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Democratic Republic of Congo vs Ireland: Emissions of air pollutants

Democratic Republic of Congo
82,418 tonnes
in 2022
Ireland
89,994 tonnes
in 2022
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
104th
Ireland rank
102nd

Emissions of air pollutants over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Ireland
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How they compare

Ireland currently reports 89,994 tonnes against 82,418 tonnes in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 7,576 tonnes.

That makes Ireland's figure about 1.1 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

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

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 104th and Ireland ranks 102nd 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.