Which has higher emissions of air pollutants, Eritrea or Qatar?

Eritrea, at 200,699 tonnes against 194,508 tonnes in Qatar as of 2022.

What is the difference in emissions of air pollutants between Eritrea and Qatar?

6,191 tonnes, with Eritrea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Qatar?

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.

Eritrea vs Qatar: emissions of air pollutants

Eritrea

200,699 tonnes

in 2022

Qatar

194,508 tonnes

in 2022

Eritrea rank

121st

Qatar rank

122nd

emissions of air pollutants over time

Eritrea
Qatar

How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 200,699 tonnes against 194,508 tonnes in Qatar, a difference of 6,191 tonnes.

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

Eritrea ranks 121st and Qatar ranks 122nd of 220 countries.

Across the 28 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 27 and Qatar in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Eritrea	Qatar	Difference	Ahead
1750s	9,573 tonnes	120.02 tonnes	9,453 tonnes	Eritrea
1760s	9,573 tonnes	124.15 tonnes	9,449 tonnes	Eritrea
1770s	9,572 tonnes	128.2 tonnes	9,444 tonnes	Eritrea
1780s	9,571 tonnes	132.12 tonnes	9,439 tonnes	Eritrea
1790s	9,568 tonnes	135.87 tonnes	9,432 tonnes	Eritrea
1800s	9,564 tonnes	139.38 tonnes	9,425 tonnes	Eritrea
1810s	9,591 tonnes	142.65 tonnes	9,448 tonnes	Eritrea
1820s	9,655 tonnes	145.62 tonnes	9,509 tonnes	Eritrea
1830s	9,718 tonnes	148.07 tonnes	9,570 tonnes	Eritrea
1840s	9,779 tonnes	149.9 tonnes	9,630 tonnes	Eritrea
1850s	10,753 tonnes	150.94 tonnes	10,602 tonnes	Eritrea
1860s	13,068 tonnes	148.32 tonnes	12,920 tonnes	Eritrea
1870s	15,942 tonnes	141.51 tonnes	15,800 tonnes	Eritrea
1880s	19,541 tonnes	133.75 tonnes	19,407 tonnes	Eritrea
1890s	23,977 tonnes	124.94 tonnes	23,852 tonnes	Eritrea
1900s	30,294 tonnes	102.15 tonnes	30,192 tonnes	Eritrea
1910s	39,507 tonnes	67.94 tonnes	39,439 tonnes	Eritrea
1920s	49,829 tonnes	50.8 tonnes	49,778 tonnes	Eritrea
1930s	60,406 tonnes	47.8 tonnes	60,358 tonnes	Eritrea
1940s	71,306 tonnes	1,107 tonnes	70,199 tonnes	Eritrea
1950s	78,359 tonnes	24,989 tonnes	53,370 tonnes	Eritrea
1960s	83,342 tonnes	34,779 tonnes	48,564 tonnes	Eritrea
1970s	100,292 tonnes	64,801 tonnes	35,491 tonnes	Eritrea
1980s	126,180 tonnes	59,211 tonnes	66,969 tonnes	Eritrea
1990s	164,933 tonnes	71,527 tonnes	93,406 tonnes	Eritrea
2000s	142,120 tonnes	105,968 tonnes	36,152 tonnes	Eritrea
2010s	170,639 tonnes	194,392 tonnes	23,753 tonnes	Qatar
2020s	197,296 tonnes	191,315 tonnes	5,981 tonnes	Eritrea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher emissions of air pollutants, Eritrea or Qatar?: Eritrea, at 200,699 tonnes against 194,508 tonnes in Qatar as of 2022.
What is the difference in emissions of air pollutants between Eritrea and Qatar?: 6,191 tonnes, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Qatar?: 273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.
How do Eritrea and Qatar rank globally for emissions of air pollutants?: Eritrea ranks 121st and Qatar ranks 122nd 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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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
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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.