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
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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About this data
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.