Gambia vs Kenya: emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre
Gambia
7.13 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2022
Kenya
7.27 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2022
Gambia rank
62nd
Kenya rank
61st
emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre over time
- Gambia
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 7.27 tonnes per square kilometre against 7.13 tonnes per square kilometre in Gambia, a difference of 0.14 tonnes per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Gambia ahead.
Gambia ranks 62nd and Kenya ranks 61st of 207 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 5 and Kenya in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.37 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.46 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.091 tonnes per square kilometre | Kenya |
| 1970s | 1.88 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.85 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0289 tonnes per square kilometre | Gambia |
| 1980s | 2.84 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.68 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1624 tonnes per square kilometre | Gambia |
| 1990s | 3.79 tonnes per square kilometre | 3.66 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1317 tonnes per square kilometre | Gambia |
| 2000s | 5.36 tonnes per square kilometre | 4.81 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.5479 tonnes per square kilometre | Gambia |
| 2010s | 6.5 tonnes per square kilometre | 6.32 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1808 tonnes per square kilometre | Gambia |
| 2020s | 7.03 tonnes per square kilometre | 7.15 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1229 tonnes per square kilometre | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre, Gambia or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 7.27 tonnes per square kilometre against 7.13 tonnes per square kilometre in Gambia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre between Gambia and Kenya?
- 0.14 tonnes per square kilometre, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Kenya?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Gambia and Kenya rank globally for emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre?
- Gambia ranks 62nd and Kenya ranks 61st 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.