Australia vs Guyana: emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre

Australia
0.2028 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2022
Guyana
0.2118 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2022
Australia rank
198th
Guyana rank
196th

emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre over time

  • Australia
  • Guyana
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How they compare

Guyana currently reports 0.2118 tonnes per square kilometre against 0.2028 tonnes per square kilometre in Australia, a difference of 0.009 tonnes per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 198th and Guyana ranks 196th of 207 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Guyana Difference Ahead
1960s 0.3642 tonnes per square kilometre 0.1428 tonnes per square kilometre 0.2215 tonnes per square kilometre Australia
1970s 0.5301 tonnes per square kilometre 0.1815 tonnes per square kilometre 0.3486 tonnes per square kilometre Australia
1980s 0.6482 tonnes per square kilometre 0.1982 tonnes per square kilometre 0.4501 tonnes per square kilometre Australia
1990s 0.6491 tonnes per square kilometre 0.1945 tonnes per square kilometre 0.4546 tonnes per square kilometre Australia
2000s 0.4537 tonnes per square kilometre 0.1984 tonnes per square kilometre 0.2553 tonnes per square kilometre Australia
2010s 0.2626 tonnes per square kilometre 0.2096 tonnes per square kilometre 0.053 tonnes per square kilometre Australia
2020s 0.2081 tonnes per square kilometre 0.2064 tonnes per square kilometre 0.0017 tonnes per square kilometre Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre, Australia or Guyana?
Guyana, at 0.2118 tonnes per square kilometre against 0.2028 tonnes per square kilometre in Australia as of 2022.
What is the difference in emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre between Australia and Guyana?
0.009 tonnes per square kilometre, with Guyana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Guyana?
62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
How do Australia and Guyana rank globally for emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre?
Australia ranks 198th and Guyana ranks 196th 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.