China vs Nepal: Waste — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre

China
0.0004 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Nepal
0.0006 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
China rank
22nd
Nepal rank
20th

Waste — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre over time

  • China
  • Nepal
0000.001196119922023

How they compare

Nepal currently reports 0.0006 kt per square kilometre against 0.0004 kt per square kilometre in China, a difference of 0.0002 kt per square kilometre.

That makes Nepal's figure about 1.5 times China's.

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

China ranks 22nd and Nepal ranks 20th of 136 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 2 and Nepal in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Nepal Difference Ahead
1960s 0 kt per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre
1970s 0 kt per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre China
1980s 0 kt per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre China
1990s 0 kt per square kilometre 0.0001 kt per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre Nepal
2000s 0.0001 kt per square kilometre 0.0002 kt per square kilometre 0.0001 kt per square kilometre Nepal
2010s 0.0003 kt per square kilometre 0.0004 kt per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre Nepal
2020s 0.0004 kt per square kilometre 0.0006 kt per square kilometre 0.0002 kt per square kilometre Nepal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions (co2), per square kilometre, China or Nepal?
Nepal, at 0.0006 kt per square kilometre against 0.0004 kt per square kilometre in China as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2), per square kilometre between China and Nepal?
0.0002 kt per square kilometre, with Nepal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Nepal?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do China and Nepal rank globally for waste — emissions (co2), per square kilometre?
China ranks 22nd and Nepal ranks 20th of 136 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Waste — Emissions (CO2), 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 (CO2), per square kilometre
Unit
kt per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
137 places, 7,811 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Waste — Emissions (CO2) 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.