Nepal vs Qatar: emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre
Nepal
18.16 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2022
Qatar
16.93 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2022
Nepal rank
23rd
Qatar rank
25th
emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre over time
- Nepal
- Qatar
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 18.16 tonnes per square kilometre against 16.93 tonnes per square kilometre in Qatar, a difference of 1.23 tonnes per square kilometre.
That makes Nepal's figure about 1.1 times Qatar's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nepal ahead.
Nepal ranks 23rd and Qatar ranks 25th of 207 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Nepal averaged higher in 6 and Qatar in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nepal | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.54 tonnes per square kilometre | 3.08 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.46 tonnes per square kilometre | Nepal |
| 1970s | 6.47 tonnes per square kilometre | 5.58 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.8926 tonnes per square kilometre | Nepal |
| 1980s | 8.07 tonnes per square kilometre | 5.1 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.97 tonnes per square kilometre | Nepal |
| 1990s | 10.09 tonnes per square kilometre | 6.16 tonnes per square kilometre | 3.93 tonnes per square kilometre | Nepal |
| 2000s | 13.46 tonnes per square kilometre | 9.13 tonnes per square kilometre | 4.33 tonnes per square kilometre | Nepal |
| 2010s | 15.37 tonnes per square kilometre | 16.85 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.48 tonnes per square kilometre | Qatar |
| 2020s | 18.2 tonnes per square kilometre | 16.65 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.55 tonnes per square kilometre | Nepal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre, Nepal or Qatar?
- Nepal, at 18.16 tonnes per square kilometre against 16.93 tonnes per square kilometre in Qatar as of 2022.
- What is the difference in emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre between Nepal and Qatar?
- 1.23 tonnes per square kilometre, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Qatar?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Nepal and Qatar rank globally for emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre?
- Nepal ranks 23rd and Qatar ranks 25th 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.