Congo vs Eritrea: emissions of air pollutants, per capita

Congo
0.0594 tonnes per person
in 2022
Eritrea
0.0589 tonnes per person
in 2022
Congo rank
61st
Eritrea rank
63rd

emissions of air pollutants, per capita over time

  • Congo
  • Eritrea
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How they compare

Congo currently reports 0.0594 tonnes per person against 0.0589 tonnes per person in Eritrea, a difference of 0.0005 tonnes per person.

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

Congo ranks 61st and Eritrea ranks 63rd of 207 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 2 and Eritrea in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo Eritrea Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0695 tonnes per person 0.0768 tonnes per person 0.0073 tonnes per person Eritrea
1970s 0.0582 tonnes per person 0.0719 tonnes per person 0.0137 tonnes per person Eritrea
1980s 0.0509 tonnes per person 0.0703 tonnes per person 0.0194 tonnes per person Eritrea
1990s 0.0479 tonnes per person 0.082 tonnes per person 0.034 tonnes per person Eritrea
2000s 0.0467 tonnes per person 0.0553 tonnes per person 0.0086 tonnes per person Eritrea
2010s 0.0643 tonnes per person 0.055 tonnes per person 0.0092 tonnes per person Congo
2020s 0.0601 tonnes per person 0.0589 tonnes per person 0.0012 tonnes per person Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher emissions of air pollutants, per capita, Congo or Eritrea?
Congo, at 0.0594 tonnes per person against 0.0589 tonnes per person in Eritrea as of 2022.
What is the difference in emissions of air pollutants, per capita between Congo and Eritrea?
0.0005 tonnes per person, with Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Eritrea?
63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do Congo and Eritrea rank globally for emissions of air pollutants, per capita?
Congo ranks 61st and Eritrea ranks 63rd 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.