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Australia vs Zimbabwe: emissions of air pollutants

Australia
1.56 million tonnes
in 2022
Zimbabwe
1.63 million tonnes
in 2022
Australia rank
42nd
Zimbabwe rank
39th

emissions of air pollutants over time

  • Australia
  • Zimbabwe
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How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 1.63 million tonnes against 1.56 million tonnes in Australia, a difference of 66,330 tonnes.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Australia ranks 42nd and Zimbabwe ranks 39th of 220 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
emissions of air pollutants
Unit
tonnes
Source
Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
220 places, 60,060 data points, 1750–2022
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Carbon monoxide (CO) is a pollutant produced from the incomplete combustion of carbon-based fuels such as oil, gas, wood, and coal. CO is a harmful gas that contributes to both outdoor and indoor air pollution.