Colombia vs Syria: emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre
Colombia
1.19 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2022
Syria
1.3 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2022
Colombia rank
162nd
Syria rank
159th
emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre over time
- Colombia
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 1.3 tonnes per square kilometre against 1.19 tonnes per square kilometre in Colombia, a difference of 0.11 tonnes per square kilometre.
That makes Syria's figure about 1.1 times Colombia's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 162nd and Syria ranks 159th of 207 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 6 and Syria in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.08 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1986 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.8795 tonnes per square kilometre | Colombia |
| 1970s | 1.35 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.4431 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.9091 tonnes per square kilometre | Colombia |
| 1980s | 1.72 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.873 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.8446 tonnes per square kilometre | Colombia |
| 1990s | 1.84 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.19 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.6481 tonnes per square kilometre | Colombia |
| 2000s | 1.31 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.22 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0943 tonnes per square kilometre | Colombia |
| 2010s | 1.23 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.04 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.189 tonnes per square kilometre | Colombia |
| 2020s | 1.15 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.27 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.118 tonnes per square kilometre | Syria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre, Colombia or Syria?
- Syria, at 1.3 tonnes per square kilometre against 1.19 tonnes per square kilometre in Colombia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre between Colombia and Syria?
- 0.11 tonnes per square kilometre, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Syria?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Colombia and Syria rank globally for emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre?
- Colombia ranks 162nd and Syria ranks 159th 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.