Equatorial Guinea vs Iceland: Emissions of air pollutants

Equatorial Guinea
23,410 tonnes
in 2022
Iceland
22,292 tonnes
in 2022
Equatorial Guinea rank
157th
Iceland rank
159th

Emissions of air pollutants over time

  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Iceland
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How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports 23,410 tonnes against 22,292 tonnes in Iceland, a difference of 1,117 tonnes.

That makes Equatorial Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Iceland's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 157th and Iceland ranks 159th 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.