China vs Israel: emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre
China
13.99 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2022
Israel
14.56 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2022
China rank
36th
Israel rank
34th
emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre over time
- China
- Israel
How they compare
Israel currently reports 14.56 tonnes per square kilometre against 13.99 tonnes per square kilometre in China, a difference of 0.57 tonnes per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was China ahead.
China ranks 36th and Israel ranks 34th of 207 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Israel | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.88 tonnes per square kilometre | 3.9 tonnes per square kilometre | 3.98 tonnes per square kilometre | China |
| 1970s | 11.87 tonnes per square kilometre | 5.35 tonnes per square kilometre | 6.53 tonnes per square kilometre | China |
| 1980s | 15.97 tonnes per square kilometre | 8.19 tonnes per square kilometre | 7.78 tonnes per square kilometre | China |
| 1990s | 20.37 tonnes per square kilometre | 10.98 tonnes per square kilometre | 9.39 tonnes per square kilometre | China |
| 2000s | 21.64 tonnes per square kilometre | 10.7 tonnes per square kilometre | 10.94 tonnes per square kilometre | China |
| 2010s | 18.55 tonnes per square kilometre | 13.2 tonnes per square kilometre | 5.35 tonnes per square kilometre | China |
| 2020s | 14.29 tonnes per square kilometre | 13.7 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.5805 tonnes per square kilometre | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre, China or Israel?
- Israel, at 14.56 tonnes per square kilometre against 13.99 tonnes per square kilometre in China as of 2022.
- What is the difference in emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre between China and Israel?
- 0.57 tonnes per square kilometre, with Israel ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Israel?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do China and Israel rank globally for emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre?
- China ranks 36th and Israel ranks 34th 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.