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
0.0010.0020.0020.003196119922023

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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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.