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Tonga vs United States Virgin Islands: Emissions of air pollutants

Tonga
1,092 tonnes
in 2022
United States Virgin Islands
1,383 tonnes
in 2022
Tonga rank
202nd
United States Virgin Islands rank
201st

Emissions of air pollutants over time

  • Tonga
  • United States Virgin Islands
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How they compare

United States Virgin Islands currently reports 1,383 tonnes against 1,092 tonnes in Tonga, a difference of 290.03 tonnes.

That makes United States Virgin Islands's figure about 1.3 times Tonga's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Tonga ahead.

Tonga ranks 202nd and United States Virgin Islands ranks 201st 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
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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.