Madagascar vs Zimbabwe: Emissions of air pollutants

Madagascar
77,423 tonnes
in 2022
Zimbabwe
74,017 tonnes
in 2022
Madagascar rank
108th
Zimbabwe rank
109th

Emissions of air pollutants over time

  • Madagascar
  • Zimbabwe
025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k175018862022

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 77,423 tonnes against 74,017 tonnes in Zimbabwe, a difference of 3,406 tonnes.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Madagascar ahead.

Madagascar ranks 108th and Zimbabwe ranks 109th 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.