Afghanistan vs Norway: Sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre

Afghanistan
0.0456 units per square kilometre
in 2022
Norway
0.0471 units per square kilometre
in 2022
Afghanistan rank
183rd
Norway rank
182nd

Sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Norway
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How they compare

Norway currently reports 0.0471 units per square kilometre against 0.0456 units per square kilometre in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.0015 units per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Norway ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 183rd and Norway ranks 182nd of 207 countries.

Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Norway Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0059 units per square kilometre 0.5788 units per square kilometre 0.5729 units per square kilometre Norway
1970s 0.0097 units per square kilometre 0.4655 units per square kilometre 0.4558 units per square kilometre Norway
1980s 0.013 units per square kilometre 0.2802 units per square kilometre 0.2672 units per square kilometre Norway
1990s 0.0122 units per square kilometre 0.1723 units per square kilometre 0.1602 units per square kilometre Norway
2000s 0.0112 units per square kilometre 0.118 units per square kilometre 0.1068 units per square kilometre Norway
2010s 0.0467 units per square kilometre 0.0704 units per square kilometre 0.0236 units per square kilometre Norway
2020s 0.0463 units per square kilometre 0.0468 units per square kilometre 0.0005 units per square kilometre Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre, Afghanistan or Norway?
Norway, at 0.0471 units per square kilometre against 0.0456 units per square kilometre in Afghanistan as of 2022.
What is the difference in sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre between Afghanistan and Norway?
0.0015 units per square kilometre, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Norway?
62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
How do Afghanistan and Norway rank globally for sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre?
Afghanistan ranks 183rd and Norway ranks 182nd of 207 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
207 places, 11,657 data points, 1961–2022
Last refreshed

Sulphur dioxide and coal divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.