Guinea vs Zambia: Emissions of air pollutants

Guinea
56,242 tonnes
in 2022
Zambia
57,281 tonnes
in 2022
Guinea rank
122nd
Zambia rank
121st

Emissions of air pollutants over time

  • Guinea
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Zambia currently reports 57,281 tonnes against 56,242 tonnes in Guinea, a difference of 1,039 tonnes.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Guinea ahead.

Guinea ranks 122nd and Zambia ranks 121st 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.