Argentina vs Thailand: Long run air pollution

Argentina
1.20 million
in 2022
Thailand
1.24 million
in 2022
Argentina rank
18th
Thailand rank
16th

Long run air pollution over time

  • Argentina
  • Thailand
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How they compare

Thailand currently reports 1.24 million against 1.20 million in Argentina, a difference of 40,280.

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

Argentina ranks 18th and Thailand ranks 16th of 220 countries.

Across the 28 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 14 and Thailand in 14.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Thailand Difference Ahead
1750s 245.84 1,212 966.06 Thailand
1760s 265.87 1,234 968.07 Thailand
1770s 287.52 1,256 968.83 Thailand
1780s 310.92 1,279 968.2 Thailand
1790s 336.2 1,302 966.05 Thailand
1800s 368 1,331 962.99 Thailand
1810s 443.36 1,409 965.23 Thailand
1820s 580.79 1,451 870.28 Thailand
1830s 760.31 1,476 716 Thailand
1840s 994.67 1,617 622.63 Thailand
1850s 1,322 1,765 443.59 Thailand
1860s 1,911 1,894 17.13 Argentina
1870s 2,953 2,085 868.46 Argentina
1880s 5,237 2,349 2,888 Argentina
1890s 10,648 2,686 7,962 Argentina
1900s 21,994 3,317 18,676 Argentina
1910s 56,518 4,445 52,073 Argentina
1920s 104,842 6,067 98,775 Argentina
1930s 185,105 8,153 176,953 Argentina
1940s 218,985 11,094 207,891 Argentina
1950s 239,873 27,748 212,126 Argentina
1960s 345,566 70,859 274,708 Argentina
1970s 569,203 184,277 384,925 Argentina
1980s 643,694 374,303 269,391 Argentina
1990s 769,850 890,567 120,717 Thailand
2000s 960,183 1.10 million 137,439 Thailand
2010s 1.26 million 1.26 million 3,716 Argentina
2020s 1.15 million 1.27 million 119,920 Thailand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher long run air pollution, Argentina or Thailand?
Thailand, at 1.24 million against 1.20 million in Argentina as of 2022.
What is the difference in long run air pollution between Argentina and Thailand?
40,280, with Thailand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Thailand?
273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.
How do Argentina and Thailand rank globally for long run air pollution?
Argentina ranks 18th and Thailand ranks 16th 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