Laos vs Papua New Guinea: Waste — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre

Laos
0.0001 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
0.0001 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Laos rank
170th
Papua New Guinea rank
171st

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

  • Laos
  • Papua New Guinea
00000196119922023

How they compare

Laos currently reports 0.0001 kt per square kilometre against 0.0001 kt per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0 kt per square kilometre.

That makes Laos's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Laos ahead.

Laos ranks 170th and Papua New Guinea ranks 171st of 186 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Laos Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1960s 0 kt per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
1970s 0 kt per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
1980s 0 kt per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
1990s 0 kt per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
2000s 0 kt per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
2010s 0.0001 kt per square kilometre 0.0001 kt per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre Laos
2020s 0.0001 kt per square kilometre 0.0001 kt per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre Laos

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre, Laos or Papua New Guinea?
Laos, at 0.0001 kt per square kilometre against 0.0001 kt per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre between Laos and Papua New Guinea?
0 kt per square kilometre, with Laos ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Papua New Guinea?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Laos and Papua New Guinea rank globally for waste — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre?
Laos ranks 170th and Papua New Guinea ranks 171st 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.