Kenya vs Poland: emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre

Kenya
7.27 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2022
Poland
7.77 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2022
Kenya rank
61st
Poland rank
58th

emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre over time

  • Kenya
  • Poland
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How they compare

Poland currently reports 7.77 tonnes per square kilometre against 7.27 tonnes per square kilometre in Kenya, a difference of 0.5 tonnes per square kilometre.

That makes Poland's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.

Across all 62 years both countries report, Poland has been ahead every year.

Kenya ranks 61st and Poland ranks 58th of 207 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Poland Difference Ahead
1960s 1.46 tonnes per square kilometre 10.2 tonnes per square kilometre 8.74 tonnes per square kilometre Poland
1970s 1.85 tonnes per square kilometre 13.38 tonnes per square kilometre 11.53 tonnes per square kilometre Poland
1980s 2.68 tonnes per square kilometre 16.32 tonnes per square kilometre 13.65 tonnes per square kilometre Poland
1990s 3.66 tonnes per square kilometre 14.26 tonnes per square kilometre 10.59 tonnes per square kilometre Poland
2000s 4.81 tonnes per square kilometre 10.28 tonnes per square kilometre 5.47 tonnes per square kilometre Poland
2010s 6.32 tonnes per square kilometre 9.81 tonnes per square kilometre 3.49 tonnes per square kilometre Poland
2020s 7.15 tonnes per square kilometre 8.14 tonnes per square kilometre 0.9924 tonnes per square kilometre Poland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre, Kenya or Poland?
Poland, at 7.77 tonnes per square kilometre against 7.27 tonnes per square kilometre in Kenya as of 2022.
What is the difference in emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre between Kenya and Poland?
0.5 tonnes per square kilometre, with Poland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Poland?
62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
How do Kenya and Poland rank globally for emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre?
Kenya ranks 61st and Poland ranks 58th 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.