Papua New Guinea vs Sweden: emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre
Papua New Guinea
0.6449 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2022
Sweden
0.6461 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2022
Papua New Guinea rank
177th
Sweden rank
176th
emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 0.6461 tonnes per square kilometre against 0.6449 tonnes per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0012 tonnes per square kilometre.
Across all 62 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Papua New Guinea ranks 177th and Sweden ranks 176th of 207 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1063 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.72 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.61 tonnes per square kilometre | Sweden |
| 1970s | 0.1466 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.98 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.83 tonnes per square kilometre | Sweden |
| 1980s | 0.2116 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.55 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.34 tonnes per square kilometre | Sweden |
| 1990s | 0.5343 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.29 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.76 tonnes per square kilometre | Sweden |
| 2000s | 0.6648 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.23 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.5634 tonnes per square kilometre | Sweden |
| 2010s | 0.6491 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.8189 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1697 tonnes per square kilometre | Sweden |
| 2020s | 0.647 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.6596 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0126 tonnes per square kilometre | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre, Papua New Guinea or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 0.6461 tonnes per square kilometre against 0.6449 tonnes per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea as of 2022.
- What is the difference in emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre between Papua New Guinea and Sweden?
- 0.0012 tonnes per square kilometre, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Sweden?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Sweden rank globally for emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 177th and Sweden ranks 176th 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.