Chile vs Ukraine: Emissions of air pollutants

Chile

440,221 tonnes

in 2022

Ukraine

391,067 tonnes

in 2022

Chile rank

42nd

Ukraine rank

44th

Emissions of air pollutants over time

Chile
Ukraine

How they compare

Chile currently reports 440,221 tonnes against 391,067 tonnes in Ukraine, a difference of 49,154 tonnes.

That makes Chile's figure about 1.1 times Ukraine's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Ukraine ahead.

Chile ranks 42nd and Ukraine ranks 44th 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: 07 August 2026

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.