Benin vs El Salvador: emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre

Benin
6.6 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2022
El Salvador
6.6 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2022
Benin rank
67th
El Salvador rank
68th

emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre over time

  • Benin
  • El Salvador
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How they compare

Benin currently reports 6.6 tonnes per square kilometre against 6.6 tonnes per square kilometre in El Salvador, a difference of 0 tonnes per square kilometre.

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

Benin ranks 67th and El Salvador ranks 68th of 207 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 1 and El Salvador in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin El Salvador Difference Ahead
1960s 1.68 tonnes per square kilometre 18.02 tonnes per square kilometre 16.34 tonnes per square kilometre El Salvador
1970s 2.11 tonnes per square kilometre 23.55 tonnes per square kilometre 21.44 tonnes per square kilometre El Salvador
1980s 2.69 tonnes per square kilometre 19.32 tonnes per square kilometre 16.64 tonnes per square kilometre El Salvador
1990s 3.36 tonnes per square kilometre 14.9 tonnes per square kilometre 11.53 tonnes per square kilometre El Salvador
2000s 3.58 tonnes per square kilometre 8.79 tonnes per square kilometre 5.22 tonnes per square kilometre El Salvador
2010s 5.7 tonnes per square kilometre 7.08 tonnes per square kilometre 1.38 tonnes per square kilometre El Salvador
2020s 6.62 tonnes per square kilometre 6.3 tonnes per square kilometre 0.3138 tonnes per square kilometre Benin

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre, Benin or El Salvador?
Benin, at 6.6 tonnes per square kilometre against 6.6 tonnes per square kilometre in El Salvador as of 2022.
What is the difference in emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre between Benin and El Salvador?
0 tonnes per square kilometre, with Benin ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and El Salvador?
62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
How do Benin and El Salvador rank globally for emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre?
Benin ranks 67th and El Salvador ranks 68th 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.