Somalia vs United States: emissions of air pollutants, per capita
Somalia
0.0651 tonnes per person
in 2022
United States
0.0658 tonnes per person
in 2022
Somalia rank
53rd
United States rank
52nd
emissions of air pollutants, per capita over time
- Somalia
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 0.0658 tonnes per person against 0.0651 tonnes per person in Somalia, a difference of 0.0007 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United States ahead.
Somalia ranks 53rd and United States ranks 52nd of 207 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 1 and United States in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.067 tonnes per person | 0.7211 tonnes per person | 0.6541 tonnes per person | United States |
| 1970s | 0.0716 tonnes per person | 0.7783 tonnes per person | 0.7068 tonnes per person | United States |
| 1980s | 0.073 tonnes per person | 0.5922 tonnes per person | 0.5193 tonnes per person | United States |
| 1990s | 0.0717 tonnes per person | 0.3808 tonnes per person | 0.3091 tonnes per person | United States |
| 2000s | 0.0812 tonnes per person | 0.2111 tonnes per person | 0.1299 tonnes per person | United States |
| 2010s | 0.0813 tonnes per person | 0.1031 tonnes per person | 0.0218 tonnes per person | United States |
| 2020s | 0.0664 tonnes per person | 0.066 tonnes per person | 0.0005 tonnes per person | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher emissions of air pollutants, per capita, Somalia or United States?
- United States, at 0.0658 tonnes per person against 0.0651 tonnes per person in Somalia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in emissions of air pollutants, per capita between Somalia and United States?
- 0.0007 tonnes per person, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and United States?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
- How do Somalia and United States rank globally for emissions of air pollutants, per capita?
- Somalia ranks 53rd and United States ranks 52nd 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.