Germany vs Spain: Waste — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre

Germany
0.001 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Spain
0.0011 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Germany rank
66th
Spain rank
64th

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

  • Germany
  • Spain
00.0010.0020.0030.0040.005196119922023

How they compare

Spain currently reports 0.0011 kt per square kilometre against 0.001 kt per square kilometre in Germany, a difference of 0.0001 kt per square kilometre.

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

Germany ranks 66th and Spain ranks 64th of 186 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany Spain Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0039 kt per square kilometre 0.0005 kt per square kilometre 0.0034 kt per square kilometre Germany
1970s 0.0046 kt per square kilometre 0.0006 kt per square kilometre 0.0039 kt per square kilometre Germany
1980s 0.0046 kt per square kilometre 0.0007 kt per square kilometre 0.0039 kt per square kilometre Germany
1990s 0.0045 kt per square kilometre 0.0008 kt per square kilometre 0.0036 kt per square kilometre Germany
2000s 0.0028 kt per square kilometre 0.0011 kt per square kilometre 0.0017 kt per square kilometre Germany
2010s 0.0016 kt per square kilometre 0.0011 kt per square kilometre 0.0005 kt per square kilometre Germany
2020s 0.0011 kt per square kilometre 0.0011 kt per square kilometre 0.0001 kt per square kilometre Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre, Germany or Spain?
Spain, at 0.0011 kt per square kilometre against 0.001 kt per square kilometre in Germany as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre between Germany and Spain?
0.0001 kt per square kilometre, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Spain?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Germany and Spain rank globally for waste — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre?
Germany ranks 66th and Spain ranks 64th 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.