New Zealand vs Senegal: emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre
New Zealand
1.79 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2022
Senegal
1.92 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2022
New Zealand rank
133rd
Senegal rank
130th
emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre over time
- New Zealand
- Senegal
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 1.92 tonnes per square kilometre against 1.79 tonnes per square kilometre in New Zealand, a difference of 0.13 tonnes per square kilometre.
That makes Senegal's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 133rd and Senegal ranks 130th of 207 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 6 and Senegal in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.57 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.11 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.4597 tonnes per square kilometre | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 1.87 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.21 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.664 tonnes per square kilometre | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 1.99 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.33 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.6548 tonnes per square kilometre | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 2.38 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.46 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.9243 tonnes per square kilometre | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 2.69 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.78 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.9093 tonnes per square kilometre | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 2.52 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.17 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.3465 tonnes per square kilometre | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 1.89 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.89 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0003 tonnes per square kilometre | Senegal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre, New Zealand or Senegal?
- Senegal, at 1.92 tonnes per square kilometre against 1.79 tonnes per square kilometre in New Zealand as of 2022.
- What is the difference in emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre between New Zealand and Senegal?
- 0.13 tonnes per square kilometre, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Senegal?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do New Zealand and Senegal rank globally for emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre?
- New Zealand ranks 133rd and Senegal ranks 130th 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.