Afghanistan vs Ecuador: emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre
Afghanistan
1.69 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2022
Ecuador
1.71 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2022
Afghanistan rank
140th
Ecuador rank
138th
emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre over time
- Afghanistan
- Ecuador
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 1.71 tonnes per square kilometre against 1.69 tonnes per square kilometre in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.02 tonnes per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Ecuador ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 140th and Ecuador ranks 138th of 207 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and Ecuador in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5312 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.9653 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.4341 tonnes per square kilometre | Ecuador |
| 1970s | 0.7705 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.33 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.5617 tonnes per square kilometre | Ecuador |
| 1980s | 1.01 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.27 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.26 tonnes per square kilometre | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 0.9849 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.54 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.56 tonnes per square kilometre | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 0.5837 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.65 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.07 tonnes per square kilometre | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 1.51 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.72 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2048 tonnes per square kilometre | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 1.71 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.61 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1067 tonnes per square kilometre | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre, Afghanistan or Ecuador?
- Ecuador, at 1.71 tonnes per square kilometre against 1.69 tonnes per square kilometre in Afghanistan as of 2022.
- What is the difference in emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre between Afghanistan and Ecuador?
- 0.02 tonnes per square kilometre, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Ecuador?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Afghanistan and Ecuador rank globally for emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre?
- Afghanistan ranks 140th and Ecuador ranks 138th of 207 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.