SOURCE
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change:
Special Report on Emissions Scenarios, Data Version 1.1, B1Illustrative Marker Scenario with model IMAGE
DEFINITION
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.
| Rank |
Countries
|
Amount
|
|
# 1
|
Belgium: |
21,390 thousand metric tons/squ |
|
|
Environment in Belgium
|
|
# 2
|
Korea, South: |
19,430 thousand metric tons/squ |
|
|
Environment in Korea, South
|
|
# 3
|
Jamaica: |
17,050 thousand metric tons/squ |
|
|
Environment in Jamaica
|
|
# 4
|
Czech Republic: |
7,980 thousand metric tons/squ |
|
|
Environment in Czech Republic
|
|
# 5
|
Korea, North: |
7,640 thousand metric tons/squ |
|
|
Environment in Korea, North
|
|
# 6
|
Kuwait: |
7,120 thousand metric tons/squ |
|
|
Environment in Kuwait
|
|
# 7
|
United Kingdom: |
5,370 thousand metric tons/squ |
|
|
Environment in United Kingdom
|
|
# 8
|
Germany: |
5,100 thousand metric tons/squ |
|
|
Environment in Germany
|
|
# 9
|
Slovakia: |
4,850 thousand metric tons/squ |
|
|
Environment in Slovakia
|
|
# 10
|
Bulgaria: |
4,610 thousand metric tons/squ |
|
|
Environment in Bulgaria
|
|
# 11
|
Chile: |
4,380 thousand metric tons/squ |
|
|
Environment in Chile
|
|
# 12
|
Netherlands: |
4,190 thousand metric tons/squ |
|
|
Environment in Netherlands
|
|
# 13
|
Egypt: |
4,090 thousand metric tons/squ |
|
|
Environment in Egypt
|
|
# 14
|
Poland: |
3,900 thousand metric tons/squ |
|
|
Environment in Poland
|
|
# 15
|
Israel: |
3,310 thousand metric tons/squ |
|
|
Environment in Israel
|
|
# 16
|
Libya: |
3,220 thousand metric tons/squ |
|
|
Environment in Libya
|
|
# 17
|
Denmark: |
2,860 thousand metric tons/squ |
|
|
Environment in Denmark
|
|
# 18
|
Australia: |
2,840 thousand metric tons/squ |
|
|
Environment in Australia
|
|
= 19
|
Italy: |
2,790 thousand metric tons/squ |
|
|
Environment in Italy
|
|
= 19
|
Canada: |
2,790 thousand metric tons/squ |
|
|
Environment in Canada
|
|
# 21
|
Jordan: |
2,710 thousand metric tons/squ |
|
|
Environment in Jordan
|
|
# 22
|
China: |
2,680 thousand metric tons/squ |
|
|
Environment in China
|
|
# 23
|
Hungary: |
2,650 thousand metric tons/squ |
|
|
Environment in Hungary
|
|
# 24
|
Tajikistan: |
2,610 thousand metric tons/squ |
|
|
Environment in Tajikistan
|
|
# 25
|
South Africa: |
2,350 thousand metric tons/squ |
|
|
Environment in South Africa
|
|
# 26
|
Slovenia: |
2,340 thousand metric tons/squ |
|
|
Environment in Slovenia
|
|
# 27
|
Armenia: |
2,290 thousand metric tons/squ |
|
|
Environment in Armenia
|
|
# 28
|
Zambia: |
2,100 thousand metric tons/squ |
|
|
Environment in Zambia
|
|
# 29
|
Sierra Leone: |
2,080 thousand metric tons/squ |
|
|
Environment in Sierra Leone
|
|
# 30
|
Ukraine: |
2,060 thousand metric tons/squ |
|
|
Environment in Ukraine
|
|
# 31
|
Romania: |
2,040 thousand metric tons/squ |
|
|
Environment in Romania
|
|
# 32
|
Croatia: |
1,870 thousand metric tons/squ |
|
|
Environment in Croatia
|
|
# 33
|
Greece: |
1,830 thousand metric tons/squ |
|
|
Environment in Greece
|
|
# 34
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina: |
1,780 thousand metric tons/squ |
