Congo vs Suriname: Emissions of air pollutants

Congo
28,422 tonnes
in 2022
Suriname
25,681 tonnes
in 2022
Congo rank
148th
Suriname rank
151st

Emissions of air pollutants over time

  • Congo
  • Suriname
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How they compare

Congo currently reports 28,422 tonnes against 25,681 tonnes in Suriname, a difference of 2,741 tonnes.

That makes Congo's figure about 1.1 times Suriname's.

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

Congo ranks 148th and Suriname ranks 151st 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.