British Virgin Islands vs Iraq: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre

British Virgin Islands
0.0273 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Iraq
0.0277 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
British Virgin Islands rank
80th
Iraq rank
77th

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

  • British Virgin Islands
  • Iraq
0.0050.010.0150.020.0250.03196119922023

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 0.0277 kt per square kilometre against 0.0273 kt per square kilometre in British Virgin Islands, a difference of 0.0004 kt per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was British Virgin Islands ahead.

British Virgin Islands ranks 80th and Iraq ranks 77th of 186 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, British Virgin Islands averaged higher in 5 and Iraq in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade British Virgin Islands Iraq Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0054 kt per square kilometre 0.0042 kt per square kilometre 0.0012 kt per square kilometre British Virgin Islands
1970s 0.0055 kt per square kilometre 0.0068 kt per square kilometre 0.0014 kt per square kilometre Iraq
1980s 0.0081 kt per square kilometre 0.0099 kt per square kilometre 0.0018 kt per square kilometre Iraq
1990s 0.0139 kt per square kilometre 0.011 kt per square kilometre 0.0029 kt per square kilometre British Virgin Islands
2000s 0.0189 kt per square kilometre 0.0148 kt per square kilometre 0.0041 kt per square kilometre British Virgin Islands
2010s 0.0246 kt per square kilometre 0.0214 kt per square kilometre 0.0032 kt per square kilometre British Virgin Islands
2020s 0.027 kt per square kilometre 0.0266 kt per square kilometre 0.0004 kt per square kilometre British Virgin Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre, British Virgin Islands or Iraq?
Iraq, at 0.0277 kt per square kilometre against 0.0273 kt per square kilometre in British Virgin Islands as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre between British Virgin Islands and Iraq?
0.0004 kt per square kilometre, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for British Virgin Islands and Iraq?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do British Virgin Islands and Iraq rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre?
British Virgin Islands ranks 80th and Iraq ranks 77th 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.