Brazil vs Ghana: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre

Brazil
0.0154 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Ghana
0.015 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Brazil rank
108th
Ghana rank
110th

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

  • Brazil
  • Ghana
00.0050.010.015196119922023

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 0.0154 kt per square kilometre against 0.015 kt per square kilometre in Ghana, a difference of 0.0004 kt per square kilometre.

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

Brazil ranks 108th and Ghana ranks 110th of 186 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 5 and Ghana in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Ghana Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0023 kt per square kilometre 0.0032 kt per square kilometre 0.0009 kt per square kilometre Ghana
1970s 0.0039 kt per square kilometre 0.004 kt per square kilometre 0.0001 kt per square kilometre Ghana
1980s 0.0065 kt per square kilometre 0.0053 kt per square kilometre 0.0012 kt per square kilometre Brazil
1990s 0.0093 kt per square kilometre 0.007 kt per square kilometre 0.0023 kt per square kilometre Brazil
2000s 0.0115 kt per square kilometre 0.0082 kt per square kilometre 0.0033 kt per square kilometre Brazil
2010s 0.0133 kt per square kilometre 0.0107 kt per square kilometre 0.0027 kt per square kilometre Brazil
2020s 0.015 kt per square kilometre 0.0137 kt per square kilometre 0.0013 kt per square kilometre Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre, Brazil or Ghana?
Brazil, at 0.0154 kt per square kilometre against 0.015 kt per square kilometre in Ghana as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre between Brazil and Ghana?
0.0004 kt per square kilometre, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Ghana?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Brazil and Ghana rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre?
Brazil ranks 108th and Ghana ranks 110th 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.