Portugal vs Senegal: emissions of air pollutants, per capita

Portugal
0.0215 tonnes per person
in 2022
Senegal
0.0209 tonnes per person
in 2022
Portugal rank
169th
Senegal rank
170th

emissions of air pollutants, per capita over time

  • Portugal
  • Senegal
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How they compare

Portugal currently reports 0.0215 tonnes per person against 0.0209 tonnes per person in Senegal, a difference of 0.0006 tonnes per person.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Senegal ahead.

Portugal ranks 169th and Senegal ranks 170th of 207 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 4 and Senegal in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal Senegal Difference Ahead
1960s 0.028 tonnes per person 0.0566 tonnes per person 0.0286 tonnes per person Senegal
1970s 0.0403 tonnes per person 0.0459 tonnes per person 0.0056 tonnes per person Senegal
1980s 0.0509 tonnes per person 0.0389 tonnes per person 0.0121 tonnes per person Portugal
1990s 0.0773 tonnes per person 0.0322 tonnes per person 0.0451 tonnes per person Portugal
2000s 0.0434 tonnes per person 0.0306 tonnes per person 0.0128 tonnes per person Portugal
2010s 0.0261 tonnes per person 0.0296 tonnes per person 0.0035 tonnes per person Senegal
2020s 0.0218 tonnes per person 0.0212 tonnes per person 0.0006 tonnes per person Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher emissions of air pollutants, per capita, Portugal or Senegal?
Portugal, at 0.0215 tonnes per person against 0.0209 tonnes per person in Senegal as of 2022.
What is the difference in emissions of air pollutants, per capita between Portugal and Senegal?
0.0006 tonnes per person, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Senegal?
63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do Portugal and Senegal rank globally for emissions of air pollutants, per capita?
Portugal ranks 169th and Senegal ranks 170th 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.