Afghanistan vs Bhutan: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre

Afghanistan
0.0035 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Bhutan
0.004 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
160th
Bhutan rank
158th

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Bhutan
00.0010.0020.0030.004196119922023

How they compare

Bhutan currently reports 0.004 kt per square kilometre against 0.0035 kt per square kilometre in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.0005 kt per square kilometre.

That makes Bhutan's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.

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

Afghanistan ranks 160th and Bhutan ranks 158th of 186 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 5 and Bhutan in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Bhutan Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0008 kt per square kilometre 0.0005 kt per square kilometre 0.0003 kt per square kilometre Afghanistan
1970s 0.0008 kt per square kilometre 0.0003 kt per square kilometre 0.0004 kt per square kilometre Afghanistan
1980s 0.0009 kt per square kilometre 0.0005 kt per square kilometre 0.0004 kt per square kilometre Afghanistan
1990s 0.0012 kt per square kilometre 0.0008 kt per square kilometre 0.0004 kt per square kilometre Afghanistan
2000s 0.0019 kt per square kilometre 0.0017 kt per square kilometre 0.0002 kt per square kilometre Afghanistan
2010s 0.0028 kt per square kilometre 0.0029 kt per square kilometre 0.0001 kt per square kilometre Bhutan
2020s 0.0034 kt per square kilometre 0.0038 kt per square kilometre 0.0004 kt per square kilometre Bhutan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre, Afghanistan or Bhutan?
Bhutan, at 0.004 kt per square kilometre against 0.0035 kt per square kilometre in Afghanistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre between Afghanistan and Bhutan?
0.0005 kt per square kilometre, with Bhutan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Bhutan?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Bhutan rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre?
Afghanistan ranks 160th and Bhutan ranks 158th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), 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 (CO2eq) (AR5), 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 (CO2eq) (AR5) 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.