Comoros vs Nigeria: emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre
Comoros
20.09 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2022
Nigeria
25.61 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2022
Comoros rank
19th
Nigeria rank
16th
emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre over time
- Comoros
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 25.61 tonnes per square kilometre against 20.09 tonnes per square kilometre in Comoros, a difference of 5.52 tonnes per square kilometre.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.3 times Comoros's.
Across all 62 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.
Comoros ranks 19th and Nigeria ranks 16th of 207 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Comoros | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.17 tonnes per square kilometre | 5.79 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.62 tonnes per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 4.37 tonnes per square kilometre | 7.56 tonnes per square kilometre | 3.18 tonnes per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 6.8 tonnes per square kilometre | 10.66 tonnes per square kilometre | 3.86 tonnes per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 10.09 tonnes per square kilometre | 13.95 tonnes per square kilometre | 3.86 tonnes per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 14.71 tonnes per square kilometre | 18.17 tonnes per square kilometre | 3.47 tonnes per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 18.63 tonnes per square kilometre | 23.82 tonnes per square kilometre | 5.2 tonnes per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 19.9 tonnes per square kilometre | 25.5 tonnes per square kilometre | 5.6 tonnes per square kilometre | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre, Comoros or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 25.61 tonnes per square kilometre against 20.09 tonnes per square kilometre in Comoros as of 2022.
- What is the difference in emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre between Comoros and Nigeria?
- 5.52 tonnes per square kilometre, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and Nigeria?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Comoros and Nigeria rank globally for emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre?
- Comoros ranks 19th and Nigeria ranks 16th 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.