Kazakhstan vs Puerto Rico: emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre

Kazakhstan
1.33 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2022
Puerto Rico
1.42 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2022
Kazakhstan rank
158th
Puerto Rico rank
155th

emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre over time

  • Kazakhstan
  • Puerto Rico
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How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 1.42 tonnes per square kilometre against 1.33 tonnes per square kilometre in Kazakhstan, a difference of 0.09 tonnes per square kilometre.

That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.1 times Kazakhstan's.

Across all 31 years both countries report, Puerto Rico has been ahead every year.

Kazakhstan ranks 158th and Puerto Rico ranks 155th of 207 countries.

Puerto Rico has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kazakhstan Puerto Rico Difference Ahead
1990s 0.5878 tonnes per square kilometre 5.33 tonnes per square kilometre 4.74 tonnes per square kilometre Puerto Rico
2000s 0.7794 tonnes per square kilometre 3.48 tonnes per square kilometre 2.7 tonnes per square kilometre Puerto Rico
2010s 1.11 tonnes per square kilometre 2.1 tonnes per square kilometre 0.9823 tonnes per square kilometre Puerto Rico
2020s 1.29 tonnes per square kilometre 1.4 tonnes per square kilometre 0.1102 tonnes per square kilometre Puerto Rico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre, Kazakhstan or Puerto Rico?
Puerto Rico, at 1.42 tonnes per square kilometre against 1.33 tonnes per square kilometre in Kazakhstan as of 2022.
What is the difference in emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre between Kazakhstan and Puerto Rico?
0.09 tonnes per square kilometre, with Puerto Rico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Puerto Rico?
31 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2022.
How do Kazakhstan and Puerto Rico rank globally for emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre?
Kazakhstan ranks 158th and Puerto Rico ranks 155th 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.