Iceland vs Nigeria: Sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre

Iceland
0.1303 units per square kilometre
in 2022
Nigeria
0.1307 units per square kilometre
in 2022
Iceland rank
147th
Nigeria rank
146th

Sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre over time

  • Iceland
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.1307 units per square kilometre against 0.1303 units per square kilometre in Iceland, a difference of 0.0004 units per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Iceland ahead.

Iceland ranks 147th and Nigeria ranks 146th of 207 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 0.3962 units per square kilometre 0.0247 units per square kilometre 0.3715 units per square kilometre Iceland
1970s 0.3611 units per square kilometre 0.042 units per square kilometre 0.319 units per square kilometre Iceland
1980s 0.1535 units per square kilometre 0.0887 units per square kilometre 0.0647 units per square kilometre Iceland
1990s 0.1115 units per square kilometre 0.1049 units per square kilometre 0.0066 units per square kilometre Iceland
2000s 0.1182 units per square kilometre 0.1073 units per square kilometre 0.011 units per square kilometre Iceland
2010s 0.1702 units per square kilometre 0.1199 units per square kilometre 0.0503 units per square kilometre Iceland
2020s 0.1274 units per square kilometre 0.1259 units per square kilometre 0.0015 units per square kilometre Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre, Iceland or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 0.1307 units per square kilometre against 0.1303 units per square kilometre in Iceland as of 2022.
What is the difference in sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre between Iceland and Nigeria?
0.0004 units per square kilometre, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Nigeria?
62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
How do Iceland and Nigeria rank globally for sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre?
Iceland ranks 147th and Nigeria ranks 146th 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.