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Environment > Urban SO2 concentration: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Urban SO2 concentration
Units: Micrograms/m3
Units: The values were originally collected at the city level. Each nation varied in terms of the number of cities reported, so this data should be used with some caution. Within each country the values have been normalized by city population for the year 1995, then added together to obtain the total concentration for the given country.

CONTENTS

#
COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
1 IranIran 209 micrograms/m3 1995
2 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 155.89 micrograms/m3 1995
3 LiberiaLiberia 152.18 micrograms/m3 1995
4 NigeriaNigeria 149.5 micrograms/m3 1995
5 NigerNiger 146.57 micrograms/m3 1995
6 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 145.42 micrograms/m3 1995
7 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 137.72 micrograms/m3 1995
8 SomaliaSomalia 137.61 micrograms/m3 1995
9 MauritaniaMauritania 135.89 micrograms/m3 1995
10 BurmaBurma 135.07 micrograms/m3 1995
11 MaliMali 134.39 micrograms/m3 1995
12 ChadChad 126.77 micrograms/m3 1995
13 IraqIraq 121.24 micrograms/m3 1995
14 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 119.06 micrograms/m3 1995
15 SudanSudan 116.64 micrograms/m3 1995
16 BeninBenin 116.45 micrograms/m3 1995
17 CameroonCameroon 114.97 micrograms/m3 1995
18 TogoTogo 112.4 micrograms/m3 1995
19 GabonGabon 109.48 micrograms/m3 1995
20 AngolaAngola 108.55 micrograms/m3 1995
21 MalawiMalawi 106.66 micrograms/m3 1995
22 BurundiBurundi 104.1 micrograms/m3 1995
23 KazakhstanKazakhstan 103.96 micrograms/m3 1995
24 LaosLaos 103.19 micrograms/m3 1995
25 RwandaRwanda 102.81 micrograms/m3 1995
failed states averagefailed states average (profile) 101.06 micrograms/m3 1995
26 RussiaRussia 97.55 micrograms/m3 1995
27 EthiopiaEthiopia 97.46 micrograms/m3 1995
28 ChinaChina 97.07 micrograms/m3 1995
29 ZambiaZambia 96.68 micrograms/m3 1995
Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile) 95.17 micrograms/m3 1995
30 GuineaGuinea 93.84 micrograms/m3 1995
31 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 92.24 micrograms/m3 1995
32 PakistanPakistan 91.95 micrograms/m3 1995
33 MozambiqueMozambique 90.47 micrograms/m3 1995
34 MadagascarMadagascar 89.7 micrograms/m3 1995
OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile) 88.78 micrograms/m3 1995
35 TurkeyTurkey 87.02 micrograms/m3 1995
Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile) 84.27 micrograms/m3 1995
36 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 82.8 micrograms/m3 1995
37 BhutanBhutan 81.22 micrograms/m3 1995
38 AlgeriaAlgeria 80.17 micrograms/m3 1995
39 UgandaUganda 79.53 micrograms/m3 1995
40 MoroccoMorocco 78.15 micrograms/m3 1995
41 BrazilBrazil 75.78 micrograms/m3 1995
42 MexicoMexico 74 micrograms/m3 1995
43 NepalNepal 71.84 micrograms/m3 1995
44 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 71.5 micrograms/m3 1995
45 The GambiaThe Gambia 69.33 micrograms/m3 1995
46 UzbekistanUzbekistan 69.18 micrograms/m3 1995
47 EgyptEgypt 69 micrograms/m3 1995
Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) 68.25 micrograms/m3 1995
South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile) 67.5 micrograms/m3 1995
48 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 66.38 micrograms/m3 1995
49 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 65.76 micrograms/m3 1995
=50 GhanaGhana 64.07 micrograms/m3 1995
=50 VietnamVietnam 64.07 micrograms/m3 1995
52 LibyaLibya 63.66 micrograms/m3 1995
53 SyriaSyria 63.5 micrograms/m3 1995
54 LebanonLebanon 62.71 micrograms/m3 1995
South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile) 62.26 micrograms/m3 1995
55 United Arab EmiratesUAE 61.54 micrograms/m3 1995
56 MoldovaMoldova 58.34 micrograms/m3 1995
57 TunisiaTunisia 58.16 micrograms/m3 1995
58 CambodiaCambodia 57.52 micrograms/m3 1995
59 PolandPoland 54.72 micrograms/m3 1995
60 JordanJordan 54.64 micrograms/m3 1995
61 PeruPeru 52.62 micrograms/m3 1995
62 BulgariaBulgaria 52.45 micrograms/m3 1995
63 South KoreaSouth Korea 52.41 micrograms/m3 1995
64 SloveniaSlovenia 51.21 micrograms/m3 1995
65 IndonesiaIndonesia 51.05 micrograms/m3 1995
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) 50.76 micrograms/m3 1995
66 BoliviaBolivia 50.41 micrograms/m3 1995
