Malta vs Tanzania: Emissions of air pollutants

Malta
159,322 tonnes
in 2022
Tanzania
175,303 tonnes
in 2022
Malta rank
76th
Tanzania rank
73rd

Emissions of air pollutants over time

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

How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 175,303 tonnes against 159,322 tonnes in Malta, a difference of 15,981 tonnes.

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

The two have swapped places 6 times across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Tanzania ahead.

Malta ranks 76th and Tanzania ranks 73rd of 220 regions.

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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.