Ireland vs United Kingdom: Energy — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre

Ireland
0.0007 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
United Kingdom
0.0007 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Ireland rank
69th
United Kingdom rank
66th

Energy — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre over time

  • Ireland
  • United Kingdom
00.0030.0050.0070.010.013196119922023

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 0.0007 kt per square kilometre against 0.0007 kt per square kilometre in Ireland, a difference of 0 kt per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Ireland ranks 69th and United Kingdom ranks 66th of 185 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0003 kt per square kilometre 0.0105 kt per square kilometre 0.0103 kt per square kilometre United Kingdom
1970s 0.0003 kt per square kilometre 0.0075 kt per square kilometre 0.0072 kt per square kilometre United Kingdom
1980s 0.0004 kt per square kilometre 0.0059 kt per square kilometre 0.0054 kt per square kilometre United Kingdom
1990s 0.0005 kt per square kilometre 0.0033 kt per square kilometre 0.0027 kt per square kilometre United Kingdom
2000s 0.0007 kt per square kilometre 0.0015 kt per square kilometre 0.0008 kt per square kilometre United Kingdom
2010s 0.0007 kt per square kilometre 0.0009 kt per square kilometre 0.0002 kt per square kilometre United Kingdom
2020s 0.0007 kt per square kilometre 0.0007 kt per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher energy — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre, Ireland or United Kingdom?
United Kingdom, at 0.0007 kt per square kilometre against 0.0007 kt per square kilometre in Ireland as of 2023.
What is the difference in energy — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre between Ireland and United Kingdom?
0 kt per square kilometre, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and United Kingdom?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Ireland and United Kingdom rank globally for energy — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre?
Ireland ranks 69th and United Kingdom ranks 66th of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Energy — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Energy — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre
Unit
kt per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
186 places, 10,671 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Energy — Emissions (CH4) 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.