Canada vs Saudi Arabia: emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre
Canada
0.3271 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2022
Saudi Arabia
0.4235 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2022
Canada rank
190th
Saudi Arabia rank
187th
emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre over time
- Canada
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 0.4235 tonnes per square kilometre against 0.3271 tonnes per square kilometre in Canada, a difference of 0.0964 tonnes per square kilometre.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.3 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 190th and Saudi Arabia ranks 187th of 207 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 5 and Saudi Arabia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8556 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0537 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.8019 tonnes per square kilometre | Canada |
| 1970s | 1.06 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2416 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.8142 tonnes per square kilometre | Canada |
| 1980s | 1.08 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.5231 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.5602 tonnes per square kilometre | Canada |
| 1990s | 0.9739 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.5923 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.3816 tonnes per square kilometre | Canada |
| 2000s | 0.6146 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.5918 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0228 tonnes per square kilometre | Canada |
| 2010s | 0.3787 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.4891 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1104 tonnes per square kilometre | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 0.3234 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.4053 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0819 tonnes per square kilometre | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre, Canada or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 0.4235 tonnes per square kilometre against 0.3271 tonnes per square kilometre in Canada as of 2022.
- What is the difference in emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre between Canada and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.0964 tonnes per square kilometre, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Saudi Arabia?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Canada and Saudi Arabia rank globally for emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre?
- Canada ranks 190th and Saudi Arabia ranks 187th 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.