Guyana vs Somalia: Emissions of air pollutants

Guyana
38,237 tonnes
in 2022
Somalia
34,661 tonnes
in 2022
Guyana rank
138th
Somalia rank
141st

Emissions of air pollutants over time

  • Guyana
  • Somalia
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How they compare

Guyana currently reports 38,237 tonnes against 34,661 tonnes in Somalia, a difference of 3,576 tonnes.

That makes Guyana's figure about 1.1 times Somalia's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Somalia ahead.

Guyana ranks 138th and Somalia ranks 141st 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.