Namibia vs Puerto Rico: Emissions of air pollutants

Namibia
26,104 tonnes
in 2022
Puerto Rico
27,455 tonnes
in 2022
Namibia rank
150th
Puerto Rico rank
149th

Emissions of air pollutants over time

  • Namibia
  • Puerto Rico
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How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 27,455 tonnes against 26,104 tonnes in Namibia, a difference of 1,351 tonnes.

That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.1 times Namibia's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Namibia ahead.

Namibia ranks 150th and Puerto Rico ranks 149th 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.