Benin vs Nicaragua: Waste — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre

Benin
0.0004 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Nicaragua
0.0004 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Benin rank
117th
Nicaragua rank
120th

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

  • Benin
  • Nicaragua
0000196119922023

How they compare

Benin currently reports 0.0004 kt per square kilometre against 0.0004 kt per square kilometre in Nicaragua, 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 Benin ahead.

Benin ranks 117th and Nicaragua ranks 120th of 186 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 1 and Nicaragua in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Nicaragua Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0001 kt per square kilometre 0.0001 kt per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre Nicaragua
1970s 0.0001 kt per square kilometre 0.0001 kt per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre Nicaragua
1980s 0.0001 kt per square kilometre 0.0002 kt per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre Nicaragua
1990s 0.0002 kt per square kilometre 0.0002 kt per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre Nicaragua
2000s 0.0002 kt per square kilometre 0.0003 kt per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre Nicaragua
2010s 0.0003 kt per square kilometre 0.0003 kt per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre Nicaragua
2020s 0.0004 kt per square kilometre 0.0004 kt per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre Benin

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre, Benin or Nicaragua?
Benin, at 0.0004 kt per square kilometre against 0.0004 kt per square kilometre in Nicaragua as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre between Benin and Nicaragua?
0 kt per square kilometre, with Benin ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Nicaragua?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Benin and Nicaragua rank globally for waste — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre?
Benin ranks 117th and Nicaragua ranks 120th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Waste — 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
Waste — 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
187 places, 10,734 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Waste — 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.