Gibraltar vs Greece: Emissions of air pollutants

Gibraltar
333,827 tonnes
in 2022
Greece
349,501 tonnes
in 2022
Gibraltar rank
52nd
Greece rank
49th

Emissions of air pollutants over time

  • Gibraltar
  • Greece
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How they compare

Greece currently reports 349,501 tonnes against 333,827 tonnes in Gibraltar, a difference of 15,674 tonnes.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Greece ahead.

Gibraltar ranks 52nd and Greece ranks 49th of 220 countries.

Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 28 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gibraltar Greece Difference Ahead
1750s 0.156 tonnes 192.57 tonnes 192.42 tonnes Greece
1760s 0.1649 tonnes 198.16 tonnes 197.99 tonnes Greece
1770s 0.1743 tonnes 203.65 tonnes 203.47 tonnes Greece
1780s 0.1843 tonnes 209.04 tonnes 208.86 tonnes Greece
1790s 0.1948 tonnes 214.34 tonnes 214.14 tonnes Greece
1800s 0.2059 tonnes 220.38 tonnes 220.18 tonnes Greece
1810s 0.2232 tonnes 227.45 tonnes 227.22 tonnes Greece
1820s 0.2489 tonnes 241.48 tonnes 241.23 tonnes Greece
1830s 0.2775 tonnes 265.01 tonnes 264.73 tonnes Greece
1840s 0.3094 tonnes 290.84 tonnes 290.53 tonnes Greece
1850s 0.3641 tonnes 321.14 tonnes 320.78 tonnes Greece
1860s 0.537 tonnes 478.68 tonnes 478.14 tonnes Greece
1870s 0.5233 tonnes 726.94 tonnes 726.42 tonnes Greece
1880s 0.4531 tonnes 469.44 tonnes 468.99 tonnes Greece
1890s 0.5688 tonnes 1,309 tonnes 1,308 tonnes Greece
1900s 1.03 tonnes 2,411 tonnes 2,410 tonnes Greece
1910s 1.44 tonnes 3,721 tonnes 3,719 tonnes Greece
1920s 1.77 tonnes 9,863 tonnes 9,861 tonnes Greece
1930s 2.45 tonnes 17,785 tonnes 17,782 tonnes Greece
1940s 3.46 tonnes 9,638 tonnes 9,634 tonnes Greece
1950s 473.9 tonnes 46,946 tonnes 46,472 tonnes Greece
1960s 574.1 tonnes 171,463 tonnes 170,889 tonnes Greece
1970s 112,895 tonnes 292,640 tonnes 179,745 tonnes Greece
1980s 150,278 tonnes 470,826 tonnes 320,548 tonnes Greece
1990s 201,118 tonnes 702,557 tonnes 501,440 tonnes Greece
2000s 337,907 tonnes 733,101 tonnes 395,194 tonnes Greece
2010s 311,833 tonnes 437,986 tonnes 126,152 tonnes Greece
2020s 323,478 tonnes 337,544 tonnes 14,067 tonnes Greece

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher emissions of air pollutants, Gibraltar or Greece?
Greece, at 349,501 tonnes against 333,827 tonnes in Gibraltar as of 2022.
What is the difference in emissions of air pollutants between Gibraltar and Greece?
15,674 tonnes, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gibraltar and Greece?
273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.
How do Gibraltar and Greece rank globally for emissions of air pollutants?
Gibraltar ranks 52nd and Greece ranks 49th of 220 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Emissions of air pollutants. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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
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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.