Environment > NOx emissions per populated area: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: 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.

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#	COUNTRY	AMOUNT	DATE
1	LibyaLibya	6.34 thousand metric tons/squ	2000
2	United Arab EmiratesUAE	4.99 thousand metric tons/squ	2000
3	BelgiumBelgium	3.43 thousand metric tons/squ	2000
4	United KingdomUnited Kingdom	2.76 thousand metric tons/squ	2000
5	BotswanaBotswana	2.65 thousand metric tons/squ	2000
6	EgyptEgypt	2.18 thousand metric tons/squ	2000
7	NamibiaNamibia	1.84 thousand metric tons/squ	2000
8	GermanyGermany	1.82 thousand metric tons/squ	2000
9	IcelandIceland	1.76 thousand metric tons/squ	2000
10	NetherlandsNetherlands	1.51 thousand metric tons/squ	2000
	Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile)	1.5 thousand metric tons/squ	2000
11	JapanJapan	1.5 thousand metric tons/squ	2000
	OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile)	1.49 thousand metric tons/squ	2000
12	CambodiaCambodia	1.31 thousand metric tons/squ	2000
13	United StatesUnited States	1.29 thousand metric tons/squ	2000
	Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile)	1.26 thousand metric tons/squ	2000
14	South KoreaSouth Korea	1.24 thousand metric tons/squ	2000
15	LebanonLebanon	1.22 thousand metric tons/squ	2000
16	North KoreaNorth Korea	1.18 thousand metric tons/squ	2000
17	CanadaCanada	1.15 thousand metric tons/squ	2000
18	KuwaitKuwait	1.05 thousand metric tons/squ	2000
19	DenmarkDenmark	1.01 thousand metric tons/squ	2000
=20	AustraliaAustralia	1 thousand metric tons/squ	2000
=20	ItalyItaly	1 thousand metric tons/squ	2000
22	FranceFrance	0.99 thousand metric tons/squ	2000
23	SwitzerlandSwitzerland	0.95 thousand metric tons/squ	2000
24	NepalNepal	0.93 thousand metric tons/squ	2000
	High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile)	0.881 thousand metric tons/squ	2000
25	AlgeriaAlgeria	0.86 thousand metric tons/squ	2000
	Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile)	0.77 thousand metric tons/squ	2000
	Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile)	0.77 thousand metric tons/squ	2000
26	IsraelIsrael	0.76 thousand metric tons/squ	2000
	NATO countries averageNATO average (profile)	0.753 thousand metric tons/squ	2000
27	ChinaChina	0.75 thousand metric tons/squ	2000
	European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile)	0.695 thousand metric tons/squ	2000
28	BangladeshBangladesh	0.67 thousand metric tons/squ	2000
29	South AfricaSouth Africa	0.64 thousand metric tons/squ	2000
	Cold countries averageCold countries average (profile)	0.625 thousand metric tons/squ	2000
30	Central African RepublicCentral Africa	0.61 thousand metric tons/squ	2000
	Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile)	0.607 thousand metric tons/squ	2000
31	Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+	0.57 thousand metric tons/squ	2000
32	VietnamVietnam	0.56 thousand metric tons/squ	2000
33	IndiaIndia	0.52 thousand metric tons/squ	2000
34	Sierra LeoneSierra Leone	0.48 thousand metric tons/squ	2000
35	GreeceGreece	0.47 thousand metric tons/squ	2000
36	AustriaAustria	0.46 thousand metric tons/squ	2000
=37	IrelandIreland	0.45 thousand metric tons/squ	2000
=37	ThailandThailand	0.45 thousand metric tons/squ	2000
