Belgium vs Papua New Guinea: emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate

Belgium
-0.6926 % change on previous year
in 2022
Papua New Guinea
-0.6264 % change on previous year
in 2022
Belgium rank
147th
Papua New Guinea rank
146th

emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate over time

  • Belgium
  • Papua New Guinea
-250255075175118862022

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports -0.6264 % change on previous year against -0.6926 % change on previous year in Belgium, a difference of 0.0662 % change on previous year.

The two have swapped places 66 times across 272 shared years of data; in 1751 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Belgium ranks 147th and Papua New Guinea ranks 146th of 219 countries.

Across the 28 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 8 and Papua New Guinea in 20.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1750s 0.1227 % change on previous year 0.1833 % change on previous year 0.0606 % change on previous year Papua New Guinea
1760s 0.0828 % change on previous year 0.1831 % change on previous year 0.1003 % change on previous year Papua New Guinea
1770s 0.0416 % change on previous year 0.183 % change on previous year 0.1414 % change on previous year Papua New Guinea
1780s 0.001 % change on previous year 0.1828 % change on previous year 0.1818 % change on previous year Papua New Guinea
1790s -0.0395 % change on previous year 0.1827 % change on previous year 0.2222 % change on previous year Papua New Guinea
1800s -0.0746 % change on previous year 0.1825 % change on previous year 0.2571 % change on previous year Papua New Guinea
1810s -0.1226 % change on previous year 0.7736 % change on previous year 0.8962 % change on previous year Papua New Guinea
1820s 0.2318 % change on previous year 0.8358 % change on previous year 0.604 % change on previous year Papua New Guinea
1830s -0.1572 % change on previous year 0.8355 % change on previous year 0.9927 % change on previous year Papua New Guinea
1840s 0.0904 % change on previous year 0.8352 % change on previous year 0.7448 % change on previous year Papua New Guinea
1850s 0.5426 % change on previous year 3.6 % change on previous year 3.06 % change on previous year Papua New Guinea
1860s 0.5399 % change on previous year 3.02 % change on previous year 2.48 % change on previous year Papua New Guinea
1870s -0.1735 % change on previous year 2.89 % change on previous year 3.07 % change on previous year Papua New Guinea
1880s 0.1921 % change on previous year 3.43 % change on previous year 3.24 % change on previous year Papua New Guinea
1890s 1.12 % change on previous year 0.8012 % change on previous year 0.3174 % change on previous year Belgium
1900s 0.9946 % change on previous year 1.45 % change on previous year 0.4528 % change on previous year Papua New Guinea
1910s 0.4348 % change on previous year -0.0966 % change on previous year 0.5314 % change on previous year Belgium
1920s 3.27 % change on previous year -1.29 % change on previous year 4.56 % change on previous year Belgium
1930s -0.8013 % change on previous year -1.35 % change on previous year 0.5461 % change on previous year Belgium
1940s 1.23 % change on previous year -3.96 % change on previous year 5.19 % change on previous year Belgium
1950s -0.8781 % change on previous year -1.37 % change on previous year 0.4899 % change on previous year Belgium
1960s 1.57 % change on previous year -0.0672 % change on previous year 1.63 % change on previous year Belgium
1970s 0.2117 % change on previous year 5.09 % change on previous year 4.88 % change on previous year Papua New Guinea
1980s -1.21 % change on previous year 2.49 % change on previous year 3.69 % change on previous year Papua New Guinea
1990s -4.12 % change on previous year 13.19 % change on previous year 17.31 % change on previous year Papua New Guinea
2000s -7.16 % change on previous year 0.3883 % change on previous year 7.55 % change on previous year Papua New Guinea
2010s 1.37 % change on previous year -0.4421 % change on previous year 1.82 % change on previous year Belgium
2020s -6.53 % change on previous year -0.3264 % change on previous year 6.2 % change on previous year Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate, Belgium or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at -0.6264 % change on previous year against -0.6926 % change on previous year in Belgium as of 2022.
What is the difference in emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate between Belgium and Papua New Guinea?
0.0662 % change on previous year, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Papua New Guinea?
272 years are reported by both, from 1751 to 2022.
How do Belgium and Papua New Guinea rank globally for emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate?
Belgium ranks 147th and Papua New Guinea ranks 146th 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.