Australia vs Spain: Long run air pollution
Australia
1.04 million
in 2022
Spain
1.15 million
in 2022
Australia rank
23rd
Spain rank
20th
Long run air pollution over time
- Australia
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 1.15 million against 1.04 million in Australia, a difference of 110,100.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Spain ahead.
Australia ranks 23rd and Spain ranks 20th of 220 countries.
Across the 28 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 13 and Spain in 15.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 0 | 2,093 | 2,093 | Spain |
| 1760s | 0 | 2,142 | 2,142 | Spain |
| 1770s | 0 | 2,192 | 2,192 | Spain |
| 1780s | 1.25 | 2,243 | 2,242 | Spain |
| 1790s | 5.65 | 2,295 | 2,290 | Spain |
| 1800s | 18.86 | 2,363 | 2,344 | Spain |
| 1810s | 65.52 | 2,451 | 2,386 | Spain |
| 1820s | 222.06 | 2,589 | 2,367 | Spain |
| 1830s | 606.45 | 2,739 | 2,132 | Spain |
| 1840s | 1,671 | 3,289 | 1,618 | Spain |
| 1850s | 4,868 | 4,719 | 148.82 | Australia |
| 1860s | 10,615 | 7,938 | 2,677 | Australia |
| 1870s | 16,862 | 10,349 | 6,513 | Australia |
| 1880s | 28,675 | 15,905 | 12,770 | Australia |
| 1890s | 38,674 | 21,256 | 17,418 | Australia |
| 1900s | 68,834 | 30,804 | 38,030 | Australia |
| 1910s | 89,155 | 40,833 | 48,322 | Australia |
| 1920s | 97,110 | 55,906 | 41,204 | Australia |
| 1930s | 94,899 | 63,729 | 31,170 | Australia |
| 1940s | 123,181 | 98,381 | 24,800 | Australia |
| 1950s | 325,995 | 251,011 | 74,984 | Australia |
| 1960s | 772,310 | 610,219 | 162,091 | Australia |
| 1970s | 1.16 million | 1.10 million | 65,019 | Australia |
| 1980s | 1.40 million | 1.45 million | 46,922 | Spain |
| 1990s | 1.57 million | 1.79 million | 222,586 | Spain |
| 2000s | 1.46 million | 2.01 million | 551,919 | Spain |
| 2010s | 1.28 million | 1.43 million | 141,964 | Spain |
| 2020s | 1.09 million | 1.11 million | 19,580 | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher long run air pollution, Australia or Spain?
- Spain, at 1.15 million against 1.04 million in Australia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in long run air pollution between Australia and Spain?
- 110,100, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Spain?
- 273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.
- How do Australia and Spain rank globally for long run air pollution?
- Australia ranks 23rd and Spain ranks 20th 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.