Colombia vs New Zealand: Waste — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre

Colombia
0.0007 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
New Zealand
0.0006 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Colombia rank
91st
New Zealand rank
94th

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

  • Colombia
  • New Zealand
000.001196119922023

How they compare

Colombia currently reports 0.0007 kt per square kilometre against 0.0006 kt per square kilometre in New Zealand, a difference of 0.0001 kt per square kilometre.

That makes Colombia's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was New Zealand ahead.

Colombia ranks 91st and New Zealand ranks 94th of 186 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 1 and New Zealand in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia New Zealand Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0001 kt per square kilometre 0.0004 kt per square kilometre 0.0003 kt per square kilometre New Zealand
1970s 0.0002 kt per square kilometre 0.0005 kt per square kilometre 0.0003 kt per square kilometre New Zealand
1980s 0.0003 kt per square kilometre 0.0005 kt per square kilometre 0.0003 kt per square kilometre New Zealand
1990s 0.0004 kt per square kilometre 0.0006 kt per square kilometre 0.0002 kt per square kilometre New Zealand
2000s 0.0005 kt per square kilometre 0.0007 kt per square kilometre 0.0002 kt per square kilometre New Zealand
2010s 0.0006 kt per square kilometre 0.0006 kt per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre New Zealand
2020s 0.0007 kt per square kilometre 0.0006 kt per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre Colombia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre, Colombia or New Zealand?
Colombia, at 0.0007 kt per square kilometre against 0.0006 kt per square kilometre in New Zealand as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre between Colombia and New Zealand?
0.0001 kt per square kilometre, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and New Zealand?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Colombia and New Zealand rank globally for waste — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre?
Colombia ranks 91st and New Zealand ranks 94th 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.