Benin vs Saudi Arabia: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre
Benin
0.0128 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Saudi Arabia
0.0147 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Benin rank
115th
Saudi Arabia rank
112th
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre over time
- Benin
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 0.0147 kt per square kilometre against 0.0128 kt per square kilometre in Benin, a difference of 0.0019 kt per square kilometre.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times Benin's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 115th and Saudi Arabia ranks 112th of 186 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 4 and Saudi Arabia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0027 kt per square kilometre | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | 0.0022 kt per square kilometre | Benin |
| 1970s | 0.0032 kt per square kilometre | 0.0012 kt per square kilometre | 0.002 kt per square kilometre | Benin |
| 1980s | 0.0041 kt per square kilometre | 0.0029 kt per square kilometre | 0.0012 kt per square kilometre | Benin |
| 1990s | 0.0055 kt per square kilometre | 0.0049 kt per square kilometre | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | Benin |
| 2000s | 0.0074 kt per square kilometre | 0.0074 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 0.0101 kt per square kilometre | 0.0119 kt per square kilometre | 0.0019 kt per square kilometre | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 0.0123 kt per square kilometre | 0.0142 kt per square kilometre | 0.0019 kt per square kilometre | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre, Benin or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 0.0147 kt per square kilometre against 0.0128 kt per square kilometre in Benin as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre between Benin and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.0019 kt per square kilometre, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Saudi Arabia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Benin and Saudi Arabia rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre?
- Benin ranks 115th and Saudi Arabia ranks 112th 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.