Albania vs Turkey: emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre

Albania
1.67 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2022
Turkey
1.66 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2022
Albania rank
141st
Turkey rank
142nd

emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre over time

  • Albania
  • Turkey
2468196119912022

How they compare

Albania currently reports 1.67 tonnes per square kilometre against 1.66 tonnes per square kilometre in Turkey, a difference of 0.01 tonnes per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Albania ahead.

Albania ranks 141st and Turkey ranks 142nd of 207 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Albania averaged higher in 6 and Turkey in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Albania Turkey Difference Ahead
1960s 6.28 tonnes per square kilometre 1.91 tonnes per square kilometre 4.37 tonnes per square kilometre Albania
1970s 7.71 tonnes per square kilometre 2.75 tonnes per square kilometre 4.96 tonnes per square kilometre Albania
1980s 7.48 tonnes per square kilometre 4.07 tonnes per square kilometre 3.41 tonnes per square kilometre Albania
1990s 4.15 tonnes per square kilometre 4.49 tonnes per square kilometre 0.3467 tonnes per square kilometre Turkey
2000s 3.15 tonnes per square kilometre 3.03 tonnes per square kilometre 0.121 tonnes per square kilometre Albania
2010s 2.27 tonnes per square kilometre 2.09 tonnes per square kilometre 0.1775 tonnes per square kilometre Albania
2020s 1.68 tonnes per square kilometre 1.64 tonnes per square kilometre 0.0452 tonnes per square kilometre Albania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre, Albania or Turkey?
Albania, at 1.67 tonnes per square kilometre against 1.66 tonnes per square kilometre in Turkey as of 2022.
What is the difference in emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre between Albania and Turkey?
0.01 tonnes per square kilometre, with Albania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Turkey?
62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
How do Albania and Turkey rank globally for emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre?
Albania ranks 141st and Turkey ranks 142nd 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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Indicator
emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre
Unit
tonnes per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
207 places, 11,657 data points, 1961–2022
Last refreshed

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.