Guatemala vs Qatar: Emissions of air pollutants

Guatemala
214,868 tonnes
in 2022
Qatar
223,569 tonnes
in 2022
Guatemala rank
65th
Qatar rank
62nd

Emissions of air pollutants over time

  • Guatemala
  • Qatar
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How they compare

Qatar currently reports 223,569 tonnes against 214,868 tonnes in Guatemala, a difference of 8,701 tonnes.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Guatemala ahead.

Guatemala ranks 65th and Qatar ranks 62nd 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.