Portugal vs United States: emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre
Portugal
2.45 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2022
United States
2.4 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2022
Portugal rank
114th
United States rank
115th
emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre over time
- Portugal
- United States
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 2.45 tonnes per square kilometre against 2.4 tonnes per square kilometre in United States, a difference of 0.05 tonnes per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United States ahead.
Portugal ranks 114th and United States ranks 115th of 207 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 1 and United States in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.73 tonnes per square kilometre | 15.41 tonnes per square kilometre | 12.68 tonnes per square kilometre | United States |
| 1970s | 3.99 tonnes per square kilometre | 18.25 tonnes per square kilometre | 14.25 tonnes per square kilometre | United States |
| 1980s | 5.55 tonnes per square kilometre | 15.29 tonnes per square kilometre | 9.74 tonnes per square kilometre | United States |
| 1990s | 8.48 tonnes per square kilometre | 10.95 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.47 tonnes per square kilometre | United States |
| 2000s | 4.96 tonnes per square kilometre | 6.74 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.78 tonnes per square kilometre | United States |
| 2010s | 2.97 tonnes per square kilometre | 3.6 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.6256 tonnes per square kilometre | United States |
| 2020s | 2.46 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.4 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0632 tonnes per square kilometre | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre, Portugal or United States?
- Portugal, at 2.45 tonnes per square kilometre against 2.4 tonnes per square kilometre in United States as of 2022.
- What is the difference in emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre between Portugal and United States?
- 0.05 tonnes per square kilometre, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and United States?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Portugal and United States rank globally for emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre?
- Portugal ranks 114th and United States ranks 115th 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.