Denmark vs Eritrea: emissions of air pollutants

Denmark
183,104 tonnes
in 2022
Eritrea
200,699 tonnes
in 2022
Denmark rank
123rd
Eritrea rank
121st

emissions of air pollutants over time

  • Denmark
  • Eritrea
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How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 200,699 tonnes against 183,104 tonnes in Denmark, a difference of 17,595 tonnes.

That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 123rd and Eritrea ranks 121st 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.