Rwanda vs Seychelles: Emissions of air pollutants

Rwanda
19,507 tonnes
in 2022
Seychelles
17,214 tonnes
in 2022
Rwanda rank
164th
Seychelles rank
165th

Emissions of air pollutants over time

  • Rwanda
  • Seychelles
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How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 19,507 tonnes against 17,214 tonnes in Seychelles, a difference of 2,293 tonnes.

That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.1 times Seychelles's.

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

Rwanda ranks 164th and Seychelles ranks 165th 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.