Afghanistan vs Kuwait: Long run air pollution

Afghanistan
390,734
in 2022
Kuwait
376,852
in 2022
Afghanistan rank
45th
Kuwait rank
47th

Long run air pollution over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Kuwait
0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k175018862022

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 390,734 against 376,852 in Kuwait, a difference of 13,882.

The two have swapped places 18 times across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 45th and Kuwait ranks 47th of 220 countries.

Across the 28 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 26 and Kuwait in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Kuwait Difference Ahead
1750s 565.84 3.58 562.26 Afghanistan
1760s 589.3 3.75 585.55 Afghanistan
1770s 613.71 3.92 609.79 Afghanistan
1780s 639.12 4.09 635.03 Afghanistan
1790s 665.57 4.27 661.3 Afghanistan
1800s 701.8 4.5 697.3 Afghanistan
1810s 750.79 4.8 745.99 Afghanistan
1820s 799.61 5.11 794.49 Afghanistan
1830s 855.71 5.45 850.27 Afghanistan
1840s 925.74 5.79 919.95 Afghanistan
1850s 1,003 6.16 997.32 Afghanistan
1860s 1,107 6.5 1,101 Afghanistan
1870s 1,259 6.82 1,252 Afghanistan
1880s 1,428 7.13 1,421 Afghanistan
1890s 1,629 7.48 1,621 Afghanistan
1900s 1,943 8.15 1,935 Afghanistan
1910s 2,318 9.09 2,309 Afghanistan
1920s 2,703 10.21 2,692 Afghanistan
1930s 3,158 10.86 3,147 Afghanistan
1940s 3,484 2,777 707.17 Afghanistan
1950s 33,685 50,241 16,556 Kuwait
1960s 124,757 63,693 61,063 Afghanistan
1970s 259,582 254,556 5,026 Afghanistan
1980s 325,266 294,998 30,268 Afghanistan
1990s 260,792 154,857 105,935 Afghanistan
2000s 121,263 252,933 131,670 Kuwait
2010s 321,874 320,667 1,207 Afghanistan
2020s 392,273 347,564 44,709 Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher long run air pollution, Afghanistan or Kuwait?
Afghanistan, at 390,734 against 376,852 in Kuwait as of 2022.
What is the difference in long run air pollution between Afghanistan and Kuwait?
13,882, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Kuwait?
273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.
How do Afghanistan and Kuwait rank globally for long run air pollution?
Afghanistan ranks 45th and Kuwait ranks 47th of 220 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Long run air pollution. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Long run air pollution
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
220 places, 60,060 data points, 1750–2022
Last refreshed