El Salvador vs Sri Lanka: Waste — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre
El Salvador
0.0025 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka
0.0026 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
El Salvador rank
30th
Sri Lanka rank
28th
Waste — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre over time
- El Salvador
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 0.0026 kt per square kilometre against 0.0025 kt per square kilometre in El Salvador, 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 Sri Lanka ahead.
El Salvador ranks 30th and Sri Lanka ranks 28th of 186 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 3 and Sri Lanka in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0007 kt per square kilometre | 0.0009 kt per square kilometre | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | 0.0014 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 0.0021 kt per square kilometre | 0.0016 kt per square kilometre | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 0.0023 kt per square kilometre | 0.0019 kt per square kilometre | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 0.0022 kt per square kilometre | 0.0023 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 0.0024 kt per square kilometre | 0.0025 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre, El Salvador or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 0.0026 kt per square kilometre against 0.0025 kt per square kilometre in El Salvador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre between El Salvador and Sri Lanka?
- 0.0001 kt per square kilometre, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Sri Lanka?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Sri Lanka rank globally for waste — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre?
- El Salvador ranks 30th 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.