67 TanzaniaTanzania 48.97 micrograms/m3 1995
68 TajikistanTajikistan 48.85 micrograms/m3 1995
69 BangladeshBangladesh 48.3 micrograms/m3 1995
70 KenyaKenya 47.81 micrograms/m3 1995
71 SenegalSenegal 47.25 micrograms/m3 1995
72 BelarusBelarus 45.15 micrograms/m3 1995
73 El SalvadorEl Salvador 44.13 micrograms/m3 1995
74 HaitiHaiti 43.7 micrograms/m3 1995
75 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 43.64 micrograms/m3 1995
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) 42.45 micrograms/m3 1995
76 HondurasHonduras 41.17 micrograms/m3 1995
77 MongoliaMongolia 41.16 micrograms/m3 1995
78 UruguayUruguay 40.04 micrograms/m3 1995
79 Costa RicaCosta Rica 38.84 micrograms/m3 1995
80 ZimbabweZimbabwe 38.44 micrograms/m3 1995
81 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 37.68 micrograms/m3 1995
82 ParaguayParaguay 37.51 micrograms/m3 1995
83 HungaryHungary 37.33 micrograms/m3 1995
84 EstoniaEstonia 37.09 micrograms/m3 1995
85 UkraineUkraine 37.08 micrograms/m3 1995
86 GreeceGreece 34 micrograms/m3 1995
87 NicaraguaNicaragua 33.45 micrograms/m3 1995
Cold countries averageCold countries average (profile) 33.41 micrograms/m3 1995
=88 PhilippinesPhilippines 33 micrograms/m3 1995
=88 VenezuelaVenezuela 33 micrograms/m3 1995
Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) 31.96 micrograms/m3 1995
Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile) 31.65 micrograms/m3 1995
90 CroatiaCroatia 31 micrograms/m3 1995
91 ChileChile 29 micrograms/m3 1995
92 AlbaniaAlbania 28.69 micrograms/m3 1995
93 IndiaIndia 27.55 micrograms/m3 1995
94 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 27.34 micrograms/m3 1995
95 North KoreaNorth Korea 27.19 micrograms/m3 1995
96 Sri LankaSri Lanka 24.57 micrograms/m3 1995
97 JapanJapan 24.33 micrograms/m3 1995
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 24.11 micrograms/m3 1995
98 OmanOman 24.03 micrograms/m3 1995
99 SlovakiaSlovakia 22.66 micrograms/m3 1995
100 South AfricaSouth Africa 22.37 micrograms/m3 1995
101 JamaicaJamaica 22.12 micrograms/m3 1995
102 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 21.96 micrograms/m3 1995
103 EcuadorEcuador 21.52 micrograms/m3 1995
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 21.18 micrograms/m3 1995
104 BelgiumBelgium 21.02 micrograms/m3 1995
105 ColombiaColombia 20.75 micrograms/m3 1995
106 MalaysiaMalaysia 20.49 micrograms/m3 1995
107 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 19.82 micrograms/m3 1995
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 19.35 micrograms/m3 1995
108 ArmeniaArmenia 19.33 micrograms/m3 1995
109 IrelandIreland 18.89 micrograms/m3 1995
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 18.69 micrograms/m3 1995
110 KuwaitKuwait 17.53 micrograms/m3 1995
111 DominicaDominica 16.96 micrograms/m3 1995
112 IsraelIsrael 16.82 micrograms/m3 1995
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 16.69 micrograms/m3 1995
113 ItalyItaly 15.55 micrograms/m3 1995
114 United StatesUnited States 15.43 micrograms/m3 1995
115 BotswanaBotswana 14.47 micrograms/m3 1995
116 Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep. 14.06 micrograms/m3 1995
117 FranceFrance 13.89 micrograms/m3 1995
118 GuatemalaGuatemala 13.51 micrograms/m3 1995
119 AustriaAustria 13.21 micrograms/m3 1995
120 AustraliaAustralia 13.17 micrograms/m3 1995
121 CanadaCanada 12.87 micrograms/m3 1995
122 GermanyGermany 12.8 micrograms/m3 1995
123 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 11.56 micrograms/m3 1995
124 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 11.34 micrograms/m3 1995
=125 ThailandThailand 11 micrograms/m3 1995
=125 SpainSpain 11 micrograms/m3 1995
127 PanamaPanama 10.33 micrograms/m3 1995
128 NamibiaNamibia 10.24 micrograms/m3 1995
=129 NetherlandsNetherlands 10 micrograms/m3 1995
=129 RomaniaRomania 10 micrograms/m3 1995
131 PortugalPortugal 9.22 micrograms/m3 1995
132 DenmarkDenmark 7 micrograms/m3 1995
133 NorwayNorway 5.47 micrograms/m3 1995
134 LatviaLatvia 5.36 micrograms/m3 1995
135 SwedenSweden 5.23 micrograms/m3 1995
136 IcelandIceland 5 micrograms/m3 1995
137 FinlandFinland 4.38 micrograms/m3 1995
138 New ZealandNew Zealand 3.49 micrograms/m3 1995
139 LithuaniaLithuania 2.1 micrograms/m3 1995
140 ArgentinaArgentina 1.02 micrograms/m3 1995
141 CubaCuba 1 micrograms/m3 1995

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