Brazil vs Iceland: emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre
Brazil
0.9526 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2022
Iceland
0.9321 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2022
Brazil rank
171st
Iceland rank
172nd
emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre over time
- Brazil
- Iceland
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 0.9526 tonnes per square kilometre against 0.9321 tonnes per square kilometre in Iceland, a difference of 0.0205 tonnes per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 171st and Iceland ranks 172nd of 207 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8319 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2008 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.6311 tonnes per square kilometre | Brazil |
| 1970s | 1.02 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.3168 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.704 tonnes per square kilometre | Brazil |
| 1980s | 1.18 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.4572 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.7184 tonnes per square kilometre | Brazil |
| 1990s | 1.11 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.518 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.5957 tonnes per square kilometre | Brazil |
| 2000s | 1.19 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.6555 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.5366 tonnes per square kilometre | Brazil |
| 2010s | 1.05 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.02 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0242 tonnes per square kilometre | Brazil |
| 2020s | 0.953 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.9226 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0304 tonnes per square kilometre | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre, Brazil or Iceland?
- Brazil, at 0.9526 tonnes per square kilometre against 0.9321 tonnes per square kilometre in Iceland as of 2022.
- What is the difference in emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre between Brazil and Iceland?
- 0.0205 tonnes per square kilometre, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Iceland?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Brazil and Iceland rank globally for emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre?
- Brazil ranks 171st and Iceland ranks 172nd 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.