Congo vs Iraq: emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre
Congo
1.05 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2022
Iraq
1.11 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2022
Congo rank
167th
Iraq rank
166th
emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre over time
- Congo
- Iraq
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 1.11 tonnes per square kilometre against 1.05 tonnes per square kilometre in Congo, a difference of 0.06 tonnes per square kilometre.
That makes Iraq's figure about 1.1 times Congo's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Iraq ahead.
Congo ranks 167th and Iraq ranks 166th of 207 countries.
Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.243 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2881 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0451 tonnes per square kilometre | Iraq |
| 1970s | 0.2719 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.4373 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1654 tonnes per square kilometre | Iraq |
| 1980s | 0.305 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.9617 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.6567 tonnes per square kilometre | Iraq |
| 1990s | 0.3795 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.17 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.7927 tonnes per square kilometre | Iraq |
| 2000s | 0.5057 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.1 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.5989 tonnes per square kilometre | Iraq |
| 2010s | 0.9481 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.01 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0632 tonnes per square kilometre | Iraq |
| 2020s | 1.04 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.06 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0241 tonnes per square kilometre | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre, Congo or Iraq?
- Iraq, at 1.11 tonnes per square kilometre against 1.05 tonnes per square kilometre in Congo as of 2022.
- What is the difference in emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre between Congo and Iraq?
- 0.06 tonnes per square kilometre, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Iraq?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Congo and Iraq rank globally for emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre?
- Congo ranks 167th and Iraq ranks 166th 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.