Angola vs Colombia: emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre

Angola
1.29 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2022
Colombia
1.19 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2022
Angola rank
160th
Colombia rank
162nd

emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre over time

  • Angola
  • Colombia
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How they compare

Angola currently reports 1.29 tonnes per square kilometre against 1.19 tonnes per square kilometre in Colombia, a difference of 0.1 tonnes per square kilometre.

That makes Angola's figure about 1.1 times Colombia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Colombia ahead.

Angola ranks 160th and Colombia ranks 162nd of 207 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 1 and Colombia in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Angola Colombia Difference Ahead
1960s 0.4754 tonnes per square kilometre 1.08 tonnes per square kilometre 0.6027 tonnes per square kilometre Colombia
1970s 0.583 tonnes per square kilometre 1.35 tonnes per square kilometre 0.7692 tonnes per square kilometre Colombia
1980s 0.7016 tonnes per square kilometre 1.72 tonnes per square kilometre 1.02 tonnes per square kilometre Colombia
1990s 0.8444 tonnes per square kilometre 1.84 tonnes per square kilometre 0.9949 tonnes per square kilometre Colombia
2000s 0.9607 tonnes per square kilometre 1.31 tonnes per square kilometre 0.3499 tonnes per square kilometre Colombia
2010s 1.16 tonnes per square kilometre 1.23 tonnes per square kilometre 0.0705 tonnes per square kilometre Colombia
2020s 1.26 tonnes per square kilometre 1.15 tonnes per square kilometre 0.1023 tonnes per square kilometre Angola

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre, Angola or Colombia?
Angola, at 1.29 tonnes per square kilometre against 1.19 tonnes per square kilometre in Colombia as of 2022.
What is the difference in emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre between Angola and Colombia?
0.1 tonnes per square kilometre, with Angola ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Colombia?
62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
How do Angola and Colombia rank globally for emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre?
Angola ranks 160th and Colombia ranks 162nd 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.