El Salvador vs Sierra Leone: emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre
El Salvador
6.6 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2022
Sierra Leone
6.16 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2022
El Salvador rank
68th
Sierra Leone rank
71st
emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre over time
- El Salvador
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 6.6 tonnes per square kilometre against 6.16 tonnes per square kilometre in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.44 tonnes per square kilometre.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 68th and Sierra Leone ranks 71st of 207 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18.02 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.46 tonnes per square kilometre | 15.56 tonnes per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 23.55 tonnes per square kilometre | 3.06 tonnes per square kilometre | 20.49 tonnes per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 19.32 tonnes per square kilometre | 3.84 tonnes per square kilometre | 15.48 tonnes per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 14.9 tonnes per square kilometre | 4.32 tonnes per square kilometre | 10.58 tonnes per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 8.79 tonnes per square kilometre | 5.47 tonnes per square kilometre | 3.32 tonnes per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 7.08 tonnes per square kilometre | 6.09 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.9866 tonnes per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 6.3 tonnes per square kilometre | 6.12 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1867 tonnes per square kilometre | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre, El Salvador or Sierra Leone?
- El Salvador, at 6.6 tonnes per square kilometre against 6.16 tonnes per square kilometre in Sierra Leone as of 2022.
- What is the difference in emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre between El Salvador and Sierra Leone?
- 0.44 tonnes per square kilometre, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Sierra Leone?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do El Salvador and Sierra Leone rank globally for emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre?
- El Salvador ranks 68th and Sierra Leone ranks 71st 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.