Kenya vs Romania: Emissions of air pollutants

Kenya
208,069 tonnes
in 2022
Romania
198,247 tonnes
in 2022
Kenya rank
66th
Romania rank
68th

Emissions of air pollutants over time

  • Kenya
  • Romania
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How they compare

Kenya currently reports 208,069 tonnes against 198,247 tonnes in Romania, a difference of 9,822 tonnes.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Romania ahead.

Kenya ranks 66th and Romania ranks 68th 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.