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1890s 324,628 7.55 million 7.22 million United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1900s 368,536 8.97 million 8.60 million United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1910s 402,063 9.17 million 8.77 million United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1920s 399,639 10.88 million 10.49 million United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1930s 406,748 11.89 million 11.48 million United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1940s 393,755 11.94 million 11.55 million United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1950s 321,610 13.44 million 13.11 million United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1960s 342,058 12.01 million 11.67 million United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1970s 502,523 8.59 million 8.09 million United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1980s 659,128 7.87 million 7.21 million United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1990s 642,408 7.21 million 6.57 million United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2000s 380,732 3.53 million 3.15 million United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2010s 987,646 1.57 million 579,847 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2020s 1.12 million 1.22 million 103,370 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher change air pollutant emissions, Afghanistan or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, at 1.21 million against 1.10 million in Afghanistan as of 2022.
What is the difference in change air pollutant emissions between Afghanistan and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
108,750, with United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.
How do Afghanistan and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for change air pollutant emissions?
Afghanistan ranks 51st and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 48th 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