Chad vs Saudi Arabia: emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre
Chad
0.4577 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2022
Saudi Arabia
0.4235 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2022
Chad rank
185th
Saudi Arabia rank
187th
emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre over time
- Chad
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Chad currently reports 0.4577 tonnes per square kilometre against 0.4235 tonnes per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.0342 tonnes per square kilometre.
That makes Chad's figure about 1.1 times Saudi Arabia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Chad ahead.
Chad ranks 185th and Saudi Arabia ranks 187th of 207 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Chad averaged higher in 2 and Saudi Arabia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1343 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0537 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0806 tonnes per square kilometre | Chad |
| 1970s | 0.1673 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2416 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0743 tonnes per square kilometre | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | 0.2181 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.5231 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.305 tonnes per square kilometre | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 0.2765 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.5923 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.3158 tonnes per square kilometre | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 0.3688 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.5918 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.223 tonnes per square kilometre | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 0.4375 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.4891 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0516 tonnes per square kilometre | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 0.4527 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.4053 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0474 tonnes per square kilometre | Chad |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre, Chad or Saudi Arabia?
- Chad, at 0.4577 tonnes per square kilometre against 0.4235 tonnes per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre between Chad and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.0342 tonnes per square kilometre, with Chad ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Saudi Arabia?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Chad and Saudi Arabia rank globally for emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre?
- Chad ranks 185th 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.