Burkina Faso vs El Salvador: Long run air pollution

Burkina Faso
66,536
in 2022
El Salvador
62,839
in 2022
Burkina Faso rank
112th
El Salvador rank
115th

Long run air pollution over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • El Salvador
020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k175018862022

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 66,536 against 62,839 in El Salvador, a difference of 3,697.

That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.

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

Burkina Faso ranks 112th and El Salvador ranks 115th of 216 countries.

Across the 28 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 18 and El Salvador in 10.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso El Salvador Difference Ahead
1750s 364.52 24.24 340.28 Burkina Faso
1760s 365.68 25.31 340.36 Burkina Faso
1770s 366.83 28.01 338.81 Burkina Faso
1780s 367.97 32.44 335.54 Burkina Faso
1790s 369.12 36.82 332.3 Burkina Faso
1800s 374.47 41.43 333.04 Burkina Faso
1810s 385.88 46.42 339.46 Burkina Faso
1820s 398.5 52.94 345.56 Burkina Faso
1830s 411.29 61.32 349.96 Burkina Faso
1840s 424.25 69.81 354.43 Burkina Faso
1850s 442.12 81.14 360.97 Burkina Faso
1860s 474.97 99.44 375.53 Burkina Faso
1870s 520.18 125.28 394.9 Burkina Faso
1880s 567.76 160.43 407.33 Burkina Faso
1890s 619.15 209.02 410.13 Burkina Faso
1900s 754.5 436.2 318.3 Burkina Faso
1910s 1,036 964.59 71.19 Burkina Faso
1920s 1,459 1,634 175.42 El Salvador
1930s 1,978 2,326 347.62 El Salvador
1940s 2,700 3,056 356.31 El Salvador
1950s 5,288 8,795 3,507 El Salvador
1960s 6,063 15,991 9,928 El Salvador
1970s 9,458 27,762 18,305 El Salvador
1980s 14,894 27,261 12,367 El Salvador
1990s 19,935 51,907 31,972 El Salvador
2000s 29,179 73,233 44,053 El Salvador
2010s 50,891 67,329 16,439 El Salvador
2020s 63,483 59,704 3,779 Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher long run air pollution, Burkina Faso or El Salvador?
Burkina Faso, at 66,536 against 62,839 in El Salvador as of 2022.
What is the difference in long run air pollution between Burkina Faso and El Salvador?
3,697, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and El Salvador?
273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.
How do Burkina Faso and El Salvador rank globally for long run air pollution?
Burkina Faso ranks 112th and El Salvador ranks 115th of 216 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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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