Thailand vs Vietnam: Waste — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre

Thailand
0.0018 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Vietnam
0.0018 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Thailand rank
37th
Vietnam rank
35th

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

  • Thailand
  • Vietnam
0.0010.0010.0020.002196119922023

How they compare

Vietnam currently reports 0.0018 kt per square kilometre against 0.0018 kt per square kilometre in Thailand, a difference of 0 kt per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Vietnam ahead.

Thailand ranks 37th and Vietnam ranks 35th of 186 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Thailand averaged higher in 5 and Vietnam in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Thailand Vietnam Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0003 kt per square kilometre 0.0003 kt per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre Vietnam
1970s 0.0004 kt per square kilometre 0.0004 kt per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre Thailand
1980s 0.0006 kt per square kilometre 0.0005 kt per square kilometre 0.0001 kt per square kilometre Thailand
1990s 0.0008 kt per square kilometre 0.0006 kt per square kilometre 0.0001 kt per square kilometre Thailand
2000s 0.0011 kt per square kilometre 0.001 kt per square kilometre 0.0001 kt per square kilometre Thailand
2010s 0.0015 kt per square kilometre 0.0014 kt per square kilometre 0.0001 kt per square kilometre Thailand
2020s 0.0017 kt per square kilometre 0.0017 kt per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre Vietnam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre, Thailand or Vietnam?
Vietnam, at 0.0018 kt per square kilometre against 0.0018 kt per square kilometre in Thailand as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre between Thailand and Vietnam?
0 kt per square kilometre, with Vietnam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Thailand and Vietnam?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Thailand and Vietnam rank globally for waste — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre?
Thailand ranks 37th and Vietnam ranks 35th 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.