Algeria vs Philippines: Emissions of air pollutants

Algeria
576,904 tonnes
in 2022
Philippines
711,503 tonnes
in 2022
Algeria rank
38th
Philippines rank
35th

Emissions of air pollutants over time

  • Algeria
  • Philippines
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How they compare

Philippines currently reports 711,503 tonnes against 576,904 tonnes in Algeria, a difference of 134,599 tonnes.

That makes Philippines's figure about 1.2 times Algeria's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Philippines ahead.

Algeria ranks 38th and Philippines ranks 35th of 220 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Emissions of air pollutants
Unit
tonnes
Source
Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
220 places, 60,060 data points, 1750–2022
Last refreshed

Nitrogen oxides (NOₓ) are gases that are mainly formed during the burning of fossil fuels. Exposure to NOₓ gases can have negative impacts on respiratory health. NOₓ gases can also lead to the formation of ozone – another air pollutant.