Laos vs Malta: Emissions of air pollutants

Laos
143,985 tonnes
in 2022
Malta
159,322 tonnes
in 2022
Laos rank
79th
Malta rank
76th

Emissions of air pollutants over time

  • Laos
  • Malta
050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k175018862022

How they compare

Malta currently reports 159,322 tonnes against 143,985 tonnes in Laos, a difference of 15,337 tonnes.

That makes Malta's figure about 1.1 times Laos's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Laos ahead.

Laos ranks 79th and Malta ranks 76th 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.