=37	ArmeniaArmenia	0.45 thousand metric tons/squ	2000
=40	SpainSpain	0.44 thousand metric tons/squ	2000
=40	RussiaRussia	0.44 thousand metric tons/squ	2000
42	Czech RepublicCzech Republic	0.43 thousand metric tons/squ	2000
=43	VenezuelaVenezuela	0.41 thousand metric tons/squ	2000
=43	ZambiaZambia	0.41 thousand metric tons/squ	2000
=45	MexicoMexico	0.38 thousand metric tons/squ	2000
=45	ParaguayParaguay	0.38 thousand metric tons/squ	2000
	South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile)	0.378 thousand metric tons/squ	2000
47	UkraineUkraine	0.36 thousand metric tons/squ	2000
48	BrazilBrazil	0.34 thousand metric tons/squ	2000
=49	TurkeyTurkey	0.33 thousand metric tons/squ	2000
=49	AngolaAngola	0.33 thousand metric tons/squ	2000
51	RwandaRwanda	0.32 thousand metric tons/squ	2000
	Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile)	0.317 thousand metric tons/squ	2000
=52	PhilippinesPhilippines	0.31 thousand metric tons/squ	2000
=52	IraqIraq	0.31 thousand metric tons/squ	2000
54	JordanJordan	0.3 thousand metric tons/squ	2000
	South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile)	0.3 thousand metric tons/squ	2000
	Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile)	0.297 thousand metric tons/squ	2000
=55	GhanaGhana	0.29 thousand metric tons/squ	2000
=55	AzerbaijanAzerbaijan	0.29 thousand metric tons/squ	2000
=55	LaosLaos	0.29 thousand metric tons/squ	2000
58	PolandPoland	0.28 thousand metric tons/squ	2000
=59	LiberiaLiberia	0.27 thousand metric tons/squ	2000
=59	SlovakiaSlovakia	0.27 thousand metric tons/squ	2000
=59	SwedenSweden	0.27 thousand metric tons/squ	2000
=59	RomaniaRomania	0.27 thousand metric tons/squ	2000
=63	NorwayNorway	0.26 thousand metric tons/squ	2000
=63	ColombiaColombia	0.26 thousand metric tons/squ	2000
=63	Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire	0.26 thousand metric tons/squ	2000
=63	UgandaUganda	0.26 thousand metric tons/squ	2000
=63	Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR.	0.26 thousand metric tons/squ	2000
68	PakistanPakistan	0.25 thousand metric tons/squ	2000
=69	NigeriaNigeria	0.24 thousand metric tons/squ	2000
=69	GuatemalaGuatemala	0.24 thousand metric tons/squ	2000
=71	HungaryHungary	0.23 thousand metric tons/squ	2000
=71	BurundiBurundi	0.23 thousand metric tons/squ	2000
=73	PortugalPortugal	0.22 thousand metric tons/squ	2000
=73	KenyaKenya	0.22 thousand metric tons/squ	2000
=73	TunisiaTunisia	0.22 thousand metric tons/squ	2000
	failed states averagefailed states average (profile)	0.214 thousand metric tons/squ	2000
=76	MalaysiaMalaysia	0.21 thousand metric tons/squ	2000
=76	EcuadorEcuador	0.21 thousand metric tons/squ	2000
=76	ZimbabweZimbabwe	0.21 thousand metric tons/squ	2000
=76	SyriaSyria	0.21 thousand metric tons/squ	2000
=76	LithuaniaLithuania	0.21 thousand metric tons/squ	2000
=76	BoliviaBolivia	0.21 thousand metric tons/squ	2000
	Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile)	0.206 thousand metric tons/squ	2000
=82	SenegalSenegal	0.2 thousand metric tons/squ	2000
=82	MauritaniaMauritania	0.2 thousand metric tons/squ	2000
=82	Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia	0.2 thousand metric tons/squ	2000
=82	JamaicaJamaica	0.2 thousand metric tons/squ	2000
=82	BelarusBelarus	0.2 thousand metric tons/squ	2000
=87	TanzaniaTanzania	0.19 thousand metric tons/squ	2000
