Iraq vs Saudi Arabia: Sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre
Iraq
1.78 units per square kilometre
in 2022
Saudi Arabia
1.61 units per square kilometre
in 2022
Iraq rank
50th
Saudi Arabia rank
52nd
Sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre over time
- Iraq
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 1.78 units per square kilometre against 1.61 units per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.17 units per square kilometre.
That makes Iraq's figure about 1.1 times Saudi Arabia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Iraq ahead.
Iraq ranks 50th and Saudi Arabia ranks 52nd of 207 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 6 and Saudi Arabia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1449 units per square kilometre | 0.0557 units per square kilometre | 0.0892 units per square kilometre | Iraq |
| 1970s | 0.2755 units per square kilometre | 0.4492 units per square kilometre | 0.1738 units per square kilometre | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | 0.7241 units per square kilometre | 0.6436 units per square kilometre | 0.0805 units per square kilometre | Iraq |
| 1990s | 1.78 units per square kilometre | 0.814 units per square kilometre | 0.9689 units per square kilometre | Iraq |
| 2000s | 1.43 units per square kilometre | 1.1 units per square kilometre | 0.3278 units per square kilometre | Iraq |
| 2010s | 1.96 units per square kilometre | 1.63 units per square kilometre | 0.3294 units per square kilometre | Iraq |
| 2020s | 1.74 units per square kilometre | 1.47 units per square kilometre | 0.2675 units per square kilometre | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre, Iraq or Saudi Arabia?
- Iraq, at 1.78 units per square kilometre against 1.61 units per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre between Iraq and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.17 units per square kilometre, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Saudi Arabia?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Iraq and Saudi Arabia rank globally for sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre?
- Iraq ranks 50th and Saudi Arabia ranks 52nd 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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About this data
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.