Former French colonies Compared by Environment > SO2 emissions per populated area
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SO2 emissions per populated land area
Units: 1000 Metric Tons/Sq. Km. of Populated Land Area
Units: We obtained the total emissions for each country by summarizing emissions data, originally available as a grid map with 1 degree x 1 degree cells. Air pollution is generally greatest in densely populated areas. To take this into account, we used the Gridded Population of the World dataset available from CIESIN and calculated the total land area in each country inhabited with a population density of greater than 5 persons per sq. km. We then used this land area as a denominator for the emissions data.
Units: 1000 Metric Tons/Sq. Km. of Populated Land Area
Units: We obtained the total emissions for each country by summarizing emissions data, originally available as a grid map with 1 degree x 1 degree cells. Air pollution is generally greatest in densely populated areas. To take this into account, we used the Gridded Population of the World dataset available from CIESIN and calculated the total land area in each country inhabited with a population density of greater than 5 persons per sq. km. We then used this land area as a denominator for the emissions data.
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Interesting observations about Environment > SO2 emissions per populated area
- Belgium ranked first for SO2 emissions per populated area amongst Christian countries in 2000.
- Jamaica ranked first for SO2 emissions per populated area amongst Hot countries in 2000.
- Kuwait ranked first for SO2 emissions per populated area amongst Muslim countries in 2000.
- Bulgaria ranked first for SO2 emissions per populated area amongst Emerging markets in 2000.
- South Africa ranked first for SO2 emissions per populated area amongst Sub-Saharan Africa in 2000.
- South Korea ranked second for SO2 emissions per populated area amongst High income OECD countries in 2000.
- United Kingdom ranked first for SO2 emissions per populated area amongst Group of 7 countries (G7) in 2000.
- Czech Republic ranked first for SO2 emissions per populated area amongst Landlocked countries in 2000.
- Iraq ranked first for SO2 emissions per populated area amongst Failed states in 2000.
- Chile ranked first for SO2 emissions per populated area amongst Former Spanish colonies in 2000.