|
|
Environment in Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
|
# 35
|
Cuba: |
1,730 thousand metric tons/squ |
|
|
Environment in Cuba
|
|
# 36
|
Lithuania: |
1,690 thousand metric tons/squ |
|
|
Environment in Lithuania
|
|
= 37
|
Azerbaijan: |
1,680 thousand metric tons/squ |
|
|
Environment in Azerbaijan
|
|
= 37
|
United States: |
1,680 thousand metric tons/squ |
|
|
Environment in United States
|
|
# 39
|
Moldova: |
1,650 thousand metric tons/squ |
|
|
Environment in Moldova
|
|
# 40
|
Tunisia: |
1,610 thousand metric tons/squ |
|
|
Environment in Tunisia
|
|
# 41
|
Malaysia: |
1,600 thousand metric tons/squ |
|
|
Environment in Malaysia
|
|
# 42
|
United Arab Emirates: |
1,520 thousand metric tons/squ |
|
|
Environment in United Arab Emirates
|
|
# 43
|
Finland: |
1,480 thousand metric tons/squ |
|
|
Environment in Finland
|
|
# 44
|
Botswana: |
1,320 thousand metric tons/squ |
|
|
Environment in Botswana
|
|
# 45
|
Spain: |
1,310 thousand metric tons/squ |
|
|
Environment in Spain
|
|
# 46
|
Portugal: |
1,170 thousand metric tons/squ |
|
|
Environment in Portugal
|
|
# 47
|
India: |
1,150 thousand metric tons/squ |
|
|
Environment in India
|
|
# 48
|
France: |
1,090 thousand metric tons/squ |
|
|
Environment in France
|
|
# 49
|
Thailand: |
1,070 thousand metric tons/squ |
|
|
Environment in Thailand
|
|
= 50
|
Ireland: |
970 thousand metric tons/squ |
|
|
Environment in Ireland
|
|
= 50
|
Mexico: |
970 thousand metric tons/squ |
|
|
Environment in Mexico
|
|
= 50
|
Japan: |
970 thousand metric tons/squ |
|
|
Environment in Japan
|
|
# 53
|
Iceland: |
960 thousand metric tons/squ |
|
|
Environment in Iceland
|
|
# 54
|
Belarus: |
950 thousand metric tons/squ |
|
|
Environment in Belarus
|
|
# 55
|
Russia: |
930 thousand metric tons/squ |
|
|
Environment in Russia
|
|
# 56
|
Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of: |
900 thousand metric tons/squ |
|
|
Environment in Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of
|
|
# 57
|
Philippines: |
880 thousand metric tons/squ |
|
|
Environment in Philippines
|
|
# 58
|
Namibia: |
870 thousand metric tons/squ |
|
|
Environment in Namibia
|
|
# 59
|
Austria: |
850 thousand metric tons/squ |
|
|
Environment in Austria
|
|
= 60
|
Uzbekistan: |
770 thousand metric tons/squ |
|
|
Environment in Uzbekistan
|
|
= 60
|
Sweden: |
770 thousand metric tons/squ |
|
|
Environment in Sweden
|
|
# 62
|
Syria: |
710 thousand metric tons/squ |
|
|
Environment in Syria
|
|
# 63
|
El Salvador: |
700 thousand metric tons/squ |
|
|
Environment in El Salvador
|
|
# 64
|
Bangladesh: |
690 thousand metric tons/squ |
|
|
Environment in Bangladesh
|
|
# 65
|
Turkey: |
650 thousand metric tons/squ |
|
|
Environment in Turkey
|
|
# 66
|
Dominica: |
640 thousand metric tons/squ |
|
|
Environment in Dominica
|
|
= 67
|
Albania: |
600 thousand metric tons/squ |
|
|
Environment in Albania
|
|
= 67
|
Lebanon: |
600 thousand metric tons/squ |
|
|
Environment in Lebanon
|
|
# 69
|
Venezuela: |
590 thousand metric tons/squ |
|
|
Environment in Venezuela
|
|
= 70
|
Kazakhstan: |
580 thousand metric tons/squ |
