China vs Hungary: Waste — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre

China
0.0014 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Hungary
0.0015 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
China rank
47th
Hungary rank
45th

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

  • China
  • Hungary
0.0010.0010.0020.0020.003196119922023

How they compare

Hungary currently reports 0.0015 kt per square kilometre against 0.0014 kt per square kilometre in China, a difference of 0.0001 kt per square kilometre.

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

China ranks 47th and Hungary ranks 45th of 186 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade China Hungary Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0003 kt per square kilometre 0.0015 kt per square kilometre 0.0012 kt per square kilometre Hungary
1970s 0.0004 kt per square kilometre 0.0018 kt per square kilometre 0.0015 kt per square kilometre Hungary
1980s 0.0004 kt per square kilometre 0.0019 kt per square kilometre 0.0015 kt per square kilometre Hungary
1990s 0.0005 kt per square kilometre 0.0021 kt per square kilometre 0.0016 kt per square kilometre Hungary
2000s 0.0007 kt per square kilometre 0.0019 kt per square kilometre 0.0012 kt per square kilometre Hungary
2010s 0.0011 kt per square kilometre 0.0013 kt per square kilometre 0.0003 kt per square kilometre Hungary
2020s 0.0014 kt per square kilometre 0.0014 kt per square kilometre 0.0001 kt per square kilometre Hungary

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre, China or Hungary?
Hungary, at 0.0015 kt per square kilometre against 0.0014 kt per square kilometre in China as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre between China and Hungary?
0.0001 kt per square kilometre, with Hungary ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Hungary?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do China and Hungary rank globally for waste — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre?
China ranks 47th and Hungary ranks 45th 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.