Italy vs Sierra Leone: emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre
Italy
6.55 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2022
Sierra Leone
6.16 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2022
Italy rank
69th
Sierra Leone rank
71st
emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre over time
- Italy
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Italy currently reports 6.55 tonnes per square kilometre against 6.16 tonnes per square kilometre in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.39 tonnes per square kilometre.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.
Across all 62 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.
Italy ranks 69th and Sierra Leone ranks 71st of 207 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.23 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.46 tonnes per square kilometre | 11.77 tonnes per square kilometre | Italy |
| 1970s | 19.4 tonnes per square kilometre | 3.06 tonnes per square kilometre | 16.34 tonnes per square kilometre | Italy |
| 1980s | 21.94 tonnes per square kilometre | 3.84 tonnes per square kilometre | 18.1 tonnes per square kilometre | Italy |
| 1990s | 22.47 tonnes per square kilometre | 4.32 tonnes per square kilometre | 18.15 tonnes per square kilometre | Italy |
| 2000s | 12.04 tonnes per square kilometre | 5.47 tonnes per square kilometre | 6.57 tonnes per square kilometre | Italy |
| 2010s | 7.78 tonnes per square kilometre | 6.09 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.69 tonnes per square kilometre | Italy |
| 2020s | 6.49 tonnes per square kilometre | 6.12 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.3739 tonnes per square kilometre | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre, Italy or Sierra Leone?
- Italy, at 6.55 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 Italy and Sierra Leone?
- 0.39 tonnes per square kilometre, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Sierra Leone?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Italy and Sierra Leone rank globally for emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre?
- Italy ranks 69th 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.