Algeria vs Libya: emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre
Algeria
0.5464 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2022
Libya
0.5095 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2022
Algeria rank
181st
Libya rank
182nd
emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre over time
- Algeria
- Libya
How they compare
Algeria currently reports 0.5464 tonnes per square kilometre against 0.5095 tonnes per square kilometre in Libya, a difference of 0.0369 tonnes per square kilometre.
That makes Algeria's figure about 1.1 times Libya's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Algeria ahead.
Algeria ranks 181st and Libya ranks 182nd of 207 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 5 and Libya in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1085 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0746 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.034 tonnes per square kilometre | Algeria |
| 1970s | 0.1658 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.129 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0367 tonnes per square kilometre | Algeria |
| 1980s | 0.3075 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2188 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0888 tonnes per square kilometre | Algeria |
| 1990s | 0.429 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.3372 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0918 tonnes per square kilometre | Algeria |
| 2000s | 0.483 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.6166 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1336 tonnes per square kilometre | Libya |
| 2010s | 0.5799 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.5994 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0195 tonnes per square kilometre | Libya |
| 2020s | 0.5638 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.5044 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0594 tonnes per square kilometre | Algeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre, Algeria or Libya?
- Algeria, at 0.5464 tonnes per square kilometre against 0.5095 tonnes per square kilometre in Libya as of 2022.
- What is the difference in emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre between Algeria and Libya?
- 0.0369 tonnes per square kilometre, with Algeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Libya?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Algeria and Libya rank globally for emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre?
- Algeria ranks 181st and Libya ranks 182nd 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.