Afghanistan vs Latvia: emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate

Afghanistan
-2.52 % change on previous year
in 2022
Latvia
-2.57 % change on previous year
in 2022
Afghanistan rank
182nd
Latvia rank
184th

emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Latvia
-250255075175118862022

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports -2.52 % change on previous year against -2.57 % change on previous year in Latvia, a difference of 0.05 % change on previous year.

The two have swapped places 58 times across 272 shared years of data; in 1751 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 182nd and Latvia ranks 184th of 219 countries.

Across the 28 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 18 and Latvia in 10.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Latvia Difference Ahead
1750s 0.4008 % change on previous year 0.3141 % change on previous year 0.0867 % change on previous year Afghanistan
1760s 0.3992 % change on previous year 0.305 % change on previous year 0.0942 % change on previous year Afghanistan
1770s 0.3982 % change on previous year 0.2948 % change on previous year 0.1034 % change on previous year Afghanistan
1780s 0.3972 % change on previous year 0.2834 % change on previous year 0.1138 % change on previous year Afghanistan
1790s 0.396 % change on previous year 0.2706 % change on previous year 0.1254 % change on previous year Afghanistan
1800s 0.3948 % change on previous year 0.2563 % change on previous year 0.1385 % change on previous year Afghanistan
1810s 0.3934 % change on previous year 0.411 % change on previous year 0.0176 % change on previous year Latvia
1820s 0.3177 % change on previous year 0.4107 % change on previous year 0.093 % change on previous year Latvia
1830s 0.5026 % change on previous year 0.3899 % change on previous year 0.1126 % change on previous year Afghanistan
1840s 0.5214 % change on previous year 0.3662 % change on previous year 0.1553 % change on previous year Afghanistan
1850s 0.7898 % change on previous year 0.1681 % change on previous year 0.6218 % change on previous year Afghanistan
1860s 0.8362 % change on previous year 2.21 % change on previous year 1.37 % change on previous year Latvia
1870s 1.25 % change on previous year 1.16 % change on previous year 0.0878 % change on previous year Afghanistan
1880s 0.8555 % change on previous year 1.01 % change on previous year 0.1531 % change on previous year Latvia
1890s 0.8791 % change on previous year 1.14 % change on previous year 0.2655 % change on previous year Latvia
1900s 1.67 % change on previous year 0.9473 % change on previous year 0.7181 % change on previous year Afghanistan
1910s 0.015 % change on previous year -3.46 % change on previous year 3.48 % change on previous year Afghanistan
1920s 0.0997 % change on previous year 1.82 % change on previous year 1.72 % change on previous year Latvia
1930s 0.183 % change on previous year 0.6841 % change on previous year 0.5011 % change on previous year Latvia
1940s -1.7 % change on previous year -0.5368 % change on previous year 1.16 % change on previous year Latvia
1950s -0.5205 % change on previous year -0.1455 % change on previous year 0.375 % change on previous year Latvia
1960s 1.51 % change on previous year 1.77 % change on previous year 0.2612 % change on previous year Latvia
1970s 7.6 % change on previous year 2.39 % change on previous year 5.21 % change on previous year Afghanistan
1980s 3.19 % change on previous year -2.34 % change on previous year 5.53 % change on previous year Afghanistan
1990s -5.26 % change on previous year -6.6 % change on previous year 1.34 % change on previous year Afghanistan
2000s 6.76 % change on previous year -1.51 % change on previous year 8.26 % change on previous year Afghanistan
2010s 6.05 % change on previous year -4.59 % change on previous year 10.64 % change on previous year Afghanistan
2020s -0.0101 % change on previous year -3.95 % change on previous year 3.94 % change on previous year Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate, Afghanistan or Latvia?
Afghanistan, at -2.52 % change on previous year against -2.57 % change on previous year in Latvia as of 2022.
What is the difference in emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate between Afghanistan and Latvia?
0.05 % change on previous year, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Latvia?
272 years are reported by both, from 1751 to 2022.
How do Afghanistan and Latvia rank globally for emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate?
Afghanistan ranks 182nd and Latvia ranks 184th of 219 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
219 places, 59,468 data points, 1751–2022
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The year-on-year percentage change in emissions of air pollutants. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.