Democratic Republic of Congo vs Namibia: emissions of air pollutants, per capita

Democratic Republic of Congo
0.0513 tonnes per person
in 2022
Namibia
0.0523 tonnes per person
in 2022
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
81st
Namibia rank
80th

emissions of air pollutants, per capita over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Namibia
0.020.040.060.080.1196019912022

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 0.0523 tonnes per person against 0.0513 tonnes per person in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0.001 tonnes per person.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 81st and Namibia ranks 80th of 207 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 4 and Namibia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo Namibia Difference Ahead
1960s 0.1041 tonnes per person 0.0375 tonnes per person 0.0666 tonnes per person Democratic Republic of Congo
1970s 0.096 tonnes per person 0.0323 tonnes per person 0.0637 tonnes per person Democratic Republic of Congo
1980s 0.0952 tonnes per person 0.0287 tonnes per person 0.0664 tonnes per person Democratic Republic of Congo
1990s 0.083 tonnes per person 0.0475 tonnes per person 0.0354 tonnes per person Democratic Republic of Congo
2000s 0.0542 tonnes per person 0.0588 tonnes per person 0.0046 tonnes per person Namibia
2010s 0.0569 tonnes per person 0.0604 tonnes per person 0.0035 tonnes per person Namibia
2020s 0.0522 tonnes per person 0.0531 tonnes per person 0.0009 tonnes per person Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher emissions of air pollutants, per capita, Democratic Republic of Congo or Namibia?
Namibia, at 0.0523 tonnes per person against 0.0513 tonnes per person in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2022.
What is the difference in emissions of air pollutants, per capita between Democratic Republic of Congo and Namibia?
0.001 tonnes per person, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Namibia?
63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Namibia rank globally for emissions of air pollutants, per capita?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 81st and Namibia ranks 80th 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.