=87	FinlandFinland	0.19 thousand metric tons/squ	2000
=87	TogoTogo	0.19 thousand metric tons/squ	2000
=87	BulgariaBulgaria	0.19 thousand metric tons/squ	2000
=87	BurmaBurma	0.19 thousand metric tons/squ	2000
	Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile)	0.184 thousand metric tons/squ	2000
=92	IndonesiaIndonesia	0.18 thousand metric tons/squ	2000
=92	SudanSudan	0.18 thousand metric tons/squ	2000
=92	CroatiaCroatia	0.18 thousand metric tons/squ	2000
=95	TurkmenistanTurkmenistan	0.17 thousand metric tons/squ	2000
=95	CameroonCameroon	0.17 thousand metric tons/squ	2000
=95	SloveniaSlovenia	0.17 thousand metric tons/squ	2000
=95	ChadChad	0.17 thousand metric tons/squ	2000
=99	Burkina FasoBurkina Faso	0.16 thousand metric tons/squ	2000
=99	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina	0.16 thousand metric tons/squ	2000
=99	TajikistanTajikistan	0.16 thousand metric tons/squ	2000
=99	MalawiMalawi	0.16 thousand metric tons/squ	2000
=99	UzbekistanUzbekistan	0.16 thousand metric tons/squ	2000
=99	New ZealandNew Zealand	0.16 thousand metric tons/squ	2000
=99	MongoliaMongolia	0.16 thousand metric tons/squ	2000
=99	CubaCuba	0.16 thousand metric tons/squ	2000
=99	NigerNiger	0.16 thousand metric tons/squ	2000
=108	Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep.	0.15 thousand metric tons/squ	2000
=108	Sri LankaSri Lanka	0.15 thousand metric tons/squ	2000
=110	BeninBenin	0.14 thousand metric tons/squ	2000
=110	KazakhstanKazakhstan	0.14 thousand metric tons/squ	2000
=110	HondurasHonduras	0.14 thousand metric tons/squ	2000
=113	EthiopiaEthiopia	0.13 thousand metric tons/squ	2000
=113	MozambiqueMozambique	0.13 thousand metric tons/squ	2000
=113	Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau	0.13 thousand metric tons/squ	2000
=116	The GambiaThe Gambia	0.12 thousand metric tons/squ	2000
=116	MaliMali	0.12 thousand metric tons/squ	2000
=116	IranIran	0.12 thousand metric tons/squ	2000
=119	MadagascarMadagascar	0.11 thousand metric tons/squ	2000
=119	ArgentinaArgentina	0.11 thousand metric tons/squ	2000
=119	GabonGabon	0.11 thousand metric tons/squ	2000
=122	MoroccoMorocco	0.1 thousand metric tons/squ	2000
=122	ChileChile	0.1 thousand metric tons/squ	2000
=124	MoldovaMoldova	0.09 thousand metric tons/squ	2000
=124	EstoniaEstonia	0.09 thousand metric tons/squ	2000
=124	OmanOman	0.09 thousand metric tons/squ	2000
=124	UruguayUruguay	0.09 thousand metric tons/squ	2000
=124	NicaraguaNicaragua	0.09 thousand metric tons/squ	2000
=129	GuineaGuinea	0.08 thousand metric tons/squ	2000
=129	KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan	0.08 thousand metric tons/squ	2000
=131	El SalvadorEl Salvador	0.07 thousand metric tons/squ	2000
=131	AlbaniaAlbania	0.07 thousand metric tons/squ	2000
=131	PeruPeru	0.07 thousand metric tons/squ	2000
=131	BhutanBhutan	0.07 thousand metric tons/squ	2000
135	DominicaDominica	0.06 thousand metric tons/squ	2000
=136	PanamaPanama	0.05 thousand metric tons/squ	2000
=136	SomaliaSomalia	0.05 thousand metric tons/squ	2000
138	LatviaLatvia	0.04 thousand metric tons/squ	2000
=139	Costa RicaCosta Rica	0.03 thousand metric tons/squ	2000
=139	HaitiHaiti	0.03 thousand metric tons/squ	2000
141	Papua New GuineaPapua NG	0.01 thousand metric tons/squ	2000

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