Puerto Rico vs Yemen: emissions of air pollutants, per capita
Puerto Rico
0.0039 tonnes per person
in 2022
Yemen
0.0044 tonnes per person
in 2022
Puerto Rico rank
202nd
Yemen rank
201st
emissions of air pollutants, per capita over time
- Puerto Rico
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 0.0044 tonnes per person against 0.0039 tonnes per person in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0.0005 tonnes per person.
That makes Yemen's figure about 1.1 times Puerto Rico's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Puerto Rico ahead.
Puerto Rico ranks 202nd and Yemen ranks 201st of 207 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Puerto Rico averaged higher in 2 and Yemen in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Puerto Rico | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0088 tonnes per person | 0.0143 tonnes per person | 0.0055 tonnes per person | Yemen |
| 1970s | 0.006 tonnes per person | 0.0077 tonnes per person | 0.0017 tonnes per person | Yemen |
| 1980s | 0.0111 tonnes per person | 0.0094 tonnes per person | 0.0017 tonnes per person | Puerto Rico |
| 1990s | 0.0138 tonnes per person | 0.0127 tonnes per person | 0.0011 tonnes per person | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 0.0081 tonnes per person | 0.0099 tonnes per person | 0.0018 tonnes per person | Yemen |
| 2010s | 0.0052 tonnes per person | 0.0062 tonnes per person | 0.0009 tonnes per person | Yemen |
| 2020s | 0.0038 tonnes per person | 0.0045 tonnes per person | 0.0007 tonnes per person | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher emissions of air pollutants, per capita, Puerto Rico or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 0.0044 tonnes per person against 0.0039 tonnes per person in Puerto Rico as of 2022.
- What is the difference in emissions of air pollutants, per capita between Puerto Rico and Yemen?
- 0.0005 tonnes per person, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Yemen?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
- How do Puerto Rico and Yemen rank globally for emissions of air pollutants, per capita?
- Puerto Rico ranks 202nd and Yemen ranks 201st 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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About this data
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.