Afghanistan vs Gambia: emissions of air pollutants, per capita

Afghanistan
0.0272 tonnes per person
in 2022
Gambia
0.0274 tonnes per person
in 2022
Afghanistan rank
147th
Gambia rank
146th

emissions of air pollutants, per capita over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Gambia
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How they compare

Gambia currently reports 0.0274 tonnes per person against 0.0272 tonnes per person in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.0002 tonnes per person.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Gambia ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 147th and Gambia ranks 146th of 207 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 5 and Gambia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Gambia Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0343 tonnes per person 0.0316 tonnes per person 0.0027 tonnes per person Afghanistan
1970s 0.0398 tonnes per person 0.0316 tonnes per person 0.0082 tonnes per person Afghanistan
1980s 0.0572 tonnes per person 0.0337 tonnes per person 0.0234 tonnes per person Afghanistan
1990s 0.0433 tonnes per person 0.0311 tonnes per person 0.0122 tonnes per person Afghanistan
2000s 0.0158 tonnes per person 0.0329 tonnes per person 0.017 tonnes per person Gambia
2010s 0.0299 tonnes per person 0.0301 tonnes per person 0.0002 tonnes per person Gambia
2020s 0.028 tonnes per person 0.0276 tonnes per person 0.0004 tonnes per person Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher emissions of air pollutants, per capita, Afghanistan or Gambia?
Gambia, at 0.0274 tonnes per person against 0.0272 tonnes per person in Afghanistan as of 2022.
What is the difference in emissions of air pollutants, per capita between Afghanistan and Gambia?
0.0002 tonnes per person, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Gambia?
63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do Afghanistan and Gambia rank globally for emissions of air pollutants, per capita?
Afghanistan ranks 147th and Gambia ranks 146th of 207 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as emissions of air pollutants, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
emissions of air pollutants, per capita
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
207 places, 13,011 data points, 1960–2022
Last refreshed

emissions of air pollutants divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.