NATO countries Compared by Environment > NOx emissions per populated area
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NOx emissions per populated land area
Units: 1000 Metric Tons/Sq. Km. of Populated Land Area
Units: We obtained the total emissions for each country by summarizing emissions data, originally available as a grid map with 1 degree x 1 degree cells. Air pollution is generally greatest in densely populated areas. To take this into account, we used the Gridded Population of the World dataset available from CIESIN and calculated the total land area in each country inhabited with a population density of greater than 5 persons per sq. km. We then used this land area as a denominator for the emissions data.
Units: 1000 Metric Tons/Sq. Km. of Populated Land Area
Units: We obtained the total emissions for each country by summarizing emissions data, originally available as a grid map with 1 degree x 1 degree cells. Air pollution is generally greatest in densely populated areas. To take this into account, we used the Gridded Population of the World dataset available from CIESIN and calculated the total land area in each country inhabited with a population density of greater than 5 persons per sq. km. We then used this land area as a denominator for the emissions data.
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Interesting observations about Environment > NOx emissions per populated area
- China ranked first for NOx emissions per populated area amongst Emerging markets in 2000.
- Libya ranked first for NOx emissions per populated area amongst Muslim countries in 2000.
- Belgium ranked first for NOx emissions per populated area amongst Christian countries in 2000.
- Italy ranked first for NOx emissions per populated area amongst Catholic countries in 2000.
- United Kingdom ranked second for NOx emissions per populated area amongst High income OECD countries in 2000.
- France ranked last for NOx emissions per populated area amongst Group of 7 countries (G7) in 2000.
- India ranked first for NOx emissions per populated area amongst Religious countries in 2000.
- Germany ranked third for NOx emissions per populated area amongst Europe in 2000.
- Botswana ranked first for NOx emissions per populated area amongst Landlocked countries in 2000.
- Cambodia ranked first for NOx emissions per populated area amongst Former French colonies in 2000.
