Algeria vs Niger: emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre

Algeria
0.5464 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2022
Niger
0.4724 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2022
Algeria rank
181st
Niger rank
183rd

emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre over time

  • Algeria
  • Niger
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How they compare

Algeria currently reports 0.5464 tonnes per square kilometre against 0.4724 tonnes per square kilometre in Niger, a difference of 0.074 tonnes per square kilometre.

That makes Algeria's figure about 1.2 times Niger's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Algeria ahead.

Algeria ranks 181st and Niger ranks 183rd of 207 countries.

Algeria has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria Niger Difference Ahead
1960s 0.1085 tonnes per square kilometre 0.0907 tonnes per square kilometre 0.0179 tonnes per square kilometre Algeria
1970s 0.1658 tonnes per square kilometre 0.1225 tonnes per square kilometre 0.0432 tonnes per square kilometre Algeria
1980s 0.3075 tonnes per square kilometre 0.1763 tonnes per square kilometre 0.1312 tonnes per square kilometre Algeria
1990s 0.429 tonnes per square kilometre 0.2995 tonnes per square kilometre 0.1294 tonnes per square kilometre Algeria
2000s 0.483 tonnes per square kilometre 0.2499 tonnes per square kilometre 0.2331 tonnes per square kilometre Algeria
2010s 0.5799 tonnes per square kilometre 0.3552 tonnes per square kilometre 0.2247 tonnes per square kilometre Algeria
2020s 0.5638 tonnes per square kilometre 0.4668 tonnes per square kilometre 0.097 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 Niger?
Algeria, at 0.5464 tonnes per square kilometre against 0.4724 tonnes per square kilometre in Niger as of 2022.
What is the difference in emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre between Algeria and Niger?
0.074 tonnes per square kilometre, with Algeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Niger?
62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
How do Algeria and Niger rank globally for emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre?
Algeria ranks 181st and Niger ranks 183rd 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.