Australia vs Namibia: Sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre

Australia
0.136 units per square kilometre
in 2022
Namibia
0.1411 units per square kilometre
in 2022
Australia rank
143rd
Namibia rank
141st

Sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre over time

  • Australia
  • Namibia
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How they compare

Namibia currently reports 0.1411 units per square kilometre against 0.136 units per square kilometre in Australia, a difference of 0.0051 units per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 143rd and Namibia ranks 141st of 207 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 5 and Namibia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Namibia Difference Ahead
1960s 0.141 units per square kilometre 0.0001 units per square kilometre 0.1409 units per square kilometre Australia
1970s 0.1923 units per square kilometre 0.0412 units per square kilometre 0.1511 units per square kilometre Australia
1980s 0.2006 units per square kilometre 0.1268 units per square kilometre 0.0738 units per square kilometre Australia
1990s 0.205 units per square kilometre 0.0765 units per square kilometre 0.1285 units per square kilometre Australia
2000s 0.1837 units per square kilometre 0.1689 units per square kilometre 0.0148 units per square kilometre Australia
2010s 0.1573 units per square kilometre 0.245 units per square kilometre 0.0877 units per square kilometre Namibia
2020s 0.1329 units per square kilometre 0.1437 units per square kilometre 0.0107 units per square kilometre Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre, Australia or Namibia?
Namibia, at 0.1411 units per square kilometre against 0.136 units per square kilometre in Australia as of 2022.
What is the difference in sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre between Australia and Namibia?
0.0051 units per square kilometre, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Namibia?
62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
How do Australia and Namibia rank globally for sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre?
Australia ranks 143rd and Namibia ranks 141st 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.