Guatemala vs Kenya: Emissions of air pollutants

Guatemala
214,868 tonnes
in 2022
Kenya
208,069 tonnes
in 2022
Guatemala rank
65th
Kenya rank
66th

Emissions of air pollutants over time

  • Guatemala
  • Kenya
050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k175018862022

How they compare

Guatemala currently reports 214,868 tonnes against 208,069 tonnes in Kenya, a difference of 6,799 tonnes.

The two have swapped places 15 times across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Kenya ahead.

Guatemala ranks 65th and Kenya ranks 66th 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
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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.