Denmark vs Sri Lanka: Waste — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre
Denmark
0.0027 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka
0.0026 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Denmark rank
26th
Sri Lanka rank
28th
Waste — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre over time
- Denmark
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 0.0027 kt per square kilometre against 0.0026 kt per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, 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 Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 26th and Sri Lanka ranks 28th of 186 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 5 and Sri Lanka in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | 0.0009 kt per square kilometre | 0.0008 kt per square kilometre | Denmark |
| 1970s | 0.002 kt per square kilometre | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre | 0.0009 kt per square kilometre | Denmark |
| 1980s | 0.002 kt per square kilometre | 0.0014 kt per square kilometre | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | Denmark |
| 1990s | 0.0018 kt per square kilometre | 0.0016 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | Denmark |
| 2000s | 0.0014 kt per square kilometre | 0.0019 kt per square kilometre | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 0.0018 kt per square kilometre | 0.0023 kt per square kilometre | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 0.0026 kt per square kilometre | 0.0025 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre, Denmark or Sri Lanka?
- Denmark, at 0.0027 kt per square kilometre against 0.0026 kt per square kilometre in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre between Denmark and Sri Lanka?
- 0.0001 kt per square kilometre, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Sri Lanka?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Denmark and Sri Lanka rank globally for waste — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre?
- Denmark ranks 26th and Sri Lanka ranks 28th 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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About this data
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.