Puerto Rico vs Turks and Caicos Islands: emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre
emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre over time
- Puerto Rico
- Turks and Caicos Islands
How they compare
Turks and Caicos Islands currently reports 1.53 tonnes per square kilometre against 1.42 tonnes per square kilometre in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0.11 tonnes per square kilometre.
That makes Turks and Caicos Islands's figure about 1.1 times Puerto Rico's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Puerto Rico ahead.
Puerto Rico ranks 155th and Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 152nd of 207 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Puerto Rico averaged higher in 6 and Turks and Caicos Islands in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Puerto Rico | Turks and Caicos Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.29 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0174 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.27 tonnes per square kilometre | Puerto Rico |
| 1970s | 2.01 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0164 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.99 tonnes per square kilometre | Puerto Rico |
| 1980s | 4.2 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0264 tonnes per square kilometre | 4.18 tonnes per square kilometre | Puerto Rico |
| 1990s | 5.69 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.131 tonnes per square kilometre | 5.56 tonnes per square kilometre | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 3.48 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.14 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.33 tonnes per square kilometre | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 2.1 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.69 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.4075 tonnes per square kilometre | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 1.4 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.48 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0838 tonnes per square kilometre | Turks and Caicos Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre, Puerto Rico or Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Turks and Caicos Islands, at 1.53 tonnes per square kilometre against 1.42 tonnes per square kilometre in Puerto Rico as of 2022.
- What is the difference in emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre between Puerto Rico and Turks and Caicos Islands?
- 0.11 tonnes per square kilometre, with Turks and Caicos Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Turks and Caicos Islands?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Puerto Rico and Turks and Caicos Islands rank globally for emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre?
- Puerto Rico ranks 155th and Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 152nd 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.