Australia vs Namibia: emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre
Australia
0.2028 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2022
Namibia
0.1834 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2022
Australia rank
198th
Namibia rank
201st
emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre over time
- Australia
- Namibia
How they compare
Australia currently reports 0.2028 tonnes per square kilometre against 0.1834 tonnes per square kilometre in Namibia, a difference of 0.0194 tonnes per square kilometre.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Namibia's.
Across all 62 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 198th and Namibia ranks 201st of 207 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3642 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0299 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.3343 tonnes per square kilometre | Australia |
| 1970s | 0.5301 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0339 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.4962 tonnes per square kilometre | Australia |
| 1980s | 0.6482 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0382 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.61 tonnes per square kilometre | Australia |
| 1990s | 0.6491 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0917 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.5574 tonnes per square kilometre | Australia |
| 2000s | 0.4537 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1399 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.3138 tonnes per square kilometre | Australia |
| 2010s | 0.2626 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1725 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0901 tonnes per square kilometre | Australia |
| 2020s | 0.2081 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.181 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0271 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 Namibia?
- Australia, at 0.2028 tonnes per square kilometre against 0.1834 tonnes per square kilometre in Namibia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre between Australia and Namibia?
- 0.0194 tonnes per square kilometre, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Namibia?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Australia and Namibia rank globally for emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre?
- Australia ranks 198th and Namibia ranks 201st 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.