Australia vs Congo: emissions of air pollutants, per capita

Australia
0.06 tonnes per person
in 2022
Congo
0.0594 tonnes per person
in 2022
Australia rank
59th
Congo rank
61st

emissions of air pollutants, per capita over time

  • Australia
  • Congo
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How they compare

Australia currently reports 0.06 tonnes per person against 0.0594 tonnes per person in Congo, a difference of 0.0006 tonnes per person.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 59th and Congo ranks 61st of 207 countries.

Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Congo Difference Ahead
1960s 0.2435 tonnes per person 0.0695 tonnes per person 0.1739 tonnes per person Australia
1970s 0.2971 tonnes per person 0.0582 tonnes per person 0.2389 tonnes per person Australia
1980s 0.3167 tonnes per person 0.0509 tonnes per person 0.2658 tonnes per person Australia
1990s 0.2789 tonnes per person 0.0479 tonnes per person 0.231 tonnes per person Australia
2000s 0.174 tonnes per person 0.0467 tonnes per person 0.1273 tonnes per person Australia
2010s 0.0858 tonnes per person 0.0643 tonnes per person 0.0215 tonnes per person Australia
2020s 0.0621 tonnes per person 0.0601 tonnes per person 0.002 tonnes per person Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher emissions of air pollutants, per capita, Australia or Congo?
Australia, at 0.06 tonnes per person against 0.0594 tonnes per person in Congo as of 2022.
What is the difference in emissions of air pollutants, per capita between Australia and Congo?
0.0006 tonnes per person, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Congo?
63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do Australia and Congo rank globally for emissions of air pollutants, per capita?
Australia ranks 59th and Congo ranks 61st 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.