Botswana vs Latvia: Emissions of air pollutants

Botswana
42,942 tonnes
in 2022
Latvia
46,182 tonnes
in 2022
Botswana rank
133rd
Latvia rank
130th

Emissions of air pollutants over time

  • Botswana
  • Latvia
050.0k100.0k150.0k175018862022

How they compare

Latvia currently reports 46,182 tonnes against 42,942 tonnes in Botswana, a difference of 3,240 tonnes.

That makes Latvia's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Latvia ahead.

Botswana ranks 133rd and Latvia ranks 130th 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.