Nigeria vs Seychelles: emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre
Nigeria
25.61 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2022
Seychelles
37.84 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2022
Nigeria rank
16th
Seychelles rank
13th
emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre over time
- Nigeria
- Seychelles
How they compare
Seychelles currently reports 37.84 tonnes per square kilometre against 25.61 tonnes per square kilometre in Nigeria, a difference of 12.23 tonnes per square kilometre.
That makes Seychelles's figure about 1.5 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nigeria ahead.
Nigeria ranks 16th and Seychelles ranks 13th of 207 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 4 and Seychelles in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Seychelles | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.79 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.45 tonnes per square kilometre | 4.34 tonnes per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 7.56 tonnes per square kilometre | 3.58 tonnes per square kilometre | 3.98 tonnes per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 10.66 tonnes per square kilometre | 8.59 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.08 tonnes per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 13.95 tonnes per square kilometre | 11.12 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.83 tonnes per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 18.17 tonnes per square kilometre | 22.51 tonnes per square kilometre | 4.34 tonnes per square kilometre | Seychelles |
| 2010s | 23.82 tonnes per square kilometre | 27.04 tonnes per square kilometre | 3.22 tonnes per square kilometre | Seychelles |
| 2020s | 25.5 tonnes per square kilometre | 37.08 tonnes per square kilometre | 11.57 tonnes per square kilometre | Seychelles |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre, Nigeria or Seychelles?
- Seychelles, at 37.84 tonnes per square kilometre against 25.61 tonnes per square kilometre in Nigeria as of 2022.
- What is the difference in emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre between Nigeria and Seychelles?
- 12.23 tonnes per square kilometre, with Seychelles ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Seychelles?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Nigeria and Seychelles rank globally for emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre?
- Nigeria ranks 16th and Seychelles ranks 13th 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.