Libya vs Niger: emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre
Libya
0.5095 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2022
Niger
0.4724 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2022
Libya rank
182nd
Niger rank
183rd
emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre over time
- Libya
- Niger
How they compare
Libya currently reports 0.5095 tonnes per square kilometre against 0.4724 tonnes per square kilometre in Niger, a difference of 0.0371 tonnes per square kilometre.
That makes Libya's figure about 1.1 times Niger's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Niger ahead.
Libya ranks 182nd and Niger ranks 183rd of 207 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 6 and Niger in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0746 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0907 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0161 tonnes per square kilometre | Niger |
| 1970s | 0.129 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1225 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0065 tonnes per square kilometre | Libya |
| 1980s | 0.2188 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1763 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0424 tonnes per square kilometre | Libya |
| 1990s | 0.3372 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2995 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0377 tonnes per square kilometre | Libya |
| 2000s | 0.6166 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2499 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.3667 tonnes per square kilometre | Libya |
| 2010s | 0.5994 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.3552 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2442 tonnes per square kilometre | Libya |
| 2020s | 0.5044 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.4668 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0376 tonnes per square kilometre | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre, Libya or Niger?
- Libya, at 0.5095 tonnes per square kilometre against 0.4724 tonnes per square kilometre in Niger as of 2022.
- What is the difference in emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre between Libya and Niger?
- 0.0371 tonnes per square kilometre, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Niger?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Libya and Niger rank globally for emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre?
- Libya ranks 182nd and Niger ranks 183rd 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.
Individual pages
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.