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
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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About this data
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.