|
|
Environment in Kazakhstan
|
|
= 70
|
Estonia: |
580 thousand metric tons/squ |
|
|
Environment in Estonia
|
|
= 70
|
Iraq: |
580 thousand metric tons/squ |
|
|
Environment in Iraq
|
|
# 73
|
Saudi Arabia: |
560 thousand metric tons/squ |
|
|
Environment in Saudi Arabia
|
|
# 74
|
Algeria: |
540 thousand metric tons/squ |
|
|
Environment in Algeria
|
|
# 75
|
Morocco: |
530 thousand metric tons/squ |
|
|
Environment in Morocco
|
|
# 76
|
Trinidad and Tobago: |
520 thousand metric tons/squ |
|
|
Environment in Trinidad and Tobago
|
|
# 77
|
Switzerland: |
510 thousand metric tons/squ |
|
|
Environment in Switzerland
|
|
= 78
|
Iran: |
490 thousand metric tons/squ |
|
|
Environment in Iran
|
|
= 78
|
Rwanda: |
490 thousand metric tons/squ |
|
|
Environment in Rwanda
|
|
# 80
|
Peru: |
450 thousand metric tons/squ |
|
|
Environment in Peru
|
|
# 81
|
New Zealand: |
440 thousand metric tons/squ |
|
|
Environment in New Zealand
|
|
# 82
|
Mongolia: |
430 thousand metric tons/squ |
|
|
Environment in Mongolia
|
|
# 83
|
Costa Rica: |
380 thousand metric tons/squ |
|
|
Environment in Costa Rica
|
|
= 84
|
Indonesia: |
360 thousand metric tons/squ |
|
|
Environment in Indonesia
|
|
= 84
|
Brazil: |
360 thousand metric tons/squ |
|
|
Environment in Brazil
|
|
= 86
|
Norway: |
350 thousand metric tons/squ |
|
|
Environment in Norway
|
|
= 86
|
Ecuador: |
350 thousand metric tons/squ |
|
|
Environment in Ecuador
|
|
# 88
|
Zimbabwe: |
330 thousand metric tons/squ |
|
|
Environment in Zimbabwe
|
|
# 89
|
Pakistan: |
300 thousand metric tons/squ |
|
|
Environment in Pakistan
|
|
# 90
|
Central African Republic: |
290 thousand metric tons/squ |
|
|
Environment in Central African Republic
|
|
# 91
|
Kyrgyzstan: |
270 thousand metric tons/squ |
|
|
Environment in Kyrgyzstan
|
|
# 92
|
Vietnam: |
260 thousand metric tons/squ |
|
|
Environment in Vietnam
|
|
# 93
|
Colombia: |
240 thousand metric tons/squ |
|
|
Environment in Colombia
|
|
# 94
|
Panama: |
230 thousand metric tons/squ |
|
|
Environment in Panama
|
|
# 95
|
Sri Lanka: |
210 thousand metric tons/squ |
|
|
Environment in Sri Lanka
|
|
= 96
|
Angola: |
200 thousand metric tons/squ |
|
|
Environment in Angola
|
|
= 96
|
Cote d'Ivoire: |
200 thousand metric tons/squ |
|
|
Environment in Cote d'Ivoire
|
|
= 98
|
Guinea-Bissau: |
190 thousand metric tons/squ |
|
|
Environment in Guinea-Bissau
|
|
= 98
|
Nigeria: |
190 thousand metric tons/squ |
|
|
Environment in Nigeria
|
|
= 100
|
Mauritania: |
180 thousand metric tons/squ |
|
|
Environment in Mauritania
|
|
= 100
|
Latvia: |
180 thousand metric tons/squ |
|
|
Environment in Latvia
|
|
= 100
|
Cambodia: |
180 thousand metric tons/squ |
|
|
Environment in Cambodia
|
|
= 100
|
Turkmenistan: |
180 thousand metric tons/squ |
|
|
Environment in Turkmenistan
|
|
= 104
|
Ghana: |
170 thousand metric tons/squ |
|
|
Environment in Ghana
|
|
= 104
|
Uruguay: |
170 thousand metric tons/squ |
|
|
Environment in Uruguay
|
|
= 106
|
Kenya: |
160 thousand metric tons/squ |
|
|
Environment in Kenya
|
|
= 106
|
Uganda: |
160 thousand metric tons/squ |
|
|
