Belgium vs Papua New Guinea: emissions of air pollutants

Belgium
308,427 tonnes
in 2022
Papua New Guinea
292,055 tonnes
in 2022
Belgium rank
104th
Papua New Guinea rank
106th

emissions of air pollutants over time

  • Belgium
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Belgium currently reports 308,427 tonnes against 292,055 tonnes in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 16,372 tonnes.

That makes Belgium's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.

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

Belgium ranks 104th and Papua New Guinea ranks 106th of 220 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1750s 1.07 million tonnes 16,883 tonnes 1.05 million tonnes Belgium
1760s 1.08 million tonnes 17,195 tonnes 1.06 million tonnes Belgium
1770s 1.09 million tonnes 17,512 tonnes 1.07 million tonnes Belgium
1780s 1.09 million tonnes 17,835 tonnes 1.07 million tonnes Belgium
1790s 1.09 million tonnes 18,164 tonnes 1.07 million tonnes Belgium
1800s 1.08 million tonnes 18,498 tonnes 1.07 million tonnes Belgium
1810s 1.07 million tonnes 19,414 tonnes 1.05 million tonnes Belgium
1820s 1.08 million tonnes 21,099 tonnes 1.05 million tonnes Belgium
1830s 1.09 million tonnes 22,930 tonnes 1.07 million tonnes Belgium
1840s 1.08 million tonnes 24,919 tonnes 1.05 million tonnes Belgium
1850s 1.11 million tonnes 31,175 tonnes 1.08 million tonnes Belgium
1860s 1.17 million tonnes 43,659 tonnes 1.12 million tonnes Belgium
1870s 1.21 million tonnes 58,154 tonnes 1.15 million tonnes Belgium
1880s 1.21 million tonnes 77,818 tonnes 1.14 million tonnes Belgium
1890s 1.25 million tonnes 97,507 tonnes 1.16 million tonnes Belgium
1900s 1.40 million tonnes 107,088 tonnes 1.29 million tonnes Belgium
1910s 1.59 million tonnes 115,452 tonnes 1.47 million tonnes Belgium
1920s 1.62 million tonnes 107,566 tonnes 1.52 million tonnes Belgium
1930s 1.66 million tonnes 93,632 tonnes 1.57 million tonnes Belgium
1940s 1.49 million tonnes 75,304 tonnes 1.41 million tonnes Belgium
1950s 1.57 million tonnes 53,665 tonnes 1.51 million tonnes Belgium
1960s 1.60 million tonnes 48,325 tonnes 1.56 million tonnes Belgium
1970s 1.70 million tonnes 66,368 tonnes 1.63 million tonnes Belgium
1980s 1.50 million tonnes 95,815 tonnes 1.41 million tonnes Belgium
1990s 1.28 million tonnes 241,975 tonnes 1.04 million tonnes Belgium
2000s 805,618 tonnes 301,078 tonnes 504,540 tonnes Belgium
2010s 397,219 tonnes 293,971 tonnes 103,248 tonnes Belgium
2020s 303,351 tonnes 292,996 tonnes 10,355 tonnes Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher emissions of air pollutants, Belgium or Papua New Guinea?
Belgium, at 308,427 tonnes against 292,055 tonnes in Papua New Guinea as of 2022.
What is the difference in emissions of air pollutants between Belgium and Papua New Guinea?
16,372 tonnes, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Papua New Guinea?
273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.
How do Belgium and Papua New Guinea rank globally for emissions of air pollutants?
Belgium ranks 104th and Papua New Guinea ranks 106th of 220 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as emissions of air pollutants. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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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