Botswana vs Niger: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre

Botswana
0.0009 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Niger
0.0012 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Botswana rank
183rd
Niger rank
180th

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

  • Botswana
  • Niger
000.0010.0010.0010.001196119922023

How they compare

Niger currently reports 0.0012 kt per square kilometre against 0.0009 kt per square kilometre in Botswana, a difference of 0.0003 kt per square kilometre.

That makes Niger's figure about 1.4 times Botswana's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Niger has been ahead every year.

Botswana ranks 183rd and Niger ranks 180th of 186 countries.

Niger has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Niger Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0001 kt per square kilometre 0.0004 kt per square kilometre 0.0003 kt per square kilometre Niger
1970s 0.0001 kt per square kilometre 0.0004 kt per square kilometre 0.0003 kt per square kilometre Niger
1980s 0.0002 kt per square kilometre 0.0004 kt per square kilometre 0.0002 kt per square kilometre Niger
1990s 0.0003 kt per square kilometre 0.0004 kt per square kilometre 0.0001 kt per square kilometre Niger
2000s 0.0005 kt per square kilometre 0.0006 kt per square kilometre 0.0001 kt per square kilometre Niger
2010s 0.0007 kt per square kilometre 0.0009 kt per square kilometre 0.0002 kt per square kilometre Niger
2020s 0.0008 kt per square kilometre 0.0012 kt per square kilometre 0.0003 kt per square kilometre Niger

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre, Botswana or Niger?
Niger, at 0.0012 kt per square kilometre against 0.0009 kt per square kilometre in Botswana as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre between Botswana and Niger?
0.0003 kt per square kilometre, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Niger?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Botswana and Niger rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre?
Botswana ranks 183rd and Niger ranks 180th 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.