Environment in Uganda
|
|
= 106
|
Guatemala: |
160 thousand metric tons/squ |
|
|
Environment in Guatemala
|
|
= 109
|
Honduras: |
150 thousand metric tons/squ |
|
|
Environment in Honduras
|
|
= 109
|
Argentina: |
150 thousand metric tons/squ |
|
|
Environment in Argentina
|
|
= 109
|
Senegal: |
150 thousand metric tons/squ |
|
|
Environment in Senegal
|
|
= 112
|
Benin: |
140 thousand metric tons/squ |
|
|
Environment in Benin
|
|
= 112
|
Congo, Democratic Republic of the: |
140 thousand metric tons/squ |
|
|
Environment in Congo, Democratic Republic of the
|
|
= 112
|
Haiti: |
140 thousand metric tons/squ |
|
|
Environment in Haiti
|
|
= 115
|
Mozambique: |
130 thousand metric tons/squ |
|
|
Environment in Mozambique
|
|
= 115
|
Burundi: |
130 thousand metric tons/squ |
|
|
Environment in Burundi
|
|
# 117
|
Nicaragua: |
120 thousand metric tons/squ |
|
|
Environment in Nicaragua
|
|
= 118
|
Laos: |
110 thousand metric tons/squ |
|
|
Environment in Laos
|
|
= 118
|
Gambia, The: |
110 thousand metric tons/squ |
|
|
Environment in Gambia, The
|
|
= 118
|
Sudan: |
110 thousand metric tons/squ |
|
|
Environment in Sudan
|
|
= 118
|
Oman: |
110 thousand metric tons/squ |
|
|
Environment in Oman
|
|
= 118
|
Gabon: |
110 thousand metric tons/squ |
|
|
Environment in Gabon
|
|
= 118
|
Liberia: |
110 thousand metric tons/squ |
|
|
Environment in Liberia
|
|
= 124
|
Chad: |
100 thousand metric tons/squ |
|
|
Environment in Chad
|
|
= 124
|
Tanzania: |
100 thousand metric tons/squ |
|
|
Environment in Tanzania
|
|
= 126
|
Niger: |
90 thousand metric tons/squ |
|
|
Environment in Niger
|
|
= 126
|
Burma: |
90 thousand metric tons/squ |
|
|
Environment in Burma
|
|
= 128
|
Paraguay: |
80 thousand metric tons/squ |
|
|
Environment in Paraguay
|
|
= 128
|
Cameroon: |
80 thousand metric tons/squ |
|
|
Environment in Cameroon
|
|
= 128
|
Burkina Faso: |
80 thousand metric tons/squ |
|
|
Environment in Burkina Faso
|
|
= 131
|
Togo: |
70 thousand metric tons/squ |
|
|
Environment in Togo
|
|
= 131
|
Mali: |
70 thousand metric tons/squ |
|
|
Environment in Mali
|
|
= 131
|
Guinea: |
70 thousand metric tons/squ |
|
|
Environment in Guinea
|
|
= 131
|
Bolivia: |
70 thousand metric tons/squ |
|
|
Environment in Bolivia
|
|
= 131
|
Ethiopia: |
70 thousand metric tons/squ |
|
|
Environment in Ethiopia
|
|
# 136
|
Somalia: |
60 thousand metric tons/squ |
|
|
Environment in Somalia
|
|
= 137
|
Nepal: |
50 thousand metric tons/squ |
|
|
Environment in Nepal
|
|
= 137
|
Malawi: |
50 thousand metric tons/squ |
|
|
Environment in Malawi
|
|
= 139
|
Papua New Guinea: |
40 thousand metric tons/squ |
|
|
Environment in Papua New Guinea
|
|
= 139
|
Madagascar: |
40 thousand metric tons/squ |
|
|
Environment in Madagascar
|
|
# 141
|
Bhutan: |
30 thousand metric tons/squ |
|
|
Environment in Bhutan
|
| |
Weighted average: |
1,561.1 thousand metric tons/squ |
|
DEFINITION: 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.
SOURCE: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change:
Special Report on Emissions Scenarios, Data Version 1.1, B1Illustrative Marker Scenario with model IMAGE