Botswana vs Mauritania: emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre
Botswana
0.2623 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2022
Mauritania
0.2108 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2022
Botswana rank
194th
Mauritania rank
197th
emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre over time
- Botswana
- Mauritania
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 0.2623 tonnes per square kilometre against 0.2108 tonnes per square kilometre in Mauritania, a difference of 0.0515 tonnes per square kilometre.
That makes Botswana's figure about 1.2 times Mauritania's.
Across all 62 years both countries report, Botswana has been ahead every year.
Botswana ranks 194th and Mauritania ranks 197th of 207 countries.
Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0505 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0363 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0142 tonnes per square kilometre | Botswana |
| 1970s | 0.0691 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0458 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0233 tonnes per square kilometre | Botswana |
| 1980s | 0.1648 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0732 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0916 tonnes per square kilometre | Botswana |
| 1990s | 0.227 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1198 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1072 tonnes per square kilometre | Botswana |
| 2000s | 0.261 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.143 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1181 tonnes per square kilometre | Botswana |
| 2010s | 0.2738 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1903 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0835 tonnes per square kilometre | Botswana |
| 2020s | 0.2623 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2081 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0542 tonnes per square kilometre | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre, Botswana or Mauritania?
- Botswana, at 0.2623 tonnes per square kilometre against 0.2108 tonnes per square kilometre in Mauritania as of 2022.
- What is the difference in emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre between Botswana and Mauritania?
- 0.0515 tonnes per square kilometre, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Mauritania?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Botswana and Mauritania rank globally for emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre?
- Botswana ranks 194th and Mauritania ranks 197th 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.