Peru vs Sweden: Emissions of air pollutants

Peru
319,740 tonnes
in 2022
Sweden
298,546 tonnes
in 2022
Peru rank
54th
Sweden rank
56th

Emissions of air pollutants over time

  • Peru
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Peru currently reports 319,740 tonnes against 298,546 tonnes in Sweden, a difference of 21,194 tonnes.

That makes Peru's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Sweden ahead.

Peru ranks 54th and Sweden ranks 56th 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.