Equatorial Guinea vs French Polynesia: emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre

Equatorial Guinea
2.12 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2022
French Polynesia
2.18 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2022
Equatorial Guinea rank
122nd
French Polynesia rank
119th

emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre over time

  • Equatorial Guinea
  • French Polynesia
123196119912022

How they compare

French Polynesia currently reports 2.18 tonnes per square kilometre against 2.12 tonnes per square kilometre in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 0.06 tonnes per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was French Polynesia ahead.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 122nd and French Polynesia ranks 119th of 207 countries.

French Polynesia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Equatorial Guinea French Polynesia Difference Ahead
1960s 0.6757 tonnes per square kilometre 0.8443 tonnes per square kilometre 0.1686 tonnes per square kilometre French Polynesia
1970s 0.7242 tonnes per square kilometre 1.38 tonnes per square kilometre 0.6534 tonnes per square kilometre French Polynesia
1980s 0.8975 tonnes per square kilometre 2.12 tonnes per square kilometre 1.23 tonnes per square kilometre French Polynesia
1990s 1.16 tonnes per square kilometre 2.2 tonnes per square kilometre 1.04 tonnes per square kilometre French Polynesia
2000s 2.05 tonnes per square kilometre 2.3 tonnes per square kilometre 0.2542 tonnes per square kilometre French Polynesia
2010s 1.88 tonnes per square kilometre 2.43 tonnes per square kilometre 0.549 tonnes per square kilometre French Polynesia
2020s 2.08 tonnes per square kilometre 2.2 tonnes per square kilometre 0.1164 tonnes per square kilometre French Polynesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre, Equatorial Guinea or French Polynesia?
French Polynesia, at 2.18 tonnes per square kilometre against 2.12 tonnes per square kilometre in Equatorial Guinea as of 2022.
What is the difference in emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre between Equatorial Guinea and French Polynesia?
0.06 tonnes per square kilometre, with French Polynesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and French Polynesia?
62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
How do Equatorial Guinea and French Polynesia rank globally for emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre?
Equatorial Guinea ranks 122nd and French Polynesia ranks 119th 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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Indicator
emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre
Unit
tonnes per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
207 places, 11,657 data points, 1961–2022
Last refreshed

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.