Cape Verde vs Guinea-Bissau: emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre
Cape Verde
5.74 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2022
Guinea-Bissau
5.97 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2022
Cape Verde rank
74th
Guinea-Bissau rank
72nd
emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre over time
- Cape Verde
- Guinea-Bissau
How they compare
Guinea-Bissau currently reports 5.97 tonnes per square kilometre against 5.74 tonnes per square kilometre in Cape Verde, a difference of 0.23 tonnes per square kilometre.
Across all 62 years both countries report, Guinea-Bissau has been ahead every year.
Cape Verde ranks 74th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 72nd of 207 countries.
Guinea-Bissau has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Guinea-Bissau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.69 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.44 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.7512 tonnes per square kilometre | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1970s | 2.14 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.87 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.7333 tonnes per square kilometre | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1980s | 2.26 tonnes per square kilometre | 3.58 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.32 tonnes per square kilometre | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1990s | 2.99 tonnes per square kilometre | 4.24 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.25 tonnes per square kilometre | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2000s | 4.42 tonnes per square kilometre | 5.46 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.04 tonnes per square kilometre | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2010s | 5.15 tonnes per square kilometre | 6.15 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.9961 tonnes per square kilometre | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2020s | 5.66 tonnes per square kilometre | 5.94 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2811 tonnes per square kilometre | Guinea-Bissau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre, Cape Verde or Guinea-Bissau?
- Guinea-Bissau, at 5.97 tonnes per square kilometre against 5.74 tonnes per square kilometre in Cape Verde as of 2022.
- What is the difference in emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre between Cape Verde and Guinea-Bissau?
- 0.23 tonnes per square kilometre, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Guinea-Bissau?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Cape Verde and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre?
- Cape Verde ranks 74th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 72nd 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.