Saudi Arabia vs Vanuatu: emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre
Saudi Arabia
0.4235 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2022
Vanuatu
0.4628 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2022
Saudi Arabia rank
187th
Vanuatu rank
184th
emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre over time
- Saudi Arabia
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Vanuatu currently reports 0.4628 tonnes per square kilometre against 0.4235 tonnes per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.0393 tonnes per square kilometre.
That makes Vanuatu's figure about 1.1 times Saudi Arabia's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Saudi Arabia ranks 187th and Vanuatu ranks 184th of 207 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Saudi Arabia averaged higher in 4 and Vanuatu in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saudi Arabia | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0537 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0636 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0099 tonnes per square kilometre | Vanuatu |
| 1970s | 0.2416 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0888 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1528 tonnes per square kilometre | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | 0.5231 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.112 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.4111 tonnes per square kilometre | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 0.5923 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2169 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.3754 tonnes per square kilometre | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 0.5918 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.4842 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1076 tonnes per square kilometre | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 0.4891 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.5148 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0257 tonnes per square kilometre | Vanuatu |
| 2020s | 0.4053 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.4711 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0658 tonnes per square kilometre | Vanuatu |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre, Saudi Arabia or Vanuatu?
- Vanuatu, at 0.4628 tonnes per square kilometre against 0.4235 tonnes per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre between Saudi Arabia and Vanuatu?
- 0.0393 tonnes per square kilometre, with Vanuatu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Vanuatu?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Saudi Arabia and Vanuatu rank globally for emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 187th and Vanuatu ranks 184th 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.