Burundi vs Maldives: Emissions of air pollutants

Burundi
13,274 tonnes
in 2022
Maldives
12,723 tonnes
in 2022
Burundi rank
171st
Maldives rank
172nd

Emissions of air pollutants over time

  • Burundi
  • Maldives
05.0k10.0k15.0k175018862022

How they compare

Burundi currently reports 13,274 tonnes against 12,723 tonnes in Maldives, a difference of 550.3 tonnes.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Burundi ahead.

Burundi ranks 171st and Maldives ranks 172nd 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.