Congo vs Norway: emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre
Congo
1.05 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2022
Norway
1.15 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2022
Congo rank
167th
Norway rank
164th
emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre over time
- Congo
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 1.15 tonnes per square kilometre against 1.05 tonnes per square kilometre in Congo, a difference of 0.1 tonnes per square kilometre.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Congo's.
Across all 62 years both countries report, Norway has been ahead every year.
Congo ranks 167th and Norway ranks 164th of 207 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.243 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.03 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.791 tonnes per square kilometre | Norway |
| 1970s | 0.2719 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.36 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.09 tonnes per square kilometre | Norway |
| 1980s | 0.305 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.88 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.57 tonnes per square kilometre | Norway |
| 1990s | 0.3795 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.85 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.47 tonnes per square kilometre | Norway |
| 2000s | 0.5057 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.45 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.9427 tonnes per square kilometre | Norway |
| 2010s | 0.9481 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.14 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1886 tonnes per square kilometre | Norway |
| 2020s | 1.04 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.14 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1013 tonnes per square kilometre | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre, Congo or Norway?
- Norway, at 1.15 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 Norway?
- 0.1 tonnes per square kilometre, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Norway?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Congo and Norway rank globally for emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre?
- Congo ranks 167th and Norway ranks 164th 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.