Mexico vs Turkey: emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre
Mexico
1.65 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2022
Turkey
1.66 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2022
Mexico rank
144th
Turkey rank
142nd
emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre over time
- Mexico
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 1.66 tonnes per square kilometre against 1.65 tonnes per square kilometre in Mexico, a difference of 0.01 tonnes per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Turkey ahead.
Mexico ranks 144th and Turkey ranks 142nd of 207 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 1 and Turkey in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.07 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.91 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.838 tonnes per square kilometre | Turkey |
| 1970s | 1.44 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.75 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.31 tonnes per square kilometre | Turkey |
| 1980s | 2.13 tonnes per square kilometre | 4.07 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.94 tonnes per square kilometre | Turkey |
| 1990s | 2.39 tonnes per square kilometre | 4.49 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.11 tonnes per square kilometre | Turkey |
| 2000s | 2.57 tonnes per square kilometre | 3.03 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.4626 tonnes per square kilometre | Turkey |
| 2010s | 2.29 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.09 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1954 tonnes per square kilometre | Mexico |
| 2020s | 1.64 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.64 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.002 tonnes per square kilometre | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre, Mexico or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 1.66 tonnes per square kilometre against 1.65 tonnes per square kilometre in Mexico as of 2022.
- What is the difference in emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre between Mexico and Turkey?
- 0.01 tonnes per square kilometre, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Turkey?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Mexico and Turkey rank globally for emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre?
- Mexico ranks 144th and Turkey ranks 142nd 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.