What is the difference in emissions of air pollutants between British Virgin Islands and Western Sahara?

80 tonnes, with Western Sahara ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for British Virgin Islands and Western Sahara?

273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.

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.

British Virgin Islands vs Western Sahara: emissions of air pollutants

British Virgin Islands

1,964 tonnes

in 2022

Western Sahara

2,044 tonnes

in 2022

British Virgin Islands rank

203rd

Western Sahara rank

202nd

emissions of air pollutants over time

British Virgin Islands
Western Sahara

How they compare

Western Sahara currently reports 2,044 tonnes against 1,964 tonnes in British Virgin Islands, a difference of 80 tonnes.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was British Virgin Islands ahead.

British Virgin Islands ranks 203rd and Western Sahara ranks 202nd of 220 countries.

Across the 28 decades both report, British Virgin Islands averaged higher in 18 and Western Sahara in 10.

Head to head by decade

Decade	British Virgin Islands	Western Sahara	Difference	Ahead
1750s	187.7 tonnes	30.8 tonnes	156.91 tonnes	British Virgin Islands
1760s	202.64 tonnes	30.86 tonnes	171.78 tonnes	British Virgin Islands
1770s	218.72 tonnes	30.91 tonnes	187.8 tonnes	British Virgin Islands
1780s	236.01 tonnes	30.96 tonnes	205.05 tonnes	British Virgin Islands
1790s	254.61 tonnes	30.98 tonnes	223.62 tonnes	British Virgin Islands
1800s	274.59 tonnes	30.99 tonnes	243.6 tonnes	British Virgin Islands
1810s	289.8 tonnes	31.05 tonnes	258.76 tonnes	British Virgin Islands
1820s	298.3 tonnes	31.15 tonnes	267.14 tonnes	British Virgin Islands
1830s	306.92 tonnes	31.23 tonnes	275.7 tonnes	British Virgin Islands
1840s	315.66 tonnes	31.25 tonnes	284.41 tonnes	British Virgin Islands
1850s	315.9 tonnes	31.11 tonnes	284.78 tonnes	British Virgin Islands
1860s	367.14 tonnes	31.89 tonnes	335.25 tonnes	British Virgin Islands
1870s	377.15 tonnes	36.3 tonnes	340.85 tonnes	British Virgin Islands
1880s	385.09 tonnes	36.56 tonnes	348.53 tonnes	British Virgin Islands
1890s	410.31 tonnes	36.47 tonnes	373.85 tonnes	British Virgin Islands
1900s	422.83 tonnes	36.69 tonnes	386.15 tonnes	British Virgin Islands
1910s	417.09 tonnes	54.03 tonnes	363.06 tonnes	British Virgin Islands
1920s	387.91 tonnes	144.84 tonnes	243.06 tonnes	British Virgin Islands
1930s	391.34 tonnes	417.16 tonnes	25.82 tonnes	Western Sahara
1940s	381.79 tonnes	935.6 tonnes	553.81 tonnes	Western Sahara
1950s	266.84 tonnes	1,417 tonnes	1,151 tonnes	Western Sahara
1960s	91.32 tonnes	501.31 tonnes	409.99 tonnes	Western Sahara
1970s	119.43 tonnes	384.77 tonnes	265.34 tonnes	Western Sahara
1980s	271.9 tonnes	967.42 tonnes	695.52 tonnes	Western Sahara
1990s	881.92 tonnes	1,464 tonnes	581.62 tonnes	Western Sahara
2000s	1,644 tonnes	2,165 tonnes	520.92 tonnes	Western Sahara
2010s	2,178 tonnes	2,258 tonnes	80.35 tonnes	Western Sahara
2020s	1,915 tonnes	2,074 tonnes	159.05 tonnes	Western Sahara

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher emissions of air pollutants, British Virgin Islands or Western Sahara?: Western Sahara, at 2,044 tonnes against 1,964 tonnes in British Virgin Islands as of 2022.
What is the difference in emissions of air pollutants between British Virgin Islands and Western Sahara?: 80 tonnes, with Western Sahara ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for British Virgin Islands and Western Sahara?: 273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.
How do British Virgin Islands and Western Sahara rank globally for emissions of air pollutants?: British Virgin Islands ranks 203rd and Western Sahara ranks 202nd 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
Last refreshed: 09 October 2026

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